Planning for a new fence

Our old boundary fence was a combination of barbed wire and rabbit netting. First thing we did was remove the barb - it’s a hazard to wildlife. We rolled it into balls, quite artistic we think!

Our plan is to replace the old fence with a Westonfence – a 1.4 metre high, eight wire, electric fence. This fence design excludes goats and pigs and reduces grazing pressure from kangaroos. Too many kangaroos can really impact the quality of native vegetation habitat.

The fence has three hot (electrified) wires which discourage the wildlife from trying to get over, under or through the fence. They quickly learn to avoid the fence so we don’t have issues with wildlife getting tangled in it. It is the most humane fence design we know of. The bottom wire isn’t hot so lizards and echidnas and all those who slither or crawl can pass under – unlike the old rabbit netting fence which was a real barrier to movement.

And the insulating droppers are made from recycled ag plastic, hooray!

(Back in 2020 when I wrote this, I thought finishing the fence would take years. But we are expecting to complete the 13 km long boundary fence in 2021!