The Dry Stone Walls Association of Australia Inc. [DSWAA] is a not-for-profit organisation founded in 2002 at Ballarat, Victoria. The Association is an all-encompassing and diverse group of rural property owners, pastoralists and farmers, urban dwellers, environmentalists and other professionals with a special interest in the identification, documentation and conservation … [more]
Latest news
Forged by fire
In the Mar/Apr edition of Australian Geographic there is a marvellous story by Jeremy Bourke - Victoria's love affair with lava is on full display in the hundreds of dormant volcanoes … [more]
Melton wins excellence award
The Melton City Council won the Best Planning Ideas – Large Project category at the Planning Institute of Australia’s Planning Excellence Awards on Friday 4 Nov 2016. The judges … [more]
Little River field day
Caring for old dry stone walls was the theme of this field day and started with a wall repair demonstration with expert wallers; David Long and Alistair Tune. They were assisted by 8 … [more]
Tell us what you think about workshops
The DSWAA is conducting this survey to gauge the level of interest of members of the Association and the general public in attending courses or workshops to learn the techniques of dry … [more]
The Flag Stone – our journal
DSWAA journal
The Flag Stone is published three times a year. It carries a wide range of articles, stories, news and other information about dry stone walls and related topics in Australia and around the world. Previous issues can be downloaded … [more]
There is a waller in every one of us!
Written by Bruce Munday for DSWAA, Building dry-stone walls - A guide for beginners, describes single and double-skin freestanding dry stone walls, basic principles, safety gear … [more]