Coralie Station Regeneration Project

Coralie Station Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located at Coralie Station, approximately 70km south-west of Croydon in the Savannah Gulf region of Far North Queensland. It was registered in August 2020 and covers 67,649.30 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve establishing permanent native forests on land that was previously cleared of vegetation and where regrowth has been suppressed for at least 10 years. This project relies on assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, including rootstock and lignotubers, which is primarily achieved by actively managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing.

The Croydon area is known for large-scale cattle breeding and grazing enterprises operating across expansive, open rangelands. The Gulf Savannah region experiences a variable tropical monsoon climate with distinct wet and dry seasons, typically classified as semi-arid. Soils in this region consist largely of sandy loams, mottled grey and yellow earths, and alluvial clays that support flat Coolibah-type country and beneficial flood-out areas.

This project was established by the Carbon Farmland Fund, which purchased the overarching 71,600-hectare cattle station in 2019. In partnership with the Tagalaka people, the Traditional Owners of the land, the project aims to sequester carbon while improving the site's overall profitability and ecological health. To support the rotational grazing required for timber regeneration without reducing agricultural capacity, over 20 new dams and 33km of fencing were constructed across the property to evenly spread grazing impacts and reduce localized land degradation.