Warroo Regeneration Project

The Warroo Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on "Warroo Station," approximately 160 kilometers northwest of Bourke in the Far West region of New South Wales. Registered in August 2015, the project covers a substantial area of 30,512 hectares near the locality of Yantabulla. The property lies within the Mulga Lands bioregion, an area traditionally utilized for extensive grazing of sheep and cattle, characterized by its flat to undulating red earth plains and acacia shrublands.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which involves implementing land management changes to allow native forests to regenerate on land where regrowth was previously suppressed. In this specific case, the proponent manages the timing and extent of livestock grazing and controls feral animals to facilitate the return of native vegetation. To generate credits, the project must demonstrate that these activities are leading to the establishment of permanent, even-aged native forests with a potential crown cover of at least 20% and a height of two meters.

Environmentally, the region is classified as semi-arid to arid, with a highly variable average annual rainfall of approximately 300mm. The landscape features a mix of red loamy soils and alluvial clay pans, particularly near the Cuttaburra Creek channels which traverse the area. These channels are part of the Paroo River catchment and feed into the significant Yantabulla Swamp wetland system nearby. A notable historical aspect of the property is its long-term connection to the Dunk family; the original participant, Peter Dunk, is a descendant of Roy Dunk, a World War I veteran who established himself in the district as a soldier settler in 1919.