Hillview Emmaville Regeneration Project

Hillview Emmaville Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located near Emmaville, approximately 45km northwest of Glen Innes in the New England region of New South Wales. It was registered in March 2022 and covers 1,389.87 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve establishing permanent, even-aged native forests by changing land management practices to allow native vegetation to regenerate and achieve forest cover. Under this methodology, the land must have been cleared of vegetation and the regrowth actively suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project commencing.

The Emmaville and New England region is known for agricultural land uses such as the grazing of beef cattle and fine wool sheep, as well as historic tin mining. The area typically experiences moderate to high rainfall. The local soils are primarily Chromosols (duplex soils) and Ferrosols associated with the granite, basalt, and sedimentary rock underlying the Northern Tablelands.

This project focuses on assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, including rootstock and lignotubers. It achieves this by ceasing the mechanical and chemical destruction of regrowth and carefully managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing. Originally registered under Hillview Emmaville Farm Pty Ltd, the proponent name was varied in January 2023 to Kalm Property Enterprises Pty Ltd as the Trustee for Kalm No 2 Family Trust, with Climate Friendly Pty Ltd acting as the project agent. The project has committed to a 100-year permanence period.