Wombah Regeneration Project

Wombah Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located at Wombah Station near Hungerford in the Paroo Shire of South West Queensland, situated on the border of New South Wales roughly 194km southwest of Cunnamulla and 213km northwest of Bourke. It was registered in March 2017 and covers a massive 55,064.45 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects aim to establish permanent native forests by changing land management practices on properties where vegetation was previously cleared and regrowth suppressed for at least 10 years. In this project, the proponents are achieving regeneration from in-situ seed sources, rootstock, and lignotubers by actively managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing and humanely controlling feral animals.

The Hungerford and Paroo Shire region is known for extensive pastoral operations, primarily outback sheep and cattle grazing. The area features a semi-arid to arid climate with low, highly variable rainfall. The region's soils are predominantly red and yellow massive earths (Kandosols) with sandy loams and scattered clay pans.

The project operates with assistance from Select Carbon Pty Ltd and holds a notable track record, having successfully generated 114,260 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs). An associated carbon abatement contract (CAC683087) for the property was completed in February 2022.