Wogarno Regeneration Project

Wogarno Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located at Wogarno Station, approximately 60km southwest of the historic gold-mining town of Mount Magnet in the Murchison region of Western Australia. It was registered in May 2018 and covers a massive 61,821.26 ha.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve establishing permanent, even-aged native forests by changing land management practices. Under this methodology, proponents must demonstrate that the land was cleared of vegetation and that regrowth was suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project commencing. The primary activity for this project involves the management of the timing and extent of livestock grazing to allow the land to naturally regenerate from in-situ seed sources, including rootstock and lignotubers.

The Mount Magnet and broader Murchison region is historically known for outback pastoralism, specifically wide-ranging sheep grazing operations. The region is classified as semi-arid with low, variable rainfall. The environment consists of outback rangelands, where soils are typically dominated by red sandy earths, loams, and clay loams over hardpan.

In addition to its carbon farming initiatives, Wogarno is historically a working 152,000-acre sheep station that is known to outback travellers as a station-stay destination, featuring a quirky shearers' quarters camping setup and unique outdoor art. The project has undergone some administrative changes; in May 2024, the proponent was varied from Kinsukon Edhouse to Hamilton & Broadbent Investments Pty Ltd (as Trustee for Hamilton & Broadbent Land Trust). Additionally, the project holds an active Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC777540) established in 2018 to deliver over 51,000 tonnes of carbon abatement to the Commonwealth.