Gindalbie Station Regeneration Project

Gindalbie Station Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located approximately 50 to 100km north-east of Kalgoorlie in the Western Australian Goldfields region. It was registered in November 2018 and covers a vast 170,728.79 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve regenerating native forests by changing land management practices on land where vegetation has previously been suppressed by activities such as livestock grazing, feral animals, or mechanical clearing for at least 10 years. The goal is to allow the area to return to a permanent even-aged native forest, generating Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) as the native biomass grows and sequesters carbon.

The region surrounding Kalgoorlie is traditionally known for extensive pastoral leases (primarily grazing cattle and sheep) and significant mining operations. The environment experiences a semi-arid climate with very low and variable annual rainfall, typically ranging around 210mm to 266mm. The landscape is characterised by deep red loamy and gravelly lateritic soils, interspersed with rain-wash gutters and margins of salt lakes such as Lake Rebecca.

To achieve the desired forest regeneration, project activities primarily focus on the exclusion of livestock and controlling the timing and extent of any necessary grazing. Additional efforts include the humane management of feral animals, programmed weed control of non-native plants, infrastructure improvements, landscape hydration, and fire management.

Interestingly, Gindalbie Station was acquired by Salubris Australia in July 2023. With these careful interventions, the project is expected to generate approximately 1.2 million ACCUs over its 25-year lifetime. It achieved its first major issuance of roughly 80,000 credits in May 2024. The project is highly regarded for its environmental integrity; for instance, the engineering and design firm Aurecon specifically purchased and surrendered ACCUs from this project to help offset their corporate emissions in 2025. In addition to its carbon farming value, Gindalbie Station features a geographically unique area colloquially known as "The Patch", a site of historical interest where rare meteoritic glass fragments known as "australites" have been collected and studied.