People fall for fake claims & these pages! AI has made them easier to make and more believable but after a quick look it's easy to see. A 2 day old account shouldn't have 1000 likes!
Take a good look at our wholesale bagged firewood and kindling pages before they disappear forever.
Years of hard work built from nothing. We paid our taxes, paid our creditors and followed all of the rules. All gone because we trusted the wrong people.
In 2018, a Prison Industries manager cold-called us into a bagged kindling program in Murray Bridge, South Australia and proposed it would make our family enough for Dad to retire on. That the program would provide a "nest egg" and it's "the States best kept secret".
How f'kin' stupid are we?
Since then: - The program has fallen apart a dozen times. - Over $50,000 worth of product sent off the books, we've only recovered $23,000 which we had to do privately. - More than $15,000 refunded to our customers after moldy, rain damaged kindling was supplied direct from the Prison to our customers. - Accounts dont add up because they kept changing the prices and have changed the price retroactively several times. - Copying and pasting our contract to someone else and hiding it from us for as long as possible, including lying to maintain the deception for several months. - Tens of thousands of goods overproduced and told we have to take them, and exploited us into taking them. Over $50,000 worth of bags thrown out by the prison because we refused to take them back. - Been told that there are "territories" and we have to stay out of certain ones like Murray Bridge, Litthampton & Pooraka as well as the entire fresh produce/super-market & grocery industry. - Years of being told that we effectively have to do them favors to maintain our business venture and partnership, to "build something together".
On top of that, tens of thousands spent on websites, marketing, and building a network… plus hundreds of thousands in wages over 8+ years.
We built something genuine that we were proud of. The work we put in created and sustained supply chains that stretched across South Australia, from the Northern Suburbs to Kangaroo Island, and into a vast network of rural independent grocers. That included remote country towns, independent service stations, and countless firewood and landscaping yards across multiple regions, most of them small, family-run businesses.
Then watched it get dismantled by selfishness, stupidity, greed, and incompetence. In Murray Bridge we've learned all sorts of new things about our business that we never knew ourselves! When we finally spoke up about the misconduct, we were told to wait. New Minister. Then another. Then another. The worst part is the lack of accountability. "Investigated themselves and found no wrongdoings" is what everyone landed on, despite admitting to oversight issues, contract management issues and governance issues over several years.
We’re a two-person small family business. Scan our barcodes; it goes straight to us. The new contract holder? 30-40+ staff. Scan their barcode; it leads to a business worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
They didn’t build anything. They aren't in the industry. They ended up with it by being friends with the Prison Industries manager.
Meanwhile, we’re being told everything from we will be “taught a lesson” to being “made an example of” for speaking up. Later brushed off as “just having a laugh.”
Before this “opportunity,” we had a functioning wholesale bagged firewood and kindling business. That’s now gone because we were blind-sided.
As late as 2024 and DCS are still promoting their program as "the State's best kept secret". In 2026 they are still using our Brand South Australia brand, something we own and put all our hard work into. To promote their program to stakeholders.
We do not endorse the Department for Correctional Services We’re relieved to no longer be dealing with them despite being financially harmed to the sum of hundreds of thousands of dollars by doing business with them. It's incredibly disheartening that this issue required years of people responsible for oversight turning a blind-eye to allow for it to get to this point, and that a lot of them were supposed to be trustworthy uniformed officers and government officials.
Despite wanting nothing to do with them and repeated requests, DCS continue to use our Wood Guy brand to promote their program. We thought we were "trusted partners" with these people and had the contracts and emails to back it up. Then one day they decided they like our business venture so much, that we do not need to be a part of it.
A decade of work, reduced to this. Hundreds of thousands of our dollars wasted, hundreds of thousands or more likely millions of dollars of tax-payer money has been wasted because a department isn't accountable, and "sorry" isn't in their vocabulary; but I've heard "quiet settlement" more than a few times. I will take all the quiet settlements they can make until they have reached the fair settlement I asked for, I didn't sign to be quiet and the ACCC says another business can't decide what we tell the public about our own business. I believe the ACCC over a group of people who have continuously lied to us and financially exploited us.
We continue to do successful business with various other departments, due to the fact that they did not, and would not rob us. Don't be scum-bags, it's so easy, that most people don't need to be told!
Prison Industries is a literal scam starting from a cold-call. A telemarketing scammer will tell you anything they think they can get away with to get access to your resources. Unlike a telemarketing scammer, these people are backed by our government. I am not anti-government at all, but I am anti-scam. This was a scam.
