Arlington Regeneration Project

Arlington Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located at Bargunyah in the Maranoa local government area, approximately 195km west-south-west of Roma in south-west Queensland. It was registered in March 2022 and covers 12,817.23 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve allowing land that was previously cleared or degraded to regenerate permanent even-aged native forests. The standard requirements for this methodology dictate that natural regeneration occurs from in-situ seed sources, rootstock, and lignotubers. To achieve this, land managers must remove or cease any suppressive activities that have occurred for at least 10 years, allowing the native vegetation to eventually reach a mature forest cover of at least 20% canopy and 2 meters in height.

The Maranoa region, situated within Queensland's Mulga Lands, is largely defined by pastoral operations, predominantly beef cattle and sheep grazing. The local environment is considered semi-arid with highly variable, low-to-medium rainfall. Soils in this landscape are generally red earths, sandy red earths, and clay plains, supporting native vegetation such as Mitchell grass, Buffel grass, and Mulga scrub.

Project activities for Arlington specifically involve the cessation of mechanical or chemical destruction of regrowth alongside careful management of the timing and extent of livestock grazing. This project establishes its permanent native forests on land where regrowth was historically suppressed for over a decade prior to commencement. An interesting feature of this project is its integration with an active commercial cattle enterprise; the proponent successfully runs an Angus-cross beef operation on the "Arlington" property while simultaneously protecting the carbon regeneration areas. In June 2024, the project registered a formal variation in its proponent, officially transferring from Wyuna Ag Co Pty Ltd to Mulga Ag Co Pty Ltd.