Goodwood Pastoral Regeneration Project

The Goodwood Pastoral Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on Goodwood Station, approximately 46 kilometers north-east of the opal-mining town of White Cliffs in Far West New South Wales. Registered on October 1, 2021, the project covers a substantial area of 35,299 hectares within the Central Darling Shire Council area, neighboring the Paroo-Darling National Park.

The region is defined by its semi-arid rangelands and is traditionally utilized for extensive sheep and goat grazing. The environment features rugged outback landscapes with soil profiles dominated by red earths, sandy loams, and rocky escarpments. Vegetation in this area typically consists of drought-tolerant species such as Mulga (Acacia aneura), Bimble Box, and various saltbushes. The area is subject to low and highly variable rainfall, which historically contributed to severe drought conditions that impacted the station's operations prior to the project's commencement.

Operating under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, the project activities focus on managing the timing and extent of grazing to allow native vegetation to regenerate. By controlling livestock pressure, and potentially managing feral animals like goats, the project protects in-situ seed sources (such as rootstock and lignotubers) that were previously suppressed, enabling them to grow into permanent native forest.

Notably, the proponents at Goodwood Station are also participants in the "Far West Rangeland Rehydration Project," which involves active landscape rehabilitation techniques like erosion control and soil rehydration to restore ecosystem health. The property also functions as a tourism destination known as "Goodwood Stationstay," offering visitors a chance to experience the outback landscape that the carbon project aims to regenerate.