Sturt Meadows Regeneration Project

The Sturt Meadows Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on Sturt Meadows Station, approximately 40 kilometres northwest of Leonora in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. Registered in May 2018, the project operates on a massive scale, covering 226,261 hectares of the pastoral lease.

The region is defined by an arid climate with low rainfall (typically 200–250mm annually) and landscapes characterized by red earth soils, floodplains, and Mulga (Acacia aneura) scrub. Historically a major sheep station, Sturt Meadows was transitioned to cattle grazing (Shorthorn) by the owners, the Axford family, after wild dog attacks decimated their sheep flocks in the early 2000s.

Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) projects in this context involve managing the timing and extent of grazing to allow suppressed native vegetation to regenerate into permanent forest cover. By controlling the pressure from livestock and feral animals, the project aims to restore the native Mulga woodlands. A notable feature of this project is its successful delivery against a government contract; the project held a Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC333111) which has been marked as "completed," indicating it has successfully generated and delivered the contracted volume of carbon credits. The project is managed by the proponent Victory Creek Pty Ltd, with services provided by Select Carbon (now a subsidiary of Shell).