Mulga South Project

Mulga South Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located in the Mulga Lands of South West Queensland, approximately 100km southeast of Quilpie. Registered in April 2016, the project covers a substantial area of 48,803 hectares. The region is traditionally utilized for grazing sheep and cattle, characterized by a semi-arid climate with irregular rainfall and red earth or sandy loam soils that support the native Mulga (Acacia aneura) woodlands.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which involves regenerating permanent even-aged native forests on land where vegetation had previously been suppressed. To achieve this, the project activities include managing the timing and extent of grazing and ceasing mechanical or chemical clearing. These changes allow the native seed bank, present in the soil and existing rootstock, to regenerate into forest cover, thereby sequestering carbon.

Originally registered as "Climate Friendly Aggregation Project No. 2," the project was renamed to Mulga South Project in February 2020. It holds a Carbon Abatement Contract with the Australian Government for the delivery of 3 million Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs). As of early 2024, the project proponent is listed as St. John Smith, following a variation that removed Corporate Carbon Solutions Pty Ltd from the participant list. The project has successfully issued over 280,000 ACCUs since its commencement.