Innouendy Station

Innouendy Station is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located in the Shire of Murchison in Western Australia, approximately 370km northeast of Geraldton. It was registered in March 2021 and covers roughly 223,644ha.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve establishing permanent native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, such as rootstock and lignotubers. The methodology requires that the land was previously cleared of vegetation and that regrowth was suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project's commencement. To allow the native forest to regenerate, this project involves the management of the timing and the extent of livestock grazing.

The Murchison region is traditionally known for broadacre pastoralism, primarily grazing sheep and cattle on large pastoral leases. The environment is considered semi-arid to arid, typically receiving around 300mm of annual rainfall. The soils are predominantly calcareous red earths and red loamy earths, with patches of red-brown shallow loams over hardpans.

This project was originally registered under the name "AIC HIR WA Project 2" before a name variation was applied by the proponent, AIC Projects (WA) Pty Ltd, in August 2024. Interestingly, Innouendy Station sits over the Murchison palaeodrainage system, which contains groundwater calcretes officially recognised as Priority 1 ecological communities due to their unique, endemic subterranean invertebrates, including troglofauna and stygofauna. The project currently holds an active Optional Delivery contract with the the Australian Government for over 755,000 carbon credits.