CO2 Australia - Human-Induced Regeneration Project - Stage 7 (Revoked)

CO2 Australia - Human-Induced Regeneration Project - Stage 7 (Revoked) is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located approximately 60km northwest of Parkes, near the town of Trundle in NSW. It was registered in November 2017 and covers 1.29 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve establishing permanent native forests by changing land management practices, such as the exclusion of livestock, to allow native trees to regrow from in-situ seed sources like rootstock and lignotubers.

The Parkes and Trundle region is well known for mixed farming, predominantly sheep grazing and broadacre wheat cropping. The area is considered semi-arid to temperate with moderate rainfall averaging around 500mm to 550mm annually. The local soils are generally fertile red loams, red-brown earths, and sandy loams.

This project was set up to establish native forests on land that had been cleared of vegetation and where natural regrowth was suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project commencing. The project was subsequently revoked in August 2022 under section 30 of the CFI Rule, and the proponent's name was officially updated to CO2 AUSTRALIA Pty Ltd in December 2024.