Where to start?
A small farm will have existing fences in various states of repair (from new to many years old) with some of them no longer being stock proof. A great place to start when looking at fencing is to establish a budget and to work out the maximum amount you are able to spend.

Farm Safety Facts
On-farm injury is a major problem for the agriculture and horticulture industries in Australia.

Deaths - Non-intentional Farm Injury Deaths

What is clearing? 
Clearing is defined as the “cutting down, felling, thinning, logging or removing native vegetation; killing, destroying, poisoning, ringbarking, uprooting or burning native vegetation”.  In addition to this definition, clearing can also include activities such as: 

Dry season conditions present an opportunity for landholders to carry out important maintenance on dams.
Department of Agriculture and Food development officer Tilwin Westrup said low dam levels increased the risk of algal blooms in the south-west over summer.