Kempton Station Regeneration Project (Revoked)

Kempton Station Regeneration Project (Revoked) was a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on Kempton Station, approximately 31km southeast of Inverell and 12km southeast of Bundarra in the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales. Registered in March 2022, the project covered 1,949 hectares of land historically used for livestock grazing.

The project operated under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which involves regenerating native forests by removing specific suppressors rather than planting new trees. In this context, the project activities focused on controlling the timing and extent of cattle grazing and managing feral animals to allow native vegetation, likely from in-situ seed sources and rootstock, to regenerate into permanent forest cover.

The Bundarra and Inverell region is characterized by granite and trap soils, supporting fine wool and beef cattle production. The area falls within a temperate climate zone with summer-dominant rainfall averaging around 750mm to 800mm annually. Kempton Station itself is described in property listings as productive granite grazing country ranging from undulating hills to creek flats along Moredun Creek.

A notable aspect of this project is its commercial context. Real estate records indicate the property was marketed for sale in 2022 and 2023 with the registered carbon project highlighted as a key asset, forecast to generate over 300,000 ACCUs over 25 years. However, the project was revoked in December 2023, and the associated carbon abatement contract was terminated. This sequence suggests the project may have been established to enhance the property's valuation for sale, or that the subsequent landowners opted not to proceed with the carbon obligations.