Stacpoole Pastoral Holdings Forest Regeneration Project

Stacpoole Pastoral Holdings Forest Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on Bandya Station, approximately 110km north of Laverton in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. Registered in August 2020, the project covers a vast area of 83,951 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve regenerating native forests on land where vegetation has been suppressed, typically by grazing or agricultural activity. The methodology requires the cessation of these suppression activities, such as managing the timing and extent of grazing, to allow the forest to regenerate naturally from in-situ seed sources like rootstock and lignotubers. The goal is to establish a permanent even-aged native forest.

The region surrounding Bandya Station is a semi-arid pastoral zone characterized by low rainfall, averaging around 230mm annually. The landscape typically features sandy soils, red earth, and stony rises supporting Mulga (Acacia aneura) woodlands and scrub. Bandya Station itself has a long history as a pastoral lease, originally known as Salt Soak Station in the early 1900s, and has traditionally operated as a sheep and cattle station.

A variation to the project area was recorded on July 31, 2024, where certain areas listed in the project were removed, likely to exclude non-compliant land or infrastructure zones. The project is currently active and lists an optional delivery contract for 330,000 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs).