Nimagee Station Regeneration Project

Nimagee Station Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located in the Cobar Shire region of Central-West New South Wales, situated near the small township of Nymagee. It was registered in March 2023 and covers 6,954.01 ha, reflecting a project area variation made in March 2026 that removed some of the originally listed land segments.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve establishing permanent, even-aged native forests by altering agricultural land management practices. Specifically, this methodology requires initiating assisted regeneration on land that was previously cleared of native vegetation and where natural regrowth has been suppressed for at least 10 years.

The Cobar and Nymagee region is heavily utilized for agricultural purposes, primarily the broadacre grazing of sheep and cattle. The environment is characterized by a semi-arid climate with distinctively low annual rainfall, while the local plains and slopes are dominated by red earth soils (Chromosols), silty clay loams, and sandy lithosols.

This project aims to foster native forest recovery from in-situ seed sources, including subterranean rootstock and lignotubers. To achieve this, the primary project activities involve the careful management of the timing and extent of livestock grazing, alongside the humane control and management of feral animals. The project is managed by Hazelmere Property Pty Ltd as trustee for the Hazelmere Family Trust, with Climate Friendly Pty Ltd involved as an agent participant. As an interesting additional note, Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) generated by this specific project have been voluntarily retired on behalf of the company Antipodes to fulfill their Climate Active carbon neutral certification requirements.