Barrambie Station Regeneration Project

The Barrambie Station Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on the Barrambie pastoral station in the Mid West region of Western Australia. The project area covers approximately 87,745 hectares and is situated roughly 75 kilometres north-west of Sandstone and 116 kilometres south-east of Meekatharra. Registered in December 2020, the project is currently held by Allison Gaye Taylor, following a participant transfer from Mark Clancy Taylor in June 2025.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects in this context involve allowing native forests to regenerate by removing or managing suppression activities, primarily grazing pressure from livestock and feral animals. While Barrambie Station was historically a sheep station and later transitioned to cattle, the project area is managed to control the timing and extent of grazing to facilitate vegetation recovery. The goal is to re-establish permanent even-aged native forests, specifically targeting vegetation that has been suppressed for at least 10 years prior to project commencement.

The region is characterized by an arid climate with erratic rainfall, typically averaging between 200mm and 250mm annually. The landscape features diverse pastoral systems with soils ranging from red earths and sandy loams to "medium heavy clays" in lower-lying areas, supporting acacia shrublands (Mulga) and native grasses. The station itself has a rich history; it is located near the site of the historic Barrambie gold mining town and the State Barrier Fence (Rabbit-Proof Fence). The project is managed by Select Carbon (a subsidiary of Shell), and the property was notably on the market in 2020 prior to the project's registration, marketed for its potential in carbon farming alongside grazing and tourism.