Adelong Station Regeneration Project

Adelong Station Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located at Adelong Station, approximately 21 kilometres west of Menzies and 130 kilometres north of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia's Goldfields region. Registered in May 2018, the project currently covers a designated area of 86,021.71 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects aim to establish permanent, even-aged native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, such as rootstock and lignotubers. To meet standard methodology requirements, proponents must undertake eligible activities to allow native vegetation to eventually reach forest cover, exclusively on land where regrowth was previously suppressed for at least 10 years prior to commencement. For this specific project, the primary activity involves carefully managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing to prevent the suppression of recovering native trees.

The Menzies region is characterised by a semi-arid climate with typically low and highly variable rainfall. The local environment features a mix of red sand, claypans, and interdunal soils that support vegetation such as mulga woodlands, saltbush, and bluebush. Historically and presently, the broader Goldfields area's land use is heavily focused on sheep and cattle grazing, alongside extensive gold mining and mineral exploration.

Today, Adelong Station is owned and managed by the Menzies Aboriginal Corporation, which operates the property as a dual-zoned landscape balancing traditional pastoralism with biodiversity conservation and carbon abatement under Indigenous stewardship. Interestingly, the project was contracted to deliver abatement to the Commonwealth under a Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC918036) following the June 2018 auction; this contract was subsequently completed and concluded by January 2022. Additionally, the project has undergone administrative variations in May 2022 and October 2024 to formally remove certain land areas from the overall project boundaries.