Meeline Station Regeneration Project

Meeline Station Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located at Meeline Station, approximately 60km away from the outback town of Mount Magnet and 650km northeast of Perth in Western Australia. Registered in July 2019, the project spans an impressive 168,009 hectares. The Mount Magnet region is deeply rooted in pastoralism, with a long history of large-scale sheep grazing operations across the vast and remote landscape.

The Human-Induced Regeneration methodology involves establishing permanent, even-aged native forests through assisted regeneration. A standard requirement of HIR projects is that they must occur on land that was previously cleared of vegetation and where forest regrowth was suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project's commencement. To achieve this, the project relies on regenerating native trees from in-situ seed sources, including rootstock and lignotubers. The primary project activity at Meeline Station is the careful management of the timing and extent of livestock grazing, which actively removes the grazing suppression mechanism and allows the native vegetation to naturally recover.

The environment surrounding the project area is classified as semi-arid, characteristically desolate, and notoriously dry, typically receiving only around 8 inches of rainfall per year. The regional soils feature eroded laterite overlays that expose softer clay-loam soils and heavy quartz ridges, which are typical of this section of the ancient pre-Cambrian shield.

An interesting note about this project is its recent transition in ownership. Long managed by the local Morrissey family, the 170,000-hectare Meeline Station was acquired in early 2026 by the non-profit Forever Wild Initiative through a multi-million-dollar nature finance investment. This acquisition resulted in the project's proponent being updated in April 2026 from Adrian and Karen Morrissey to Samphire Wild Pty Ltd, a special-purpose entity connected to the conservation initiative. Since its inception, the regeneration project has been highly productive, successfully generating over 37,200 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs).