Nantilla Regeneration Project

Nantilla Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located at Nantilla Station, roughly 78km south of Wanaaring and 145km north of White Cliffs in north-western New South Wales. It was registered in September 2015 and covers an extensive project area of 36,578 hectares. The surrounding Unincorporated NSW region is traditionally known for large-scale sheep and cattle grazing operations.

Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) projects establish permanent, even-aged native forests by assisting natural regeneration on land where regrowth has been suppressed for at least 10 years. Under this standard methodology, the project requires the implementation of new management practices to cease historical suppression activities. For Nantilla Station, this involves actively managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing alongside the humane control of feral animals, thereby allowing the native forest to naturally regenerate from in-situ seed sources, rootstock, and lignotubers.

The western New South Wales environment is semi-arid, receiving an average annual rainfall of approximately 270mm. The local landscape features numerous creek systems and waterholes fringed with red gum and box trees on grey, fertile flood-out soil flats. These transition into more open country with stony rises that are generally dominated by scattered mulga, soft saline grasses, and natural herbages.

Interestingly, Nantilla Station was acquired by Bill and Natalie Brown (registered via William Samuel Brown as the Trustee for Kalm Family Trust), the operators of Coorong Apiaries, which is one of Australia's largest beekeeping enterprises. The couple acquired vast tracts of land, including Nantilla, to integrate large-scale ecological conservation with their honey production. After long-term ownership, the station was put on the market in 2025 as an $8.1 million carbon and livestock opportunity, highlighting the financial value of its registered carbon project. The project operates under a Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC102215) with the Clean Energy Regulator, initially contracted to deliver over 514,000 ACCUs, and its methodology standard was officially varied in June 2023 to Compilation No. 3.