Gindalbie Station Regeneration Project

Gindalbie Station Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located at Gindalbie Station, approximately 70km north-northeast of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia's Goldfields region. It was registered in November 2018 and covers an expansive 170,728.79 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) projects establish permanent native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, such as rootstock and lignotubers. This methodology strictly requires that the project occurs on land where vegetation was previously cleared and where natural regrowth was suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project's commencement.

The Kalgoorlie region is characterised by a semi-arid climate with predictably low rainfall. The soils across the station typically consist of deep red earths and red-brown sandy loams, which naturally support native woodlands of mulga and salmon gum. Historically and currently, the predominant land uses in this remote Goldfields region are extensive pastoral grazing (sheep and cattle) and gold mining operations.

To encourage the regeneration of native forests, this project relies on carefully planned management activities. These include the total exclusion of livestock in certain areas, precise management of the timing and extent of grazing in others, humane control of feral animals, and the active management of non-native plant species.

In July 2023, Gindalbie Station was acquired by the environmental project developer Salubris, which views the property as its flagship nature-based carbon asset. With proactive regeneration strategies in place, Salubris expects the project to generate approximately 1.2 million Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) over its lifetime. The project achieved a major milestone in May 2024 with the issuance of its first large block of 80,000 credits. Over its operational history, the project has been divided multiple times under section 77A of the CFI Act, and in mid-2023, the formal proponent was varied from Menangina Pty Ltd to Emissions Abatement Solutions (WA) Pty Ltd.