What the land
HAS BECOME
Invasive Native Scrub covers > 40% of the Cobar peneplain
(approximately 3 million hectares)
Background photo: INS covered country approximately 40km north of Cobar
What the land
WILL BE
Open grassed woodland after INS removal and land remediation
(Background photo: INS rehabilitated country approximately 15km south of Cobar, NSW)
Overview
After obtaining government approvals, the Cobar Biohub harvests Invasive Native Scrub (INS): native plants which have come to dominate original ecosystems as a result of changed land use practices from European settlement.
The harvesting of the impenetrable and ecologically damaging INS results in a return to the original open grassed woodlands while providing sustainable carbon neutral inputs in to the steel industry, agriculture, manufacturing and the electricity grid.
Your waste is our resource
Invasive native scrub is considered 'rubbish' by landholders. It is burnt if it is removed.
By selectively sorting the INS species and manufacturing higher value products we can overcome the normally project killing harvesting and transport costs.
We think and do smarter
COBAR: Our town, our community
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over 5 years
Investment
in to the local economy
During the development phase
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