Gambolalley Regeneration Project

Gambolalley Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located at the Gambolalley pastoral station, approximately 76km northwest of Cobar and 50km southeast of Louth in western New South Wales. It was registered in August 2015 and covers an area of 33,125.88 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve establishing permanent, even-aged native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, such as rootstock and lignotubers. This methodology is applied to land that was previously cleared of vegetation and where regrowth has been suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project commencing. To facilitate this native regrowth, the primary project activity at Gambolalley is the humane management of feral animals, which helps reduce grazing pressure and allows native seedlings to thrive.

The region around the Cobar Peneplain is typically semi-arid and is heavily utilized for large-scale pastoral grazing operations, including sheep, cattle, and goats. The area has a low average annual rainfall of approximately 250mm, making it highly susceptible to severe droughts. The soils in this region generally consist of red sand, loam, granitic soils, and laterite.

The project proponent is Charles Allan Mitchell, with Climate Friendly Pty Ltd acting as the project agent. Initially, the project was registered with both Janice Faye Mitchell and Charles Allan Mitchell, but a variation in September 2019 updated the proponent to Charles Allan Mitchell alone. The project also secured a fixed delivery contract (CAC102208) under the Emissions Reduction Fund in November 2015, which was successfully completed in July 2026, delivering over 66,000 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) to the Commonwealth.