Mouroubra Station Regeneration Project

Mouroubra Station Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on a pastoral lease in the Mount Marshall Shire of Western Australia, approximately 110km north of Beacon and situated roughly halfway between Koorda and Paynes Find. It was registered in November 2018 and covers a vast 130,565.95 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve establishing permanent native forests by changing land management practices to allow for the natural regeneration of trees from in-situ seed sources, rootstock, and lignotubers. To meet standard methodology requirements, the regenerating native forest must have the potential to reach at least 20% crown cover and 2 meters in height. The primary activities for this specific project include the humane management of feral animals, such as the feral goats and horses common to the area, and actively managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing.

The Mount Marshall region sits on the transition zone between the Western Australian Wheatbelt and the remote outback. The local land use is largely known for extensive pastoral grazing, sheep farming, and mineral resource exploration. Environmental conditions are characterized by a semi-arid Mediterranean climate with highly variable and low rainfall. The region's soils are generally a mix of red transitional loams, sandy plains, and granitic outcrops.

This project was established on land that was previously cleared of vegetation and where regrowth had been suppressed for at least 10 years prior to commencement. It was contracted to the Clean Energy Regulator in December 2018 under a fixed delivery contract for 4,000 ACCUs, which was successfully completed in August 2021. Additional project notes include an area variation in August 2020 which removed specific plots from the baseline. Notably, ACCUs generated from this station have been utilized by major corporations, with Woodside Energy reporting the use of 5,000 ACCUs from the Mouroubra project during their 2021-22 period. Furthermore, the pastoral lease actively overlaps with ongoing mineral exploration agreements managed by Wepner Exploration.