South West, WA, Australia
Regenerative grazing with virtual fencing in Western Australia
Limousin breeding stud running cattle, chickens and regenerative pastures in WA's south west.
Virtual fencing for cattle
Virtual fencing for cattle in Australia.
Solar-charged GPS neckbands. Audio-first welfare protocol. Mix cellular and LoRa coverage on one property. Built by Gallagher Animal Management — livestock infrastructure since 1938.
eShepherd was built for Australian cattle country. Gallagher Animal Management has been engineering livestock infrastructure here for over 88 years, and eShepherd was the first virtual fencing system legalised for commercial use in Australia — meeting some of the strictest animal-welfare requirements in the world for this category. From Strathalbyn Station protecting the Great Barrier Reef catchment in QLD, to Chilwell Farms integrating 50,000 ha of cropping and cattle in Esperance, Australian operations are running eShepherd at scale today across beef, mixed cropping-livestock, and extensive rangeland enterprises.
Why eShepherd works in Australia
- Built and supported in Australia by Gallagher Animal Management — the same engineering team behind the energizers, fencing systems, and weighing infrastructure already on most Australian cattle operations.
- First virtual fencing system legalised for commercial use in Australia. Welfare protocol audio-first, with the brief electrical pulse rarely triggered after the first week of training. Backed by long-running CSIRO research.
- Indicative AU pricing from A$350 per head at 60+ scale, plus a small monthly data subscription per neckband. Quote in your own currency at the quote builder.
- Mix cellular and LoRa on one property — eShepherd is the only virtual fencing system that does this. Run cellular on the main mob, LoRa on a back paddock where coverage is patchy.
- In-paddock automatic weighing through Gallagher Vision Weigh — the only virtual fencing system that integrates with touchless weighing at the water point.
Indicative pricing for Australia
Hardware-only per-head tiers in AUD. Quote in your own currency at the quote builder; payback at the ROI calculator.
| Head count | Per-head price (AUD) |
|---|---|
| 4–19 | A$480 |
| 20–59 | A$415 |
| 60+ | A$350 |
| LoRa base station (when cellular won't reach) | A$6,000 |
| Monthly subscription per neckband (cellular) | A$2.50 / month |
| Monthly subscription per neckband (LoRa) | A$2 / month |
Australia producers running eShepherd
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Condingup, Esperance, WA, Australia
Cropping and cattle, finally on the same calendar
50,000 hectares of cropping integrated with cattle and sheep — virtual fencing brought the rotation cattle never had.
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Burdekin River catchment, QLD, Australia
Protecting the Great Barrier Reef catchment, without a single post
Eliminating fencing infrastructure to protect waterways flowing to the Great Barrier Reef.
Carrier coverage in Australia
Telstra and Optus IoT bands (Cat-M1 / NB-IoT) cover the vast majority of Australian grazing country. Where cellular drops out — typical of inland QLD, the Pilbara, parts of the Riverina — LoRa base stations bridge the gap. The team scopes coverage before you commit.
Upcoming eShepherd events in Australia
- Wagga Sheep & Wool Show · Wagga Wagga, NSW · 2026-05-23 – 2026-05-24
- AgFest Tasmania · Carrick, TAS · 2026-05-28 – 2026-05-30
- Virtual Fencing & Animal Welfare Seminar · Armidale, NSW · 2026-06-17
Compared with other virtual fencing systems
eShepherd is one of four serious virtual fencing collars working on commercial cattle operations today. The most relevant head-to-head for Australia: eShepherd vs Halter. Cross-system overview: How eShepherd compares to other virtual fencing solutions. Long-run economics: Virtual fencing total cost of ownership.
Add Australia to the list of countries running eShepherd.
A specialist will scope your herd, terrain, coverage, and rollout — in Australia.