Ularunda Regeneration Project

Ularunda Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located at Ularunda Station, approximately 50km south of Morven in South West Queensland. It was registered in August 2015 and covers an extensive area of 42,189.46 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) projects involve regenerating native forests by changing land management practices to allow native trees to naturally reach forest cover, typically defined as a minimum of 20% crown cover and 2 metres in height. For this project, the core activities include ceasing the mechanical or chemical destruction of regrowth, alongside carefully managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing to prevent the suppression of growing trees.

The Morven region is historically and currently defined by sheep and cattle grazing pastoral operations. The local environment is classified as semi-arid with low and highly variable rainfall, characteristic of the Australian rangelands. The soils in this part of the Mulga Lands bioregion are generally characterised by red earths, sandy loams, and areas of clay.

This project specifically focuses on establishing permanent native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, including rootstock and lignotubers. This is being implemented on land that was previously cleared of vegetation and where regrowth had been suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project's commencement. Notably, the project was contracted by the Clean Energy Regulator in November 2015, and its fixed delivery contract (CAC102221) was successfully completed in August 2026. The project also updated its regulatory methodology in July 2023 to Compilation No. 3, and expanded its registered proponent list in April 2026 to officially include Andrew McInnerney, Leanne McInnerney, Cassandra Ryan, and Peter Ryan.