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Fair Dinkum Diggers

Fair Dinkum Diggers

4.6(9 reviews)See reviews ↓·Rockhampton

About the company

Fair Dinkum Diggers is an excavation and earthmoving business based in Rockhampton. The owner-operated business is led by John Simpson, who has over 40 years of hands-on experience. Fair Dinkum Diggers is fully insured. It services the Capricorn Coast region, including Emu Park and Yeppoon. The business specialises in tight-access residential jobs, commercial excavation, site prep and wet hire. It provides excavation, site prep and small-area earthworks.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Excavation and earthmoving work in Rockhampton is carried out by Fair Dinkum Diggers, whose feedback centres on the skill of operator John across earthworks, retaining wall and drainage tasks. Customers repeatedly describe John as punctual and reliable, arriving when he says he will and completing jobs without fuss or delay. Several reviewers highlight his precision on the digger, including accurate backfilling of a retaining wall and careful placement of large rocks, with attention to detail noted as a strength. Communication is a point that comes up often: he listens to instructions, offers practical suggestions and adjusts the approach as work progresses.

Pricing is described as competitive and fair, with one account noting a charge based only on time spent on site. Jobs involving challenging ground and significant rock are mentioned, as are clean-ups and small-scale earthworks, alongside concrete, drainage, plant hire, retaining wall and topsoil supply services. Reviewers also mention short-notice availability and faster-than-expected completion of tasks. The tone across the feedback is consistent, with named praise for John's polite and patient manner on site. Retaining wall backfilling and rock placement are the tasks most frequently cited.

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Fair Dinkum Diggers — Customer photo

Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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tod heron4 March 2026

I have been a Builder for 38 years and John was the easiest and most professional operator I have come across. He is accurate, on-time, great to get along with and completed the tasks with no effort. Great guy, great work, I fully recommend him for any type of work.

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Jediah Mahoney17 July 2025

Forgot part of the job which I had to than get him back to finish. Also had offered to fix myself and they just front cost of the sheet damaged but instead replied with “why am I hearing about this a week later” (it was 5 days) “your rocks would have rolled and done that” (the rocks weren’t near the fence” clearly the digger clearing dirt.

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Karen20 October 2023

Thank you John for doing an excellent job back filling my retaining wall. I thought you were exceptionally skilled at operating the digger and very polite and patient moving and placing the large rocks around for me, even saving the wild tomato! I am extremely happy with the wonderful job you did for me and would highly recommend your services to anyone. Many thanks - Karen.

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Dan Watson18 September 2023

Awesome service, and always does a fantastic job. HIGHLY RECCOMENDED!!!

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Nikki Hinder14 August 2023

John was amazing and came out to help us on a weekend when we had to say goodbye to a large family pet. We have a challenging property with significant rock onsite - as such having John help saved a lot of time. We’d highly recommend Fair Dinkum Diggers for any jobs. Great service and amazing job

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Zoe Simpson2 August 2023

Great attention to detail and so precise and efficient!

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Logan Brown22 April 2021

John is such an easy costumer focused operator. I have worked with plenty of machine operators in the past and John stands out. He listens to instructions and will give you his expert advice. An excellent skilled operator that has done a fantastic job on my block. Shows up on time everytime. Will be using Fair Dinkum Diggers for all my future projects.

Excavation and earthmoving in Rockhampton compared

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Working hours
Monday07:30–17:00
Tuesday07:30–17:00
Wednesday07:30–17:00
Thursday07:30–17:00
Friday07:30–17:00
Saturday07:30–17:00
Sunday07:30–17:00