Greenvale Regeneration Project (Revoked)

Greenvale Regeneration Project (Revoked) was a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located approximately 40km east of Bourke in the Orana region of New South Wales. Registered in October 2015, the project covered a significant area of 8,493 hectares on land historically used for grazing. The project was revoked in January 2026, more than a decade after its initial registration.

The project operated under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which involves implementing changes in land management to allow suppressed native forests to regenerate. In this specific case, the proponents, Merren and Timothy Turnbull, committed to managing feral animals (such as goats or pigs) to reduce grazing pressure on native vegetation. The goal was to facilitate the regrowth of permanent even-aged native forests from in-situ seed sources like rootstock and lignotubers, which had been suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project start.

The Bourke region is characterized by a semi-arid climate with low and variable rainfall, typically averaging around 300-400mm annually. The landscape consists of flat to gently undulating plains with soils that are predominantly red earths and grey clays (vertosols), often supporting vegetation types such as Mulga (Acacia aneura), Bimble Box (Eucalyptus populnea), and native grasses.

An interesting aspect of this project is its recent revocation under Section 30 of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule 2015. This section specifically pertains to voluntary revocation applications made by the project proponent. Clean Energy Regulator records indicate that the permanence period for the project had not yet commenced at the time of revocation, and no Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) appear to have been issued. This suggests that despite being registered for over ten years, the project may not have proceeded to the crediting stage before the proponents decided to withdraw it from the scheme.