Atley Station Regeneration Project

Atley Station Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located at Atley Station approximately 50km southwest of Sandstone and 110km east of Mount Magnet in the Mid-West region of Western Australia. It was registered in May 2018 and covers a massive area of 350,796.47 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve changing land management practices to allow native vegetation to regenerate into a permanent, even-aged native forest. For this project, the primary activity is the management of the timing and extent of grazing. This allows assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, including rootstock and lignotubers, on land that was previously cleared and where regrowth was suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project's commencement.

The Sandstone district is historically significant for its long association with the pastoral industry, primarily operating as sheep and cattle grazing stations. The environment is typically semi-arid with low rainfall. The region features red loamy soils that support drought-hardy native vegetation such as mulga, kurara, saltbush, bluebush, and spinifex grasses.

The Atley Station lease has been held by Trevor John Hodshon and Caroleann Hodshon (trustees for the Hodshon Family Trust) since at least 2004, and they were the original project participants alongside carbon developer Select Carbon Pty Ltd. In April 2026, the project proponent was varied to ADJAB Carbon Pty Ltd, and previously in April 2020, there was a variation to the project area to remove some specific sections. Interestingly, in June 2018, this project was specifically highlighted in federal parliament as a prime example of the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) helping Western Australian farmers generate commercial income from degraded land while simultaneously capturing carbon.