Fencing Diggers Rest
Select Fencing Sunbury builds fences in Diggers Rest, from timber and Colorbond on house blocks to post and rail or post and wire on acreage. Google reviewers rate us 5.0, and every quote we send is free and in writing.
- Estate lot or ten acres, the quote covers posts, wire, palings and gates.
- Strainers, the heavy anchor posts at each end that keep the wire under tension, are part of the quote.
- We measure on site when a job needs it, then send the price in writing.
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Quote for Diggers Rest
House block or paddock, start with a few details.
Town and paddock fences in Diggers Rest
Green wedge zones, rural land kept outside the city's growth boundary, cover most of Diggers Rest. So beside the backyard fences in town, there's a lot of paddock boundary.
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Post and rail and stock fencing
Timber rails between posts for horse paddocks, or ringlock, a woven stock mesh, and plain wire for sheep and cattle.
Timber fencing in Diggers Rest
Paling fences for house blocks, including the 1.8 m timber Bloomdale's Stage 31 guidelines ask for.
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Colorbond fences
Pre-painted steel boundaries for blocks where your estate rules allow it.
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Farm and entrance gates
Wide gates for a tractor or float, hung on heavy posts set in concrete.
Two councils in Diggers Rest
The Calder Freeway splits Diggers Rest between two councils. The township is west of it in the City of Melton, and the green wedge land to the east is in Hume.
West of the Calder Freeway
Melton City Council
The township, its estates and the Diggers Rest growth area are on this side.
- The Fencing Request Form gets registered owners the neighbour's contact details.
- Replacing a fence beside an open space reserve? Council may pay part of it, based on the cost of a timber fence.
Source: Melton City Council: fencing information (opens in a new tab)
Calder Freeway
East of the Calder Freeway
Hume City Council
Green wedge farmland, with heritage places along Bulla-Diggers Rest Road and Duncans Lane.
- Building permits apply once a boundary fence at the side or back passes 2 m.
- A landscape overlay (extra planning rules) follows Jacksons Creek from Diggers Rest towards Sunbury.
Source: Hume City Council: Fencing and Retaining Walls (opens in a new tab)
Check your rates notice if you're not sure which council you pay.
Estate fences in Diggers Rest
Bloomdale's Stage 31 guidelines, from July 2019, ask for timber on the side and back rather than steel.
Later stages may differ, so check the guidelines in your own contract.
This is an archived copy of an older stage. Your contract's version is the one that counts.
Bloomdale Stage 31 guidelines
- Side and back
- Timber palings, 1800 mm high.
- Wing fences
- The short fence from the house to the side boundary. It stops 1 m or more behind the front of the house, with timber capping and the posts showing to the street.
- Corner lots
- The street-side fence starts at least 4 m back, built from capped palings, posts exposed on both faces, with the palings turned to the street.
- Front fence
- Allowed with approval, 1.2 m at most and at least half see-through. Low masonry walls up to 0.9 m.
- Side gates
- No wider than 2.6 m.
Source: Bloomdale Stage 31 design guidelines, archived copy (PDF) (opens in a new tab)
Rural fencing in Diggers Rest
Paddock fences come with a different set of rules from backyard ones, especially near waterways and old woodland.
A fair rural fence
On farmland, Victoria's guidance says a basic dividing fence that suits the land might be wire and post. That's the fence you and next door split evenly, and anything more is paid for by whoever wants it.
Victorian Government: Fencing in Victoria (opens in a new tab)
Waterways and woodland on the Melton side
Melton's overlays on waterways and remnant woodland need planning approval for a fence. Open styles 1.8 m tall or less are let off: post and wire, post and rail, ringlock or chain mesh.
Melton Planning Scheme: waterways environmental overlay (ESO2) (opens in a new tab)
Jacksons Creek on the Hume side
Along the creek parklands towards Sunbury, an open rural fence 1.4 m tall or less skips the permit once it's beyond 50 m from the bank's upper edge. Closer in, most fences need one.
Hume Planning Scheme: Jacksons Creek landscape overlay (SLO1) (opens in a new tab)
Overlays are mapped by property. A VicPlan report shows what's on yours.
Permit rules on each side of Diggers Rest
Which rules you follow depends on the side of the freeway you're on.
- Melton side
- For fence heights, state building rules apply. Ask Melton City Council or a building surveyor whether yours calls for a permit.
- Hume side
- Hume asks for a building permit when a front fence closer than 3 m to the street goes past 1.5 m, and for brick or masonry past 1.2 m.Source: Hume City Council: Fencing and Retaining Walls (opens in a new tab)
- Heritage places
- East of the freeway, listings include Holden Ford and Bridge, Glencoe on Duncans Lane and Tate's Ford. Where a property is listed, a fence visible to people on the road or in a park needs planning approval.Source: Hume Planning Scheme: Heritage Overlay schedule (opens in a new tab)
General information only. Confirm the rules for your property with your council before building.
What to know before fencing in Diggers Rest
Rules change with the council and the property. Check yours with Melton or Hume before you book.
Get a free quoteIt depends which side of the Calder Freeway you're on. The township to the west is in the City of Melton, and the rural land to the east is in Hume. Your rates notice confirms it.
Its Stage 31 guidelines ask for 1800 mm timber palings on the side and back, and on corner lots, capped palings with the posts left showing. Later stages may differ, so check your contract.
Source: Bloomdale Stage 31 design guidelines, archived copy (PDF) (opens in a new tab)
Often not. On the Melton side, the waterway and woodland overlays let off open fences 1.8 m tall or less. Near Jacksons Creek on the Hume side, an open fence of 1.4 m or less is exempt once it's beyond 50 m from the bank.
Post and rail, with timber rails fixed between posts, is a common pick for horses. Send the paddock length and how many gates it needs.
Under the Stage 31 guidelines, yes, once it's approved. It can be 1.2 m tall at most with half or more of it see-through, and a low masonry wall can reach 0.9 m. Side gates top out at 2.6 m wide. Later stages may set other rules, so read the guidelines in your contract.
Source: Bloomdale Stage 31 design guidelines, archived copy (PDF) (opens in a new tab)
Diggers Rest's neighbours
We quote in these towns near Diggers Rest as well.
Fence quotes for Diggers Rest blocks and acreage
Send the length and the fence type. For acreage, add how many gates and what stock you keep.
Prefer the phone? Call (03) 9123 6479
How it works
Tell us the job
House block or paddock, the fence and the length.
Site measure if needed
On acreage we walk the fence line and note gates and corners.
Written quote
Posts, wire or palings, and gates, each priced.
Install day
Booked once you say yes.