Greenvale Regeneration Project (Revoked)

Greenvale Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located approximately 40 kilometres east of Bourke and 50 kilometres west of Brewarrina in north-western New South Wales. The project was registered in October 2015 by proponents Merren Eleanor Turnbull and Timothy William Turnbull, covering a project area of 8,493.36 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve establishing permanent, even-aged native forests by ceasing activities that previously suppressed natural forest growth. Standard requirements for this methodology include halting mechanical land clearing and actively managing livestock grazing or feral animals to allow native vegetation to regenerate and eventually reach forest cover thresholds.

The Bourke and Brewarrina region is primarily known for its widespread agricultural operations, which largely consist of sheep and cattle grazing on pastoral leases, alongside some cotton farming and cropping. The local environment is characterised by a semi-arid, low-rainfall climate, with soils ranging from sandy red textures to alluvial black and chocolate clays situated near the Darling and Barwon river floodplains.

This specific project was designed to establish permanent native forests through assisted regeneration using in-situ seed sources, such as rootstock and lignotubers, on land that had been cleared and where regrowth was actively suppressed for at least a decade prior to commencement. The primary project activity focused on the humane management of feral animals to remove these regeneration suppressors. Notably, the Greenvale Regeneration Project was officially revoked under Section 30 of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule on January 12, 2026, a section which typically indicates a voluntary revocation of a project declaration.