Big Creek Regeneration Project

Big Creek Regeneration Project is a large-scale Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located in the Quilpie Shire of South West Queensland, approximately 110 kilometers northwest of Cunnamulla and 100 kilometers southeast of Quilpie. Registered in September 2019, the project encompasses a significant land area of 61,498 hectares.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which credits the restoration of native forest cover on land where vegetation was previously suppressed. For the Big Creek project, this involves managing grazing pressure from livestock and feral animals (such as goats) and ceasing mechanical clearing to allow native species, likely Mulga (Acacia aneura) and associated eucalypt woodlands, to regenerate from in-situ seed sources and rootstock.

The region is part of the Mulga Lands bioregion, a semi-arid environment characterized by red loamy soils and irregular, low rainfall. The primary land use in this area is pastoral grazing for sheep and cattle. The project has been identified as a supplier of carbon offsets for major corporate entities, including AGL Energy, which has purchased credits from Big Creek to support its carbon-neutral electricity products.