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The DSWAA is made up of rural property owners, farmers, urban dwellers, environmentalists and other professionals interested in identification, documentation and conservation of … [more]

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Bathurst heritage weekend 11-13 May pre-registration

Bathurst heritage weekend 11-13 May pre-registration

Our second field trip for 2018 will be in and around Bathurst, NSW from Friday 11 to Sunday 13 May with an extension on Monday 14 for those … [more]

Kyneton Workshops & Field Trip 24/25 Feb 2018

Kyneton Workshops & Field Trip 24/25 Feb 2018

Hear Emma Knowles, Australia's only female walling instructor with UK qualifications. She will take the Introductory and Advanced dry stone … [more]

SA Workshop 28/29 Oct

SA Workshop 28/29 Oct

The workshop at Coromandel, led by waller Jon Moore, was considered great success with a freestanding wall made of Carey Gully sandstone the … [more]

DSWs in UK withstand the elements

Take a look at these amazing videos of a wall holding back the floodwaters in Ballyvaughan in  County Clare (2014) and a cross fells shelter … [more]

Denis Rose on ABC RN on Budj Bim

Denis Rose on ABC RN on Budj Bim

Listen here to Denis Rose on ABC Radio National, presented by Daniel Browning, on 7 October 2017 The Rich Cultural Landscape of Budj … [more]

Upcoming Events

Feb
25
Sun
9:00 am Advanced DSW Workshop Kyneton Vic @ Tanderrum Farm
Advanced DSW Workshop Kyneton Vic @ Tanderrum Farm
Feb 25 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Participants will learn how to construct the all-important cheekend of dry stone walls and restore one of these on the property. Cost: members $250, non-members $270
Mar
10
Sat
all-day Lost Trades Fair – DSWAA demo @ Kyneton (Vic) Racecourse
Lost Trades Fair – DSWAA demo @ Kyneton (Vic) Racecourse
Mar 10 – Mar 11 all-day
DSWAA will hold a stall and give demonstrations of dry stone walling at the Kyneton Lost Trades Fair this year.  It’s all about the art of the hand-made and said to be the biggest gathering[...]
Apr
7
Sat
all-day Walling workshop (SA) @ Coramandel Valley
Walling workshop (SA) @ Coramandel Valley
Apr 7 – Apr 8 all-day
The next dry stone walls workshop in SA will be at Coramandel Valley (Adelaide Hills) on the weekend of 7/8 April 2018. This will be a hands-on workshop for 12 people (max) building a free-standing[...]
May
11
Fri
all-day Bathurst NSW heritage weekend @ Abercrombie House
Bathurst NSW heritage weekend @ Abercrombie House
May 11 – May 13 all-day
Please join us for our next field trip in and around Bathurst.  See here for a full rundown of the itinerary and to register your interest.
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Find a waller

Our Directory of Wallers lists wallers in New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria who are professional members of DSWAA and have opted to be on our … [more...]

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Join our Wallers Directory

We receive many enquiries from people looking for a professional dry stone waller. If that's you and you would like to be … [more]

DSWAA Journal – The Flagstone

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 … [more]

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Being a member means you can: be an advocate for dry stone walls and the craft of … [more]

A guide for beginners

A guide for beginners

There's a waller in every one of us!  Written by Bruce Munday for DSWAA, Building dry-stone walls - A guide for … [more]

Those Dry Stone Walls

Bruce Munday's highly recommended book has now been reprinted with revisions. … [more...]

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