Kirkalocka Station Regeneration Project

The Kirkalocka Station Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located approximately 60km south of Mount Magnet in the Mid West region of Western Australia. Registered in November 2018, the project currently covers an area of 74,765 hectares. The station is positioned along the Great Northern Highway and operates as a pastoral lease that includes a well-known station stay and roadhouse business.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which involves regenerating native forests on land where vegetation growth has been suppressed for at least 10 years, primarily by livestock. To achieve this, the project proponents manage the timing and extent of grazing to reduce pressure on vegetation, allowing native species, predominantly Mulga (Acacia aneura) woodlands in this region, to regenerate into a permanent forest cover.

The region is characterized by a semi-arid to arid climate with an average annual rainfall of approximately 200mm to 250mm, which is highly variable. The landscape features the red earth and sandy loam soils typical of the Murchison rangelands, often overlying shallow hardpan. While historically a significant sheep station established in 1903, the property was purchased in 2018 by the Ridley family (operating as Breakaway Pastoral Pty Ltd), who have integrated carbon farming with their pastoral and tourism operations.