Quimby Forest Regeneration Project

Quimby Forest Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located in the Paroo local government area, approximately 85km southwest of Cunnamulla in South-West Queensland. It was registered in June 2018 and covers an area of 26,442.83 ha.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve regenerating native forests by altering land management practices. For this project, standard methodology requirements involve ceasing the mechanical or chemical destruction of regrowth and carefully managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing. This allows native vegetation to recover from in-situ seed sources, including rootstock and lignotubers, to establish a permanent even-aged native forest.

The South-West Queensland area is predominantly used for extensive cattle and sheep grazing. The region experiences a semi-arid climate with low, highly variable rainfall, and the soils are typically sandy loams, cracking clays, and red earths characteristic of the Mulga Lands bioregion.

This project establishes permanent native forests on land that was previously cleared of vegetation and where regrowth was actively suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project commencing. Notably, the project underwent a participant variation in February 2025, changing the proponent from Tacora Agri Pty Ltd to Prove Pastoral GP Pty Ltd. This transition followed a series of commercial legal proceedings between the two corporate entities in the Supreme Court of Queensland throughout 2023.