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The wait is over for anyone wishing to explore, preserve, or learn the timeless craft of dry stone walling. Bookings are officially open for Redesdale Rocks, a four-day community celebration showcasing the historic stone structures that define our regional landscape. Running from Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 September, this major outreach event is hosted by the Dry Stone Walls Association of Australia in partnership with local community groups, including the Redesdale and Distric

Behind every great community event is an extraordinary amount of... let's call it liquid brainstorming. Our tireless Redesdale Rocks event organizers, Geoff Thomas and Wayne Fox, were spotted recently at the Redesdale Hotel, deeply embedded in a "high-level planning session" for the upcoming four-day rock extravaganza this September. While we can neither confirm nor deny if any chips or local brews were harmed in the making of this event program, we can promise that their har

The latest edition of the DSWAA newsletter is officially available. This issue covers all our latest association news, upcoming events, and recent field trip reports from across the community. We have also included our regular "Have You Been Watching..." segment to keep you up to date with the latest media features.

TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY 18 JULY 2026, COMMENCING AT 11.00AM, AT THE URAIDLA HOTEL, URAIDLA SOUTH AUSTRALIA You are invited to attend this important event in the DSWAA calendar. In our twenty-first year, the 2026 Annual General Meeting is to be in South Australia for the first time. Key aspects of the Annual General Meeting are: The Annual Report is tabled recognising what has been achieved and what is continuing The Financial Statement is tabled giving an indication of our fi

10–13 September 2026. A celebration of Redesdale’s dry stone wall heritage The Dry Stone Walls Association of Australia (DSWAA), in association with the Redesdale and District Association (RADA), the Redesdale Recreation Reserve Committee (RRRC), the Campaspe Valley Landcare Group, and the Redesdale Fire Brigade, presents a four-day event celebrating Redesdale’s rich dry stone wall heritage. Redesdale Rocks is a DSWAA outreach event designed to engage the community in appreci

Welcome to The Flag Stone No 64; the first issue by new interim editor Maddy Sproal, with a fresh new contemporary look! Inside you'll find: Restoring the Little Dutch (Deutsch) Church’s 18th Century Cemetery Wall & Post World War II Wall The Use of Dry Stone Masonry in Trail Work. Sakuya Konohana Kan: A Botanical Garden In Osaka City In Conversations with: Emma Yates Enjoy this jam packed issue! Maddy Sproal

Welcome to the 63rd edition of the DSWAA journal. Inside, you’ll find articles such as: A Life Rebuilt | Kristie de Garis tells us about her book and her life as a waller String Theory | Why string lines help with accurate wall dimensions A Path Less Ordinary | An unconventional journey as a stone worker Wonderful Welsh Walls | A tour of some of the remarkable stone walls of Northern Wales Enjoy the read; it is a jam-packed issue! This will be my last edition as interim edito

Welcome to the 62nd edition of the DSWAA journal. Inside, you’ll find articles such as: A Voyage of Discovery | Intriguing ceremonial stone structures in Nuku Hiva The Stone Philosophers | A philosophy for life following a dry stone wall workshop From Bomb Shelters to Black Bears | Origins and evolution of a stoneworker A Weekend in Tasmania | Historic and contemporary stonework in the Midlands Enjoy the read. Ken Baker (Interim Editor)