Mount Little Station Riparian Corridor Regeneration Project (Revoked)

Mount Little Station Riparian Corridor Regeneration Project (Revoked) is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located approximately 70km west of Georgetown and 55km east of Croydon in the Gulf Savannah region of Far North Queensland. It was registered in September 2023 and covers 23,940.37 ha.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve establishing permanent, even-aged native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, such as rootstock and lignotubers. To meet standard methodology requirements, projects must manage suppressors to allow the regenerating vegetation to achieve forest cover, which is defined as reaching a height of at least 2 metres and a canopy cover of 20%. The primary activity for this project was the management of the timing and extent of livestock grazing to facilitate this regrowth.

The Etheridge Shire and broader Gulf Savannah region are predominantly known for vast pastoral leases and extensive cattle farming, alongside emerging developments in irrigated agriculture along the Gilbert River catchment. The environment features a hot semi-arid to tropical savanna climate characterised by a short monsoonal wet season and a long dry season, receiving an average annual rainfall of roughly 730-750mm. Soils in the region vary from fertile alluvial cracking clays and loams along the river floodplains to sandier, lower-nutrient soils across the surrounding woodlands.

Notably, this project was established on land that had been previously cleared of vegetation and where regrowth had been suppressed by livestock for at least 10 years prior to commencement. Following its registration, the project was officially revoked under section 30 of the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) Rule on 25 August 2025.