Wancobra Regeneration Project

Wancobra Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located in the Bourke local government area approximately 120km northwest of Bourke in western New South Wales. It was registered in September 2015 and covers 21,666.34 ha.

Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) projects involve establishing permanent, even-aged native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources. Standard requirements for this methodology dictate that the land must have been previously cleared of vegetation and that regrowth was suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project commencing.

The Bourke area is known for extensive pastoral farming and livestock grazing operations. The region is classified as semi-arid, experiencing low and variable rainfall, and soils across the region are generally red earths, clays, and sandy loams.

This project was set up to encourage native forest regrowth by actively managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing, as well as managing feral animals in a humane manner to remove suppressing factors. Originally registered by Dale McGrath, the project proponent was officially updated in March 2017 to Cuttaburra CSP Pty Ltd as the Trustee for the McGrath Family Trust. The project operates with the assistance of carbon service provider Climate Friendly Pty Ltd and successfully secured a carbon abatement contract (CAC102352) with the Commonwealth at the November 2015 auction.