A fencing contractor has been sentenced and fined $25,000 in the Mount Isa Magistrates Court for breaches relating to duty of care after an incident in 2017 when one of...
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Designing your farm fence
Six simple steps to designing your farm fence by Waratah Fencing.
Two people electrocuted on Queensland rural property
In December 2018, a mother and her daughter were electrocuted on a rural property after contacting a length of electric fencing type wire that was energised. The electric fencing wire...
Gate warning after spate of injuries in WA
WA businesses are being urged to ensure their security doors and access gates are included in their inspection programs after a recent incident involving a metal sliding gate falling caused...
New Zealand child injured in gate housing incident
A child in New Zealand became trapped in an automated gate as it opened to let a car through, causing injuries consistent with crushing. The gate stalled and jammed when...
Conservation project saved by a fence
Exclusion fencing does more than just protect sheep and cattle. For South Australian biologists John Read and Katherine Moseby, it protects endangered native flora and fauna from predators and pests...
New fence boosts pasture rates
When widespread bushfires swept across ‘Culburra Downs’ near Waroona (WA), causing nearly $500,000 in damage to fencing and other infrastructure, owner Mick Muir sought an alternative fencing product to better...
World’s longest cat fence
Australian Wildlife Conservancy has started work establishing the largest feral cat-free area on mainland Australia.
Virtual farm fencing
Virtual fencing for cattle is set to hit the commercial market in 2017, following a successful $2 million fundraising round by Melbourne-based agri-tech company Agersens.
Prosecution after gate falls on member of the public
Details of a prosecution on the 19th of August 2015 in the Maryborough Magistrates Court after a member of the public sustained injuries when a gate fell on her.