Restoring the land

Balancing agriculture and revegetation to achieve the best environmental outcomes

The keen obser ver could have noticed significant changes happening at Killongbutta as the beginnings of a committed land restoration project takes place. The land was purchased by Cassinia Environmental in 2022, from vendors Richard and Judy Thatcher who are sympathetic to Cassinia’s environmental approach.

Work has begun to restore this environmentally degraded site while maintaining agricultural practices on the property and complementing remnant bushland with 400 hectares of revegetation

Cassinia Environmental is an Australian land management company with extensive experience in wilderness protection, ecological restoration, regenerative agriculture and social investment

Cassinia has 15,000 hectares of hands-on management experience, combining this with the utilization of innovative management approaches and a respect for the

Natural World

Killongbutta is managed by Project Manager Leigh Thorne, for the purpose of restoring the landscape with similar vegetation to that which existed before it was substantially cleared for agriculture This also involves the management of weeds and invasive species

The property, straddling the Macquarie River, is representative of large swathes of land in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales that is marginal agricultural countr y, often suffering from overgrazing, mining and infestation

Elements of the property remain a stunning reminder of the beautiful local natural landscape and is a driver in the efforts of the ambitious project. The project has already seen the revegetation of 100-200 hectares of land with direct seeding of more than 100kg of native tree and shrub seed and 6300 seedlings planted. Natural revegetation from planting is taking place, driving strong regeneration, especially closer to the Macquarie River. The next phase involves further planting of 15,000 seedlings and further direct seeding over an additional 200 hectares.

B eyond planting, committed efforts are required for the management of wide-spread weed infestation and pest species Hopes are to see benefits of this project spread beyond the property boundaries as communities grapple with similar challenges.

This project of land restoration has been made possible through funding through partners LandLife Company LandLife supports the restoration of degraded land across the globe, accessing funding through carbon markets to ensure that projects can be completed.

If you are interested in how revegetation can help the restoration of your property, contact Cassinia Environmental at info@cassinia.com or cassinia.com.