Bunnawarra Station Regeneration Project

The Bunnawarra Station Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on Bunnawarra Station, approximately 31 kilometers south of Yalgoo and 100 kilometers east of Mullewa in the Mid-West region of Western Australia. Registered on November 22, 2018, the project operates on a pastoral lease covering approximately 90,329 hectares. The property has a long history as a sheep station, originally established in 1902 by the Morrissey family, before being acquired by the current proponent, Giuseppe Peter Callo, in 2017.

The project utilizes the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which involves implementing land management changes to facilitate the regrowth of native forest on land where vegetation was previously suppressed. In this specific context, the primary activity is the management of the timing and extent of livestock grazing. By reducing grazing pressure from sheep and cattle, the project aims to allow suppressed native plant species, primarily Acacia varieties like Mulga and Bowgada, to regenerate into permanent even-aged native forests from in-situ seed sources and rootstock.

Environmentally, the Yalgoo bioregion is characterized by a semi-arid to arid Mediterranean climate with highly variable rainfall, averaging around 250mm annually. The landscape consists of sand and alluvial plains, low ranges, and salt lakes. The soils are typically red earth, red shallow loams, and deep sands, which support the region's dominant vegetation of Acacia shrublands and open woodlands. The project is supported by carbon service provider Select Carbon, which was acquired by Shell Australia in 2020, marking a significant corporate entry into the Australian carbon farming sector.