Yarraweyah (Revoked)

Yarraweyah (Revoked) is an environmental planting project located at Yarraweyah Falls, approximately 30km south of Ongerup in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. It was registered in July 2015 and covers an area of 99.35 hectares.

Environmental planting projects involve establishing permanent plantings of a mix of native tree species on land that was predominantly used for agricultural purposes for at least five years prior to commencement. Standard requirements for these plantings include maintaining a stocking density that will achieve forest cover, which generally means planting at a density of at least 200 stems per hectare.

The Ongerup area is known for broadacre farming, particularly sheep grazing and grain cropping. The region is characterized by low to medium rainfall, and the local soil profile typically consists of coastal sandy soils, along with alkaline loams and clays common to the Western Australian wheatbelt.

This project was established by Regenerate Australia Ltd (operating as Carbon Neutral) as a targeted ecosystem restoration effort, featuring over 200 native species planted via mixed direct seeding and hand-planted seedlings. It formed a crucial part of the broader Gondwana Link initiative, aiming to fill an ecological gap and restore fragmented habitats in the highly biodiverse Fitz-Stirling area. Despite these extensive conservation efforts, the project was officially revoked under section 33 of the CFI Act on September 18, 2017.