Erlistoun Station Regeneration Project

The Erlistoun Station Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located at Erlistoun Station, approximately 72 kilometres north of Laverton in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. Registered in May 2018, the project covers a vast area of 292,219 hectares. The region is characterized by its arid to semi-arid climate, featuring red earth soils and vegetation dominated by Mulga scrub and saltbush, which is typical of the Western Australian rangelands.

This project utilizes the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which involves implementing land management changes to facilitate the regrowth of native forest. Specifically, the project activities focus on managing the timing and extent of grazing by livestock. By controlling these suppression agents, the project allows native vegetation to regenerate from in-situ seed sources, such as rootstock and lignotubers, on land where regrowth had previously been suppressed for at least a decade.

The proponent, Moore River Beef Pty Ltd, operates the project with the assistance of Select Carbon Pty Ltd, a carbon service provider now owned by Shell. Erlistoun Station itself holds significant historical interest; it was originally established as a pastoral lease in the late 19th century and is situated near the site of the "Erlistoun" ghost town, a former gold mining settlement. Notably, the station was the filming location for "Down Under" (1926), the first feature-length film shot in Western Australia. The land use in the surrounding area remains predominantly pastoral, focused on cattle and sheep grazing, alongside ongoing mining exploration.