Murgoo Station, Murchison HIR Aggregation

Murgoo Station, Murchison HIR Aggregation is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located on Murgoo Station, approximately 112km north of Yalgoo and 146km west of Cue in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It was registered in August 2020 and covers an expansive 203,399.13 hectares. The surrounding Murchison area is deeply tied to the pastoral industry, primarily characterised by extensive historic sheep stations and cattle grazing on vast, uncleared tracts of land.

Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) projects aim to establish permanent native forests by promoting the natural regrowth of vegetation on land that was previously cleared or degraded, where regrowth has been suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project's commencement. Instead of active environmental planting, this method relies on assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, such as rootstock and lignotubers. At Murgoo Station, this is achieved by excluding livestock, actively managing the timing and extent of grazing, controlling non-native plants, and humanely managing feral animals so the land can naturally recover.

The Murchison bioregion experiences an arid to semi-arid climate with highly variable, predominantly winter rainfall averaging around 200–250mm annually. The environmental landscape is composed of flat colluvium and alluvial plains. The soils generally consist of shallow earthy red loams overlying red-brown hardpan, as well as red sandy plains. These harsh but resilient conditions naturally support sparse low mulga woodlands, spinifex, and saltbush plains.

An interesting historical note about the property is that Murgoo Station is one of the oldest pastoral stations in the Murchison district, originally established in 1873 by Edward and Frank Wittenoom. For nearly 70 years, it was highly regarded for its premium Merino sheep stud and was famous for hosting the Murgoo Horse Races. The homestead also served as the area's first post office and telephone exchange, acting as a crucial communication hub for the remote district. Today, alongside its agricultural heritage, the station has diversified into carbon farming under its proponent, Australian Integrated Carbon Financial Services Pty Ltd.