Pinnacles Regeneration Project

Pinnacles Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located on Pinnacles Station in the Shire of Leonora, approximately 40km south-west of Leinster in Western Australia. It was registered in May 2018 and covers an expansive 213,252.29 Ha.

Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) projects involve establishing permanent native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources (including rootstock and lignotubers). This standard methodology is applied to land that was previously cleared of vegetation and where regrowth has been suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project commencing. To achieve this regeneration, the primary project activity requires carefully managing the timing and the extent of livestock grazing.

The Northern Goldfields area is heavily known for large-scale pastoral leases supporting sheep and cattle grazing, alongside widespread regional mining operations. The environment is considered semi-arid with consistently low rainfall, and soils in the region are generally red sandy earth and clay loams.

The project is supported by Down To Earth Environmental Pty Ltd, who act as the project agent. In addition to its carbon farming activities, the proponent holds a Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC193849) for the delivery of 15,000 Australian Carbon Credit Units. Interestingly, Pinnacles Station was engaged in preliminary technical surveys around 2020 for a major gas pipeline development by the APA Group; as a result, portions of the property intersecting the pipeline corridor were deemed ineligible and excluded from the carbon project. Administratively, the project area was amended in June 2024, and the participant name officially transitioned in July 2025 from Craig Harvey and Helen Dunbar to LASTSTAR INVESTMENTS PTY LTD as trustee for the Craig Harvey Family trust.