Congararra Regeneration Project

The Congararra Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on Congararra Station, approximately 10km west of Enngonia and 135km north of Bourke in north-western New South Wales. Registered in August 2015, the project covers a substantial area of 29,055 hectares. The property sits within the Mulga Lands bioregion, an area historically utilized for extensive grazing operations.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects generate carbon credits by allowing native forests to regenerate on land where regrowth has been suppressed for at least 10 years, typically by livestock or feral animals. By managing these suppression factors, such as controlling grazing pressure or installing fencing, landholders allow vegetation to recover and sequester carbon. In the case of Congararra, project activities specifically focus on managing the timing and extent of grazing and the humane control of feral animals to facilitate this regeneration.

The region is characterized by a semi-arid climate and a landscape defined by "black and red country," referring to the mix of heavy clay soils in flood-out areas and lighter red sandy loams. The property benefits from the Warrego River system, featuring coolibah and box woodlands alongside mulga scrub. These fertile flood-out zones are critical for supporting the native vegetation growth required for the project's success, particularly in an environment with variable rainfall.

Notably, the project was originally established by Dan and Sally Muenster, who ran a significant goat trading and Dorper sheep enterprise on the station. The carbon project was integrated into their operations to diversify income. in early 2023, the property and the associated carbon project were acquired by Grimwade & Gordon, a pastoral investment partnership between George Grimwade and Michael Gordon, for approximately $11 million. This acquisition was part of a broader expansion by the partnership into western NSW land leases.