'Guinness Revegetation Project

Guinness Revegetation Project is an environmental planting project located in the Western Australian Wheatbelt, with project sites situated near the towns of Brookton and Corrigin, roughly 90km to 180km southeast of Perth. It was registered in July 2026, and while the exact project area size is unknown, it involves establishing and maintaining permanent native vegetation.

Environmental planting projects involve establishing permanent plantings of a mix of native tree and shrub species. To meet standard methodology requirements, these plantings are typically established at a density of at least 200 stems per hectare to ensure the vegetation can eventually achieve forest cover (at least 20% crown cover and two metres in height). For this project, the chosen species mix specifically reflects the structure and composition of the local native vegetation community.

The Wheatbelt region is traditionally utilised for broadacre dryland agriculture, primarily sheep grazing and the cropping of grains like wheat and canola. The area experiences a Mediterranean to semi-arid climate, characterised by low to moderate winter rainfall followed by hot, dry summers. The soils across the region are generally sandy loams, lateritic gravels, and duplex soils featuring sand over clay.

An interesting note regarding the project is the proponent's name, Kwongan Pty Ltd. "Kwongan" is a Noongar Aboriginal word widely used by botanists and ecologists to describe the highly biodiverse sandy heathlands and scrublands native to southwestern Australia. This nomenclature aligns perfectly with the project’s goal of restoring the true structural composition of the local native ecosystem.