Why virtual fencing is starting to take off in Australia

September 8th, 2025

VIRTUAL fencing was commercialised 10 years ago by the CSIRO, but adoption of the technology has been slow in Australia with laws prohibiting the use of it, until now.

There are two main providers in Australia – Halter and Gallagher’s eShepherd. But the technology is only legal in Queensland, Tasmania and the Northern Territory, with Western Australia only allowing the eShepherd brand to date.

This year New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia committed to changing the laws to allow the technology.

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