IT'S a good thing Loch Fraser doesn't mind fencing.

The Mudgegonga mixed farmer has finished 11km of boundary and internal fencing, with another 13km to go.

"I'm starting to get a bit jack of it now," he said.

Loch, 51, and his wife Carol, a nurse, lost almost 25km of fencing and 85 per cent of their pasture on their 226ha farm in the Black Saturday fires.

In the aftermath, the couple were overwhelmed with generosity and offers of labour.

Teams of volunteers - husbands and wives, shearers, farmers and neighbours - helped rebuild the fences.

"Out of the blue, one bloke stopped me by the roadside and offered me $500. It was his way of helping," Loch said.

"I said, 'no mate, I don't need your money, we're pretty right'.

"The donated fodder from the Victorian Farmers Federation gave us a good kick along so we didn't have to buy fodder.

"Our haystack survived, so the stock were in good condition."

The Frasers sold 200 ewes and now run 80 beef cows, 30 weaner calves and 500 Merino ewes.

"I thought the fencing might take me six months to finish but it has really dragged on," Loch said.

Timely autumn and winter rain resulted in one of the best springs on the farm in five years.

Even so, the trauma lingers, with nervous caution on Code Red days.

"I make sure all the hoses are connected and working right," Loch said.

"I double check the fire unit and am always looking around for smoke or fires."