Yenloora Regeneration Project

The Yenloora Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located in the Mulga Lands bioregion of South West Queensland, approximately 85km east of Thargomindah and south-west of Eulo. Registered in September 2015, the project covers a substantial area of 35,589 hectares. The property, "Yenloora," has historically been part of the Wombula Aggregation, a pastoral operation focused on grazing sheep, cattle, and goats.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve regenerating native forests on land where vegetation has been suppressed for at least 10 years, typically by grazing or mechanical clearing. To generate credits, the project proponents must undertake management activities, such as installing new fencing or controlling feral animals, that allow the vegetation to regenerate naturally into forest cover (achieving a height of 2 meters and 20% canopy cover).

The region is characterized by a semi-arid to arid climate with highly variable rainfall, often described by locals as "accidental" rather than seasonal. The terrain features a mix of mulga scrub, low dunefields (sandy loams), and coolibah/gidgee channels (clay soils).

An interesting facet of this project is its documented role as "drought insurance" for the previous owners, the O'Connell family, who established the project before selling the property to the current proponents, Benjamin and Petra Mason, in 2021. Market listings from the time of the sale highlighted that the carbon project generated approximately $180,000 in net annual income, providing a critical financial buffer during dry years when livestock carrying capacity was reduced.