Work starts on dog fence

THE $25 million project to rebuild South Australia’s 100year-old dog fence is under way to help farmers keep out feral animals and save millions of dollars in lost stock.

The 1600km upgrade began yesterday and is one of the state’s biggest infrastructure projects.

Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud said the rebuild was expected to reduce the number of sheep losses and subsequently increase income for farmers.

The 5400km dog fence is the world’s longest continuous fence, with about 2150km on South Australian land.