Go to their website and read about everything they do for small businesses, and how they are good corporate citizens.
Thanks so much for the Department for Correctional Services for "opening doors for our small family business", so grateful to "have these oppportunities given to us.".
Thank you everyone else for their patience and genuine support. We are no longer selling wholesale bagged firewood and bagged kindling.
Sincerely, Bill Jackson Office admin Jacksons Supplies
Farm Fresh Market - Murray Bridge thanks for supporting our business and staying in the corner of small family businesses.
With Scalzi Produce written on the barcodes, Farm Fresh Market - Murray Bridge and Scalzi Produce are leading the way in how small family businesses treat each other in South Australia.
and the head of the internal reviews team of Department for Correctional Services said "they were only trying to establish territories", when referring to his own team in Murray Bridge, SA.
Enjoy your territories big guys. Like it was made clear on the phone, we HAVE to stay out of the produce, supermarket and fuel sector, we HAVE to stay out of Murray Bridge, Littlehampton and Pooraka. You've claimed it. Nobody is coming into it. and most importantly, I hope it was worth it.
The Department for Correctional Services removed their tag.
Their page is www.facebook.com/CorrectionalServicesSA .
The program is called Prison Industries and it's a scam.
The SA Government are running a "Save Bedford Group" campaign in 2025-2026.
In 2022 they were trying to install Jacksons Supplies as a supplier of pine timber to Mount Gambier, so G4S and the SA Government can "take out the competition" and "expand their territory" in the "timber game".
Peter Malinauskas, Emily Bourke - Labor MLC, Rhiannon Pearce MP, Michael Brown MP, Member for Florey, have had several years to become partners in understanding and fix their errors.
They've turned a convenient blind eye.
We're not equal. They will always come first.
Who wants to win 2 x 50L bags of Olive’s Natural Cat Litter? We’re giving one lucky winner the chance to stock up on locally made, eco friendly cat litter - purrrrfect for keeping your furry friend happy.
To enter;
👍 Like this post 🔄 Share this post 💬 Tag a fellow cat lover
That’s it, you’re in the draw!
Prize is 2 x 50L Olive’s Natural Cat litter bags.
Competition will run from now till the end of April. Winner will be announced on the 30th April.
Northern Suburbs! ❄️🔥 Cold weather sorted with Jacksons Supplies 🔥❄️
Stocking up for winter? We’ve got you covered with 500kg–2 tonne loads of quality firewood including Redgum & Pinkgum. Split to size and ready to burn.
✔️ Weighbridge guaranteed loads. ✔️ EFTPOS on delivery, online or cash options. ✔️ Delivery ONLY. ✔️ Delivery across Northern suburbs, Adelaide Plains & beyond.
Whether you need a small top-up or a full winter stockpile, we’re ready. 🤠 Over 15 years in business, we take care of our customers.
Early morning road train load (50 tonne) of nice Redgum, get in early and take advantage of the March special at www.jacksonssupplies.com.au or call 0400083852 ... See MoreSee Less
⚠️ As winter approaches (firewood season), please be aware of online scams.
Unfortunately, this is the time of year when scammers target people trying to save on their household budgets.
Every winter we receive messages and phone calls from people who have placed deposits on firewood that never arrives or arrives not as described. Most of these scams happen through Facebook Marketplace, but we’ve also seen them through sponsored ads and fake business pages.
To help people recognize the warning signs, I’ve compiled a number of example images of common Facebook firewood scams. Each image includes a short explanation, or you can simply read the information in this main post.
There are many different types of scams, some more sophisticated than others. Our general advice is simple:
👉 Avoid buying firewood through Facebook Marketplace.
If a deal looks too good to be true, it usually is.
Every year people contact us after they’ve been caught out. Often they feel embarrassed or ashamed for being tricked; but the truth is it’s never the customer’s fault for trying to shop around and save money.
What’s actually happening is people are being: • Scammed • Ripped off • Scoped out • Robbed
Please take a look at www.scamwatch.gov.au/ & The safest option is to stick with a trusted local supplier.
🔥 Firewood delivered to your home Perfect for the fireplace on those cold mornings and cosy winter weekends.
The good news is that the 27 signatures gathered in September 2025 were not wasted.
The unfortunate news is that the goalposts have moved and a new petition is now required. I am once again asking the community to help by adding at least 10 signatures, which includes people who signed the previous petition.
FIREWOOD Delivered! 🔥
BLUEGUM!
Don't pay $530 + Delivery!
Not even $500 + Delivery!
ONLY $470 + Delivery!
