Rocky Station Human-Induced Regeneration Project

Rocky Station Human-Induced Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located approximately 55km southeast of Charleville in outback Queensland. It was registered in May 2018 and covers 15,362.81 Ha.

Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) projects involve changing land management practices to establish permanent, even-aged native forests. This methodology requires land to be managed in a way that allows native trees to regenerate from in-situ seed sources, including rootstock and lignotubers. To qualify, the land must have been previously cleared of vegetation with regrowth suppressed for at least 10 years prior to commencement. Standard requirements dictate allowing the forest to reach a density that achieves formal forest cover (typically at least 20% canopy cover with trees reaching 2 metres or more in height). The core activity for this project is the cessation of mechanical or chemical destruction, or suppression, of regrowth.

The Charleville area, situated within Queensland's Mulga Lands, is widely known for sheep and cattle grazing operations. The region experiences a hot, semi-arid climate with variable, predominantly summer-dominated rainfall. Soils in this environment are typically massive red earths (Kandosols) and shallow, stony sandy loams that naturally support mulga woodlands and native grasses.

An interesting note regarding the project is that it underwent a participant name variation in February 2026, shifting to Keiran Delforce and Rebecca McKeering. The project operates with the involvement of CO2 Australia Pty Ltd and holds an active fixed-delivery carbon abatement contract with the Clean Energy Regulator (Contract CAC893173), under which it originally committed to delivering 66,080 ACCUs.