Boodgherree Regeneration Project

The Boodgherree Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located in the remote Bulloo Shire of South West Queensland. Situated approximately 70 kilometers south-east of the township of Thargomindah, the project operates on Boodgherree Station, a pastoral property near the New South Wales border. It was registered in September 2015 and covers a substantial area of 39,298 hectares.

The region, known as the "Corner Country," is traditionally utilised for extensive rangeland grazing of cattle and sheep. The landscape is part of the Mulga Lands bioregion, characterized by a semi-arid climate with low, highly variable rainfall averaging around 280mm annually. The terrain typically features red earth soils (Kandosols) and sandy loams supporting vegetation dominated by Mulga (Acacia aneura) and poplar box woodlands.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects in this context generally involve the cessation of mechanical clearing and the active management of grazing pressure, often by controlling feral goats or managing livestock density, to allow suppressed native timber to recover. The project aims to regenerate permanent native forest from in-situ seed sources and rootstock. Notably, the project proponent was updated in late 2022, transferring from individual pastoralist Geoff Barton to the corporate entity Boodgherree Pty Ltd, likely reflecting an internal restructuring of the landholding's management.