Murra Murra Native Forest Regeneration Project

Murra Murra Native Forest Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located at Nebine, approximately 115km east of Cunnamulla in south-west Queensland. Registered in March 2021, the project covers a vast area of 86,723.24 hectares.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) of a Permanent Even-Aged Native Forest methodology. This project type involves establishing permanent native forests by ceasing activities that actively suppress vegetation growth. For this specific project, standard requirements involve the exclusion of commercial livestock and the humane management of feral animals, allowing native forests to naturally regenerate from in-situ seed sources, rootstock, and lignotubers on land where regrowth had been suppressed for at least 10 years.

The Nebine and Cunnamulla area sits within the Mulga Lands bioregion, a district historically known for commercial sheep (wool) and beef cattle grazing. The region experiences a semi-arid climate with low, variable rainfall. The local environment features red sandy loams, claypans, floodplains, and woodlands that support native mulga and eucalyptus ecosystems.

A particularly interesting aspect of this project is its deep connection to the local Indigenous community. The project area covers the Murra Murra and Bendee Downs properties, which were acquired by the Kooma Traditional Owners Association Inc (KTOAI) in 2000. The properties have been destocked and declared an Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) known as Jamba Dhandan Duringala ("the place of happy frogs"). In January 2023, the project proponent officially changed from DLF Resources Pty Ltd to KTOAI. Backed by a $5 million partnership with the Queensland Government's Land Restoration Fund, the project generates Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) while also funding local land management training, ranger jobs, and cultural renewal programs for the Kooma people.