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And that's exactly what the Fencing For Fires (FFF) team is banking on this weekend when it hosts Australia's Biggest Working Bee in the Upper Murray.
The call has gone out for many hands to make light work of a multitude of fencing projects planned for September 25, 26 and 27.
With the border restrictions easing and "COVID taking a bit of a back seat at the moment", FFF founder Jamie Wolf is rallying the troops for some hard yakka in a spectacular setting.
"We want to make sure we get into this fencing in what is one of the best fencing weather experiences you can have at the moment," he said.
"What better way to enjoy the Upper Murray views than get up high and do some fencing?"
A base camp will be set up at the Walwa Riverside Caravan Park, which offers powered camping sites and a picturesque location.
Anyone interested in volunteering for the working bee is being asked to register on the FFF website (www.fencingforfires.com.au) and click on the tab that says "I can help".
What better way to enjoy the Upper Murray views than get up high and do some fencing?
- Jamie Wolf
If you can't help on the ground, there is the opportunity to donate via the FFF GoFundMe Future Focus page.
For the past 10 months, Mr Wolf has been working day - and night - to help fire-affected families.
The project, started by the former soldier whose own family farm was burnt out to bushfires in 2015, has stretched from Cobargo, NSW, to Gippsland, Victoria.
Mr Wolf, who has suffered himself with the effects of PTSD, knows lending a hand with fencing is about more than easing just the physical workload.
"When you lose everything and have to start again - it's a huge cost and huge mental battle," he said.