Coronga Peak Regeneration Project

Coronga Peak Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located approximately 20km southwest of the small village of Byrock and roughly 90km southeast of Bourke in western New South Wales. Registered in August 2015, the project encompasses a significant area of 28,748 hectares within the Bourke Shire Council local government area.

The region is situated within the semi-arid rangelands of the Cobar Peneplain and Mulga Lands bioregions. The area typically receives low rainfall, averaging around 400mm annually, and features characteristic red earth and red loam soils. The primary land use in this district is grazing, specifically for sheep, goats, and cattle. The project area itself is a pastoral property where historical vegetation suppression, caused by livestock and feral animals, has been ceased to allow the landscape to recover.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) methodology. This method involves implementing management changes to allow native forest to regenerate on land where it has been suppressed for at least 10 years. Key activities for this project include managing the timing and extent of grazing and humanely controlling feral animals (such as goats) to protect emerging regrowth.

A notable aspect of this project is the involvement of Select Carbon, a leading carbon service provider that was acquired by Shell Australia in 2020. This acquisition marked Shell's first global purchase of a company specializing in nature-based solutions. Additionally, the project has undergone administrative updates, including a variation in the methodology version in 2023 and a change in the participant name from Warwick Stroud Bramhall to J I Hampton.com Pty Ltd in July 2025.