Hillview Park Regeneration Project

Hillview Park Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located in the Barcoo and Longreach local government areas of western Queensland, approximately 20km south-east of Stonehenge and 150km south-west of Longreach. It was registered in September 2015 and spans an expansive 46,993 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects aim to establish permanent, even-aged native forests by altering land management practices to cease activities that previously suppressed tree growth. This specific project achieves this by managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing, which allows native vegetation to successfully regenerate from in-situ seed sources, rootstock, and lignotubers. Standard methodology requirements mandate that this regeneration occurs on land that was previously cleared and where forest regrowth had been suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project commencing.

The Stonehenge and Longreach region is known for its broadacre agricultural history, heavily dominated by cattle and sheep grazing on large pastoral stations. The area experiences a semi-arid climate with characteristically low rainfall. The local environment largely consists of Mitchell grass downs with heavy cracking clay soils, interspersed with mulga lands featuring red earths and sandy loams.

The project is spearheaded by proponent Anthony John Jackson, with Climate Friendly Pty Ltd acting as the project agent. In November 2022, the project updated its methodology to the 2013 Compilation No. 3 version. Since its inception, Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) generated by Hillview Park have been actively sold to the Commonwealth, delivering over 52,000 units against an original commitment of 71,717 under its Fixed Delivery carbon abatement contract. Additionally, these credits have been purchased and retired by corporate entities in the private market; for example, global investment firm AllianceBernstein has utilised credits from Hillview Park to offset greenhouse gas emissions within their Managed Volatility Equities portfolios.