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
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]
Campaspe Valley & Redesdale field trip, 4 Sept 2016
This field trip visited an impressive range of sites in and around the volcanic hills and valleys of the Campaspe River valley and the Redesdale area, just over one hour's drive north … [more]
2016 Annual General Meeting
The Association held its 2016 Annual General Meeting on Saturday 19 June in Camperdown, Victoria. A total of 24 members attended the meeting at which the Annual Report and Financial … [more]
Heading for the UK summer this year?
You may like to spend a weekend in the glorious Cotswolds landscape rebuilding a historic dry stone wall. See here for courses coming up and the competition for best wall. If you do … [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]