Get a rural fencing quote in Mildura or Wentworth Shire

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Say the town and which side of the Murray the fence is on, because that decides which Act, which council and which regulator apply. If you are not sure which side your boundary is on, say that too.

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Fill this in and your enquiry is passed to a local rural fencing contractor, who comes back to you. 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, answer most questions before they are asked.

What helps with a quote

• The town and the side of the Murray. Mildura, Merbein, Red Cliffs, Irymple, Robinvale and Ouyen are on the Victorian side. Buronga, Gol Gol, Dareton, Wentworth and Euston are on the New South Wales side. The side decides which boundary Act applies.
• What the fence must do. Hold sheep or cattle, mark a vineyard or orchard boundary, contain a horse, or keep rabbits or kangaroos 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 notice and cost-sharing rules. An internal paddock fence does not involve a neighbour.
• Who the neighbour is. A private owner, Crown land, a council reserve or a water authority. How the law treats each differs on each side of the river, 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. Sand, rock or limestone, or heavy soil. If you have hit rock before on the block, say where.
• Access. A locked gate, a soft track, an irrigation channel to cross, or a block a vehicle cannot reach.
• Near the river, a channel or a flood area. It can bring a council permit or a catchment authority into the job.
• What is already on the block. Stock, wildlife, gates, a pool-barrier fence or an energiser, and the date you hope to start.

Questions to ask the contractor

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

• Which licence or registration do you hold, and for which side of the river? The regulator pages we found do not say whether rural fencing needs one, so ask, then check it with the regulator for the side where the fence is: Building Commission NSW on 13 27 00 for New South Wales, the Building and Plumbing Commission for Victoria. The licensing page has the detail.
• What does the quote itemise? Ask whether it covers the line, end assemblies and gates, post type and treatment or galvanising, wire type and gauge, straining and tying off, rock drilling, vegetation clearing, permits, removal of the old fence and any electric parts and earthing. The cost guide explains each.
• Who serves the neighbour notice? On the Victorian side of the Murray the neighbour has 30 days to respond to a Fencing Notice. On the New South Wales side of the Murray the notice must be served at least one month before an application to NCAT. See the Victorian and New South Wales pages.
• Have underground services been checked? Dial before you dig is 1100, and a university procedure we read says to call it before digging strainer post holes.
• How will fire bans and harvest affect the work? Ask how Total Fire Ban days and harvest and pruning affect access to the block.

Areas covered

Mildura, VIC, Merbein, VIC, Red Cliffs, VIC, Irymple, VIC, Nichols Point, VIC, Cardross, VIC, Robinvale, VIC, Ouyen, VIC, Buronga, NSW, Gol Gol, NSW, Dareton, NSW, Wentworth, NSW and Euston, NSW, along with the farms and localities around them.