Avondale Human Induced Regeneration Project

The Avondale Human Induced Regeneration Project is a carbon farming initiative located on "Avondale Station," a large pastoral property in the Western Division of New South Wales. The project area sits approximately 88 kilometers northwest of the small locality of Louth and roughly 188 kilometers west of the major service center of Bourke. Registered in September 2021, the project covers a substantial area of 35,442 hectares.

The region is characterized by semi-arid rangelands primarily utilized for grazing sheep, goats, and cattle. The landscape features a mix of red earth and clay soils supporting native vegetation such as Mulga, Gidgee, Box, Beefwood, and Leopardwood. Due to the area's low and variable rainfall, land management focuses heavily on balancing livestock carrying capacity with vegetation health. The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) methodology, which credits landholders for regenerating permanent even-aged native forests. This is achieved by suppressing activities that previously prevented regrowth, specifically by managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing and controlling feral animals like goats to allow native species to re-establish.

The Avondale property itself has a significant history as part of the "Dunlop Aggregation." Before the project's registration, the station was held by the Ponder family for over two decades and was run as a dedicated sheep and goat operation. The establishment of the carbon project was explicitly intended to diversify the station's income streams alongside traditional stock production. The project proponent, Terra Carbon Pty Limited, is a subsidiary of GreenCollar, a major player in the Australian environmental markets sector.