We're over $50 cheaper than some suppliers + we offer a weighbridge certificate with every load so you know how much you are getting.
Delivered to you, split and ready to burn. 🔥
Check out our website for prices on REDGUM and COMBO'S. & our delivery radius.
Online orders and pay online, or cash or EFTPOS on delivery.
Over 15 years experience and positive reviews! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
www.jacksonssupplies.com.au
Contact:
Guy - 0400083852
Bill - 0429116127 ... See MoreSee Less
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🚩 Fake account with fake likes! Not even in Australia! 🚩
There's only 1 Wood Guy in South Australia & Australia that sells firewood and it's Jacksons Supplies! ✅
Don't get ripped off this firewood season! 🔥🔥🔥
Link to FAKE account below!
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575431221851
People fall for fake claims & these pages! AI has made them easier to make and more believable but after a quick look it's easy to see.
A 2 day old account shouldn't have 1000 likes!
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The Australia wood guy
www.facebook.com
"🔥 Bringing warmth to your space with premium firewood. The Australia wood guy got quality wood, fast delivery, crackling fires 🪵"1 CommentComment on Facebook
Go to each & every photo & post on the page and give it a like with the 😡 emotion
Take a good look at our wholesale bagged firewood and kindling pages before they disappear forever.
Years of hard work built from nothing. We paid our taxes, paid our creditors and followed all of the rules. All gone because we trusted the wrong people.
In 2018, a Prison Industries manager cold-called us into a bagged kindling program in Murray Bridge, South Australia and proposed it would make our family enough for Dad to retire on. That the program would provide a "nest egg" and it's "the States best kept secret".
How f'kin' stupid are we?
Since then:
- The program has fallen apart a dozen times.
- Over $50,000 worth of product sent off the books, we've only recovered $23,000 which we had to do privately.
- More than $15,000 refunded to our customers after moldy, rain damaged kindling was supplied direct from the Prison to our customers.
- Accounts dont add up because they kept changing the prices and have changed the price retroactively several times.
- Copying and pasting our contract to someone else and hiding it from us for as long as possible, including lying to maintain the deception for several months.
- Tens of thousands of goods overproduced and told we have to take them, and exploited us into taking them.
Over $50,000 worth of bags thrown out by the prison because we refused to take them back.
- Been told that there are "territories" and we have to stay out of certain ones like Murray Bridge, Litthampton & Pooraka as well as the entire fresh produce/super-market & grocery industry.
- Years of being told that we effectively have to do them favors to maintain our business venture and partnership, to "build something together".
On top of that, tens of thousands spent on websites, marketing, and building a network… plus hundreds of thousands in wages over 8+ years.
We built something genuine that we were proud of. The work we put in created and sustained supply chains that stretched across South Australia, from the Northern Suburbs to Kangaroo Island, and into a vast network of rural independent grocers. That included remote country towns, independent service stations, and countless firewood and landscaping yards across multiple regions, most of them small, family-run businesses.
Then watched it get dismantled by selfishness, stupidity, greed, and incompetence.
In Murray Bridge we've learned all sorts of new things about our business that we never knew ourselves!
When we finally spoke up about the misconduct, we were told to wait. New Minister. Then another. Then another.
The worst part is the lack of accountability. "Investigated themselves and found no wrongdoings" is what everyone landed on, despite admitting to oversight issues, contract management issues and governance issues over several years.
We’re a two-person small family business. Scan our barcodes; it goes straight to us.
The new contract holder? 30-40+ staff.
Scan their barcode; it leads to a business worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
They didn’t build anything.
They aren't in the industry.
They ended up with it by being friends with the Prison Industries manager.
Meanwhile, we’re being told everything from we will be “taught a lesson” to being “made an example of” for speaking up. Later brushed off as “just having a laugh.”
Before this “opportunity,” we had a functioning wholesale bagged firewood and kindling business.
That’s now gone because we were blind-sided.
As late as 2024 and DCS are still promoting their program as "the State's best kept secret".
In 2026 they are still using our Brand South Australia brand, something we own and put all our hard work into. To promote their program to stakeholders.
We do not endorse the Department for Correctional Services
We’re relieved to no longer be dealing with them despite being financially harmed to the sum of hundreds of thousands of dollars by doing business with them.
It's incredibly disheartening that this issue required years of people responsible for oversight turning a blind-eye to allow for it to get to this point, and that a lot of them were supposed to be trustworthy uniformed officers and government officials.
Despite wanting nothing to do with them and repeated requests, DCS continue to use our Wood Guy brand to promote their program.
