Goolgumbla Forest Regeneration Project

Goolgumbla Forest Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located at the Goolgumbla rural locality, approximately 150km west-south-west of Bourke in outback New South Wales. It was registered on September 29, 2021, and covers a project area of 35,565.43 hectares. The broader Bourke region is heavily associated with large-scale broadacre sheep and cattle grazing. The local environment is semi-arid, characterised by very hot summers and low, variable rainfall, with agricultural soil types that typically include red sandy loams, Chromosols, and cracking clay Vertosols.

Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) of a Permanent Even-Aged Native Forest involves establishing permanent native forests through assisted regeneration using in-situ seed sources, such as rootstock and lignotubers. Standard requirements for this methodology dictate that proponents must alter or cease activities that have actively suppressed native vegetation regrowth for at least 10 years prior to the project's commencement.

At the Goolgumbla project, the primary activity being implemented to allow the native forest to regenerate is the active management of the timing and extent of livestock grazing. The project has elected a permanence period of 25 years and is operated by the proponent KARBILL PTY LTD, with agent representation by the prominent carbon farming company Climate Friendly Pty Ltd. Geographically, the property is situated in the historic County of Landsborough, deep within the traditional pastoral rangelands famously referred to in Australian culture as the "Back o' Bourke".