Hillview Park Regeneration Project

Hillview Park Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on the Hillview Park Station property near the small remote township of Stonehenge, approximately 150km south of Longreach in Central West Queensland. Registered in September 2015, the project covers a substantial area of 46,993 hectares within the Barcoo Shire.

The region is historically dominated by grazing, specifically for sheep and cattle, and is situated in the famed "Channel Country", an area defined by the intertwined river channels of the Thomson and Barcoo rivers. The local environment is classified as semi-arid with highly variable, summer-dominant rainfall. The landscape features a mix of Mitchell grass downs, gidgee woodlands, and vast floodplains characterised by cracking clay soils (vertosols) and red earth ridges.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology. This carbon farming method involves changing land management practices, specifically managing the timing and extent of grazing in this instance, to allow native vegetation to regenerate. To generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), the forest must regenerate from in-situ seed sources or rootstock and achieve specific canopy cover (20%) and height (>2 metres) thresholds that were previously suppressed for at least ten years.

The project proponent, Anthony "Tony" Jackson, is a notable figure in the local community, having served as Deputy Mayor for the Barcoo Shire Council and owner of the Stonehenge Hotel. In addition to carbon farming, the property is an active grazing operation, and the proponent is involved in sheep dog trailing competitions across eastern Australia.