Guest The Pom Queen Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 A lot of our members are not sure where to look for their fruit picking jobs. If you look in the WHV job vacancies section of the site that will provide you with contacts. Below is a list of where the jobs are according to season and area. When & where to go for fruit picking Before you are going to look for a fruit picking job, it would be useful to determine where you would like to go to. There are many possibilities of different fruit picking jobs as Australia is a huge country with numerous different landscapes and weather conditions. Queensland Queensland grows 1/3 of the nation’s fruit and vegetables. Farmers hire migrant workers, fruit & vegetables pickers and other (experienced) farmhands. Farm work varies across the Queensland region – the farmers grow sugar cane, beans, seasonal fruits and vegetables, also cattle, cotton and wool. In Tully they grow many bananas. Tully is located 180 kilometres south of Cairns and is known for being the wettest place in Australia, receiving an average of 4134 mm of rain per year. In the Tully area there are lots of beautiful beach towns such as Mission Beach and Bingal Bay. The Tully River is also famous among people who are crazy about rafting! From Stanthorpe in the south to the Atherton Tablelands in the far North; more than 120 types of fruit and vegetable are picked and packed in the state every year all year round so new and motivated workers are needed to fill a variety of fruit picking and harvest jobs. Harvest / Crop / Location Dec – Jan: Bananas/ Sugar, Innisfail/ Tully Feb – Mar: Pears/ Apples Stanthorpe Feb – Apr: Rockmelon, St. George Feb – Apr: Ginger, Sunshine Coast Mar – Dec: Vegetables, Bundaberg Apr – Jun: Citrus, Gayandah/ Mundubbera Apr – Oct: All sorts, Lockyer Valley Apr – Nov: Beans, Mary Valley Apr – Dec: Tomatoes/ Vegetables, Bowen/ Ayr May – Oct: Broccoli, Toowoomba May – Dec: Sugar Cane, Ayr/ Ingham/ Innisfail Jul – Sep: Ginger, Sunshine Coast Jul – Dec: Onions, Lockyer Valley Nov – Feb: Mangoes/ Lychees/ Avocados/ Bananas, Mareeba Nov – Jan: Plums, Stanhorpe Nov – Jan: Cotton, Goodiwindi/ St. George Oct – Jan: Peaches, Stanthorpe Nov – Mar: Cotton, Toowoomba/ Millerran Dec – Mar: All sorts, Stanthorpe New South Wales New South Wales is one of best places to find seasonal farm jobs in Australia. The main produce in New South Wales include sheep, cattle, pigs, hay, apples, cherries, pears, legumes, maize, nuts, wool, wheat, and rice. Farmhands, migrant workers, fruit pickers, and vegetable pickers may all find work across New South Wales in fields and on ranches. November to April is the busiest harvest period which peaks in February. However, the harvest differs per crop. For example – Griffith is a thriving agricultural and industrial city boasting the third largest population in the Riverina region and many well regarded wineries. Next to grape picking it’s also possible to do orange picking or onion picking at different times of the year. Griffith is located approximately 600 kilometres west of Sydney. This country town is well known for its food, wine and festivals. Harvest / Crop / Location Jan – Mar: Stone Fruit, Young Feb – Mar: Grapes, Griffith/ Leeton Feb – Mar: Pears, Orange Feb – Mar: Grapes, Hunter Valley Feb – Mar: Prunes, Young Feb – April: Apples, Orange Mar – Apr: Grapes, Tumbarumba Mar – May: Apples, Batlow Mar – Jun: Cotton Picking, Narrabri/ Mooree Sep – Oct: Asparagus, Gundagai Sep – Dec: Asparagus, Cowra Sep – Apr: Oranges, Griffith Nov – Dec: Cherries, Young/ Orange Nov – Apr: Oranges, Lecton Dec – Jan: Onions, Griffith Dec – Mar: Stone Fruit, Tumut/ Batlow Dec – Apr: Blueberries, Tumbarumba