'Wandina Regeneration Project

Wandina Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located at Wandina Station, approximately 70km north of Mullewa and 1 hour 40 minutes northeast of Geraldton in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It was registered in October 2018 and covers an expansive area of 76,387.05 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) projects establish permanent, even-aged native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, including rootstock and lignotubers. This methodology mandates that landowners change land management practices on land that was previously cleared of vegetation and where natural regrowth was suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project commencing. By controlling or ceasing the activities that suppressed the vegetation, the land is allowed to regenerate naturally.

The Mid West region of Western Australia is highly regarded for its pastoral leases, predominantly focusing on sheep and cattle grazing, alongside broadacre wheat and cereal cropping. The area experiences a semi-arid climate with winter-dominant rainfall, and the soils generally consist of sandy loams, red earths, and clay.

This project was established to allow native forests to recover by actively managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing. Initially registered as the Wandina Pinegrove Regeneration Project, the name was officially varied in April 2026. The project also underwent a size variation in April 2025 to remove some areas from the carbon estimation area, and it successfully completed its initial CAC279888 contract in January 2022. Interestingly, the project property itself is a historic 240,000-acre working cattle and sheep station, which features a beautiful 80-year-old stone homestead and local outback attractions such as Drovers Pool and Waterfall Rocks.