Oudabunna Station Regeneration Project

Oudabunna Station Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located at Oudabunna Station, approximately 70km northwest of Paynes Find in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It was registered in May 2018 and covers a vast 92,052 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve regenerating native forests by altering land management practices on land where native vegetation has been suppressed for at least 10 years. For this project, the proponent is actively managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing to allow permanent native forests to recover from in-situ seed sources, rootstock, and lignotubers.

The remote Paynes Find and Yalgoo area is known for extensive pastoral operations, primarily sheep and cattle grazing, as well as historic gold mining. The region is semi-arid, experiencing low and variable annual rainfall of approximately 280mm. The environment features an ancient landscape characterized by red earths, orangey-yellow loamy sands, and lateritic uplands.

The project underwent a variation in July 2020 where certain areas originally listed were removed. Additionally, the project secured a fixed delivery carbon abatement contract (CAC219417) with the Commonwealth in January 2021, which was successfully completed by February 2021. Oudabunna Station itself is situated in an outback region famous for its historic gold battery and vibrant annual everlasting wildflower blooms.