Yarrawonga Willara Forest Regeneration Project

Yarrawonga Willara Forest Regeneration Project is a human-induced regeneration project located in the Paroo River region of far-western New South Wales, approximately 50km south of the border town of Hungerford and 160km north-west of Bourke. It was registered in September 2015 and covers 27,465.98 hectares.

Human-induced regeneration (HIR) projects involve restoring native forests on land where clearing and suppression have occurred for at least 10 years. This methodology requires specific management activities to promote natural regrowth. For this project, the activities include ceasing the mechanical or chemical destruction of vegetation and humanely managing feral animals. This allows the permanent native forest to achieve a mature canopy cover from in-situ seed sources, rootstock, and lignotubers.

The far-western New South Wales region is well known for extensive rangeland sheep and cattle grazing. The environment is semi-arid, experiencing low and highly variable rainfall. The soils across these pastoral stations typically consist of red sandy loams and floodplain clays associated with the Paroo River catchment.

This project was contracted to deliver carbon abatement to the Commonwealth in November 2015, and its contract (CAC102301) was officially completed in August 2026. The project proponent was updated in September 2016 to Stuart and Jocelyn Keane as Trustees for the Willara Partners Family Trust, with Climate Friendly Pty Ltd acting as the project agent.