Wiggera Regeneration Project

Wiggera Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on the 'Wiggera' pastoral station, approximately 50 kilometers west of Eulo and 110 kilometers west of Cunnamulla in South West Queensland. Registered on August 31, 2020, the project covers a substantial area of 14,021 hectares within the Paroo Shire.

The region is defined by the Mulga Lands bioregion, an environment characterized by semi-arid conditions and erratic rainfall, typically averaging between 300mm and 350mm annually. The landscape consists of flat to gently undulating plains with red earth and sandy loam soils. Historically used for sheep and cattle grazing, the area is also ecologically significant for its Great Artesian Basin discharge springs; the property notably hosts the "Wiggera Springs," which are part of the Eulo spring supergroup and support specialized endemic vegetation.

This project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) methodology. This involves changes in land management to allow the regeneration of native forests from in-situ seed sources and rootstock. Specifically, the proponents, Fay Mary Cooney and Grant Patrick Cooney, are managing the timing and extent of grazing pressure and controlling feral animals to facilitate the regrowth of native vegetation, likely Mulga (Acacia aneura) and associated woodlands, that had been previously suppressed. The project holds an optional delivery Carbon Abatement Contract with the Clean Energy Regulator.