Request a rural fencing referral in the Riverina

Call

02 5999 1347

Say the town, the council area if you know it, and what the fence is for. The phone is the quickest way to ask for a rural fencing quote in the Riverina when there is a date attached, such as stock to hold or a fence down after a flood.

Or send the details

Fill this in and your enquiry is passed to a local rural fencing contractor, who comes back to you. There is no obligation to proceed. This site does not build fences or give quotes itself. A photo of the fence line, and one of any gate, corner or channel edge, answers most questions before they are asked.

What helps with a quote

• The town and the council area. Planning and roadside questions go to the council that covers the land, and clearing questions to Local Land Services, so name the town and the nearest locality.
• What the fence must do. Hold sheep or cattle, contain a horse, carry an electric wire or keep pest animals out. Say which animals, because a fence that suits one can be wrong for another.
• Boundary or internal. A boundary fence shared with a neighbour brings in notice and cost-sharing rules. An internal paddock fence does not involve a neighbour.
• Who the neighbour is. A farm, a lifestyle block, a road, a stock route or Crown land. How the rules treat each differs, so name which it is.
• Rough length and the line. A paced length is fine. Say whether an old fence is there now and whether it comes out.
• The ground. Level or hilly, heavy soil or stony, flood-prone or near a channel or creek.
• Flood or fire damage, and when it happened. Photos from before any clean-up are the most useful.
• Access to the fence line. A locked gate, a soft track, a channel to cross, or crops and stock that limit when a vehicle can get in.
• Whether a neighbour notice has been served. Say when, and whether the neighbour has replied.

Questions to ask the contractor

These come from the regulator, council and agency pages we read, and they are worth asking whichever contractor your enquiry reaches.

• Which licences and insurance apply to my job? Licensing rules differ by job, and we could not confirm that the NSW Government fencing page covers rural or farm fencing. Ask, check NSW Government licence guidance, and ask NSW Fair Trading or Building Commission NSW if you are unsure. The contractor guide has the detail.
• What does the quote itemise? Length and how it was measured, fence type and wire, posts and strainers, gates, who supplies materials, removal of the old fence, terrain and access, rock or wet ground and how payment is staged. The cost factors guide explains each.
• Who serves the neighbour notice? The Dividing Fences Act, in the version we found, runs on a written notice and a one month wait. The dividing fences guide has the steps.
• Who arranges powerline and underground service checks? Ask before work starts, not after.
• How will fire danger, floods and harvest affect the timing? If the damage is from a flood or fire, the repair page has the first steps.

Areas covered

Griffith, Yenda, Hanwood, Leeton, Yanco, Whitton, Narrandera, Coleambally, Darlington Point, Deniliquin, Hay, Conargo, Finley, Berrigan, Temora, Coolamon, Junee, Lockhart, Cootamundra, West Wyalong, Tumut, Adelong, Tumbarumba, Batlow and Gundagai, along with the farms and localities around them.