Coronga Peak Regeneration Project

Coronga Peak Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located at Coronga Peak Station, approximately 15km from Byrock and 110km south of the major town of Bourke in Outback New South Wales. It was registered in August 2015 and covers an expansive 28,748.85 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects aim to establish permanent, even-aged native forests on land where native vegetation was previously cleared and regrowth suppressed for at least 10 years. Standard requirements dictate that the proponent must enact changes in land management to allow the forest to regenerate naturally, from in-situ seed sources like rootstock and lignotubers, until it reaches at least 20% crown cover and a height of 2 metres. For this project, the primary activities include the humane management of feral animals and managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing.

The Cobar Peneplain region is historically known for pastoral land uses, primarily sheep and cattle grazing, alongside feral goat harvesting. The environment is typically classified as semi-arid, receiving a low average annual rainfall of approximately 325mm. The landscape is characterised by flat red loam soils and fertile chocolate soils fringed with box flats, providing an ideal base for the regeneration of native mulga, rosewood, and kurrajong trees in the runoff areas near the 400-metre high Coronga Peak mountain.

The project has undergone several administrative changes, including a 2023 variation to update the methodology to Compilation No. 3, and a participant variation in July 2025 transferring the project from the property's long-time owner, Warwick Bramhall, to J I HAMPTON.COM PTY LTD. Interestingly, carbon credits generated by the Coronga Peak Regeneration Project have been heavily utilised by major Australian corporations to offset their emissions; for instance, energy infrastructure business APA Group sourced ACCUs from this project to support its FY23 climate transition plan, and Woodside Energy has also reported utilising offsets from this project.