Nalbarra Regeneration Project

The Nalbarra Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on Nalbarra Station, approximately 80km south of Mount Magnet and 70km north of Paynes Find in the Mid West region of Western Australia. Registered in November 2017, the project covers a vast area of 141,230 hectares, occupying the majority of the working sheep station's 161,000-hectare pastoral lease. The region is characterized by its "breakaway" country, distinctive rocky outcrops and mesas, and is primarily used for rangeland grazing and station-stay tourism.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects in this context involve regenerating native forest by suppressing agents that historically prevented regrowth, primarily livestock and feral animals. For Nalbarra, this involves managing the timing and extent of grazing (likely sheep) and controlling feral herbivores (such as goats) to allow native vegetation to reach forest cover status. The methodology requires that the land has the potential to regenerate permanent native forest and has been suppressed for at least 10 years prior to project commencement.

Environmentally, the project is situated in a semi-arid rangeland climate, receiving low and variable rainfall that is winter-dominant. The landscape features iconic red earth soils, shallow loams, and stony ground typical of the Murchison region, supporting acacia shrublands and ephemeral wildflowers.

An interesting facet of this project is its interaction with other land uses; corporate reports indicate that the project area has significant overlap (approx. 94%) with mining exploration tenements held by companies such as Latitude 66 Limited. Additionally, the project holds a Fixed Delivery contract with the Clean Energy Regulator to supply over 400,000 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) over its crediting period. The project proponent, Hamilton Agriculture Pty Ltd, took over the project administration in 2018, shortly after its initial registration.