We thought we were "trusted partners" with these people and had the contracts and emails to back it up.
Then one day they decided they like our business venture so much, that we do not need to be a part of it.
A decade of work, reduced to this.
Hundreds of thousands of our dollars wasted, hundreds of thousands or more likely millions of dollars of tax-payer money has been wasted because a department isn't accountable, and "sorry" isn't in their vocabulary; but I've heard "quiet settlement" more than a few times.
I will take all the quiet settlements they can make until they have reached the fair settlement I asked for, I didn't sign to be quiet and the ACCC says another business can't decide what we tell the public about our own business. I believe the ACCC over a group of people who have continuously lied to us and financially exploited us.
We continue to do successful business with various other departments, due to the fact that they did not, and would not rob us. Don't be scum-bags, it's so easy, that most people don't need to be told!
Prison Industries is a literal scam starting from a cold-call. A telemarketing scammer will tell you anything they think they can get away with to get access to your resources. Unlike a telemarketing scammer, these people are backed by our government. I am not anti-government at all, but I am anti-scam.
This was a scam.
Go to their website and read about everything they do for small businesses, and how they are good corporate citizens.
Thanks so much for the Department for Correctional Services for "opening doors for our small family business", so grateful to "have these oppportunities given to us.".
Thank you everyone else for their patience and genuine support. We are no longer selling wholesale bagged firewood and bagged kindling.
Sincerely,
Bill Jackson
Office admin
Jacksons Supplies
#WoodGuy #thisiswoodwork #brandsa #southaustralia #murraybridge #prisonindustries #southaustralia #sacorrectionalservices #workskilaustralia #SAGovernment #smallbusiness #smallbusinesssouthaustralia #littlehampton #pooraka #SALabor
woodguy.com.au/
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Farm Fresh Market - Murray Bridge thanks for supporting our business and staying in the corner of small family businesses. With Scalzi Produce written on the barcodes, Farm Fresh Market - Murray Bridge and Scalzi Produce are leading the way in how small family businesses treat each other in South Australia. and the head of the internal reviews team of Department for Correctional Services said "they were only trying to establish territories", when referring to his own team in Murray Bridge, SA. Enjoy your territories big guys. Like it was made clear on the phone, we HAVE to stay out of the produce, supermarket and fuel sector, we HAVE to stay out of Murray Bridge, Littlehampton and Pooraka. You've claimed it. Nobody is coming into it. and most importantly, I hope it was worth it.
The Department for Correctional Services removed their tag. Their page is www.facebook.com/CorrectionalServicesSA . The program is called Prison Industries and it's a scam.
The SA Government are running a "Save Bedford Group" campaign in 2025-2026. In 2022 they were trying to install Jacksons Supplies as a supplier of pine timber to Mount Gambier, so G4S and the SA Government can "take out the competition" and "expand their territory" in the "timber game". Peter Malinauskas, Emily Bourke - Labor MLC, Rhiannon Pearce MP, Michael Brown MP, Member for Florey, have had several years to become partners in understanding and fix their errors. They've turned a convenient blind eye. We're not equal. They will always come first.
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Shout out to Jamie from Mt Pleasant Butcher.
Award winning! One of the best.
Free gifts from customers are never expected but always appreciated so much!
And we buy it ourselves, too!
Yum!
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Best garlic metwurst ever
Best metwurst buy regularly
Good luck everyone!🐱🐱🐱 It’s Giveaway Time 🐱🐱🐱
Who wants to win 2 x 50L bags of Olive’s Natural Cat Litter?
We’re giving one lucky winner the chance to stock up on locally made, eco friendly cat litter - purrrrfect for keeping your furry friend happy.
To enter;
👍 Like this post
🔄 Share this post
💬 Tag a fellow cat lover
That’s it, you’re in the draw!
Prize is 2 x 50L Olive’s Natural Cat litter bags.
Competition will run from now till the end of April.
Winner will be announced on the 30th April.
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Lisa Maire Heather good luck..this would come in really handy
Emily Jaye ...good luck
Jaqui Dowden
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Got an email from a “customer” in the UAE asking me to open a .zip file to get paid…
Yeah, no thanks 🙄
❌ Don’t open it.
❌ Don’t download it.
✔️ Delete & block.
No real customer makes you open files to receive payment.
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We also do not deliver to the United Arab Emirates... yet.
Funny as mate but Lewiston is still okay I’m assuming hahaha
And pretty sure u don't deliver anything to the uae
Like and comment your guesses on the main post on Jacksons Slashing / Mower Mate SA !
