ABC News – Australia ·australia ·2 hours ago

Farmers worry 70km dingo fence 'not enough' to protect sheep

Farmers in Victoria's north-west expressed concern that a new 70km dingo exclusion fence will not adequately protect livestock from predation. Alan Bennett, a local farmer, reported losses of hundreds of sheep since 2024 and emphasized that without a full encirclement of the Big Desert, problems will persist. The Victorian government has subsidized the fencing at a cost of about $270,000.

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