Do you want to learn how to fix your own fences and build new ones?

You can learn the skills and techniques you need in a safe and supportive environment. This workshop is for females only to ensure a low pressure and safe environment for participants to learn and try hands on skills.

Your facilitator Matt is a fencing contractor and hobby farmer. He's also an experienced teacher with over 10 years in technical education all around Australia.

He'll show you how to make fences that are safe for horses and other livestock.

The timetable for the day is

08:45 arrive

09:00 Into to fences farm walk.

09:20 Fence planning and structure

10:00 Building the ends

10:30 Morning Tea

10:45 Back to work completing the ends

12:30 Lunch

13:00 Building the middle

15:00 afternoon tea

15:15 continuing to build the middle

16:30 Fence repair farm walk

17:00 end of workshop.

I'll be covering equine safe electric fences, and wallaby exclusion fences.

What to bring

Leather or cut proof nylon gloves

Hearing protection, ear muffs or ear plugs (Air pods or other ear buds don't count).

Appropriate clothing for the weather on the day, such as a sun hat, rain coat or given this is Tasmania both at the same time.

If you don't have the safety gear you won't be able to fully participate in the workshop. Bunnings have all this available, RSEA safety have a good range too.

Your local rural supplies store may have gloves, but I've found they don't stock a lot of safety gear.

If you have any fencing gear already such as wire cutters, please bring them as I don't have enough for everyone.

if you have any questions please do ask them, because others will want to know the same things.