🚜
Like the page while you're there, if you want to. 😇😊
#southaustraliaWe’ve done location guesses before… and you all nailed it way too fast 😅
So let’s switch it up!👇
What's the location and the YEAR. 🕰️
Take a look and drop your guess in the comments.
❗ ONE guess only.
Let’s see who gets it right. 👀🔥
✨ To find out more, or to book in a visit! ✨
www.mowermatesa.com.au
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Northern Suburbs!
❄️🔥 Cold weather sorted with Jacksons Supplies 🔥❄️
Stocking up for winter? We’ve got you covered with 500kg–2 tonne loads of quality firewood including Redgum & Pinkgum.
Split to size and ready to burn.
✔️ Weighbridge guaranteed loads.
✔️ EFTPOS on delivery, online or cash options.
✔️ Delivery ONLY.
✔️ Delivery across Northern suburbs, Adelaide Plains & beyond.
Whether you need a small top-up or a full winter stockpile, we’re ready. 🤠
Over 15 years in business, we take care of our customers.
📞 Call Guy – 0400 083 852
📧
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Prices???????
700 dollars a ton
Perfect load of double split.
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Early morning road train load (50 tonne) of nice Redgum, get in early and take advantage of the March special at www.jacksonssupplies.com.au or call 0400083852 ... See MoreSee Less
0 CommentsComment on Facebook
⚠️ As winter approaches (firewood season), please be aware of online scams.
Unfortunately, this is the time of year when scammers target people trying to save on their household budgets.
Every winter we receive messages and phone calls from people who have placed deposits on firewood that never arrives or arrives not as described. Most of these scams happen through Facebook Marketplace, but we’ve also seen them through sponsored ads and fake business pages.
To help people recognize the warning signs, I’ve compiled a number of example images of common Facebook firewood scams. Each image includes a short explanation, or you can simply read the information in this main post.
There are many different types of scams, some more sophisticated than others. Our general advice is simple:
👉 Avoid buying firewood through Facebook Marketplace.
If a deal looks too good to be true, it usually is.
Every year people contact us after they’ve been caught out. Often they feel embarrassed or ashamed for being tricked; but the truth is it’s never the customer’s fault for trying to shop around and save money.
What’s actually happening is people are being:
• Scammed
• Ripped off
• Scoped out
• Robbed
Please take a look at www.scamwatch.gov.au/
&
The safest option is to stick with a trusted local supplier.
🔥 Firewood delivered to your home
Perfect for the fireplace on those cold mornings and cosy winter weekends.
CONTACT:
📌 Guy Jackson – 0400 083 852
📌 Bill Jackson - 0429 116 127
📌 www.jacksonssupplies.com.au
📌
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Firewood delivered to your home.
Ready for the fireplace for those cold mornings and cozy winter weekends 🔥
CONTACT :
📌Guy Jackson - 0400083852
📌Bill Jackson - 0429116127
📌 Jacksons Supplies
#adelaideplains #adelaide #Lewiston #mallala #Playford #salisbury #smithfield #MunnoPara
✨✨Prices and order form available here. ✨✨
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Where's Wood Guy? uuuuuuuuuh. 🤷♂️
The good news is that the 27 signatures gathered in September 2025 were not wasted.
The unfortunate news is that the goalposts have moved and a new petition is now required. I am once again asking the community to help by adding at least 10 signatures, which includes people who signed the previous petition.
www.change.org/p/agreement-release-basic-report-from-sa-agencies-on-agreed-upon-governance-failure
To be clear, we love South Australia. REAAAAALLY on the fence about doing business with some areas of the SA Government!
#anglevale #murraybridge #thisiswoodwork #firewood #SAGovernment #brandsa #southaustralia ... See MoreSee Less
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"Thanks for placing your order"
Meanwhile at the wood-yard:
That’s how we prepare your firewood.
By hand. With an axe. Every single order was prepared this way.
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Any specials on?
Have a look at Jackson (handsome grey boy)!
You’d never guess how tough he had it at the beginning!
Please, someone give this beautiful boy the forever home he deserves! 😻
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EARLY BIRD March Firewood Special - Save $20/Tonne - ... See MoreSee Less
MARCH EARLY BIRD FIREWOOD SPECIAL - SAVE $20 per Tonne
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RED GUM, PINK GUM, COMBO & MIXED GUM - Save $20 per Tonne + FREE BAG of Kindling with every order. Offer ends 15th March.0 CommentsComment on Facebook