Victoria November to April (peaking in February) is the main season for fruit and vegetable picking jobs in Victoria. There is plenty of work in the central northern areas around Shepparton. The Murray River area is also a great area to look for work; places such as Mildura and Swan Hill often require fruit picking / harvest workers. Main harvests in these areas include orchard fruits, tomatoes, tobacco, grapes and soft fruits. Fruit picking in Cobram – “Cobram is a large fruit growing area situated on the Murray River just 250 kilometres north of Melbourne. This region is well known for its irrigated fruit and dairy with large areas of stone fruit varieties. The small farm area expanded after WWII , when a significant number of Italian immigrants arrived and established themselves in the farming community. Fruit picking Yarra Valley in Victoria – “This valley is about 40 kilometres north east of Melbourne. A large variety of cool climate crops have traditionally been grown in the Valley and there are more than 80 vineyards and wineries in the Valley with many different selections of wines.” Harvest / Crop / Location Jan – Apr: Pears/ Peaches/ Apples, Ardmona/ Shepparton/ Tatura/ Cobram/ Invergordon/ Kyabram Jan – Apr: Tomatoes, Ardmona/ Shepparton/ Tatura/ Kyabram/ Echuca/ Rochester/ Elmore Jan – Apr: Tobacco, Ovens/ King & Kiewa Valleys Feb – Mar: Grapes, Lake Boga/ Nyah West/ Swan Hill/ Robinvale Sunraysia Area Feb – Apr: Grapes, Ovens/ King& Jiewa Valleys Mar – Apr: Apples, Buckland Valley/ Stanley/ Wandilong/ Red Hill/ Main Range Sep – Nov: Asparagus, Dalmore Oct – Dec: Strawberries, Silvan Nov – Feb: Cherries/ Berries, Wandin/ Silvan Nov – Feb: Cherries, Boweya/ Glenrowan/ Wagandary Nov – Dec: Tomato Weeding, Echuca/ Rochester Tasmania Tasmania is all about apples. It grows almost a fifth of the apples in Australia, approximately 55,000 tonnes every year. The main areas are in the Huon district South of Hobart. Tasmania has a relatively short fruit picking season, generally from December to the end of May, fruit picking and harvest jobs are available all around Tasmania. As well as picking apples there are also pears, stone fruits, hops, grapes, berries and much more. Harvest / Crop / Location Mar – May: Apples, Hunter Valley/ Tasman Peninsula/ West Tamar Dec – Jan: Soft Fruit, Channel District/ Huon/ Kingborough/ Derwent Valley Feb – Apr: Grapes, Huon/ Tamar Valley Mar – Apr: Hops, Scottsdale/ New Norfolk/ Devenport Jan – Feb: Scallop Splitting, Bicheno South Australia South Australia offers fruit and vegetable picking jobs all year around e.g. picking citrus and soft fruits such as raspberries and strawberries around the Riverland area. February to April work is available around The Barossa Valley picking and packing the grapes. Harvest / Crop / Location Jan – Mar: Dried Fruits, Riverland Feb – Apr: Apples & Pears, Adelaide Hills Feb – Apr: Grapes & Peaches, Riverland Feb – Apr: Grapes, Barossa Valley Feb – Apr: Grapes, Southern Vales Feb – Aug: Brussels Sprouts, Adelaide Hills Jun – Aug: Oranges, Riverland Jun – Sep: Pruning, Riverland Sep – Jan: Oranges, Riverland Oct – Feb: Strawberries, Adelaide Hills Dec – Feb: Apricots, Riverland Western Australia Fruit picking and harvest jobs are available in the Southwest of the state. From October to June you can harvest grapes and orchard fruits. March to November there is also fishing and processing work available for crayfish, prawns and scallops between Fremantle and Carnarvon. From May to October head northeast, around Kununurra for harvest jobs and fruit picking. Harvest / Crop / Location Jan – Mar: Grapes, Margaret River/ Mt Barker/ Swan Valley Mar – May: Apples & Pears, Manjimup/ Pemberton/ Donnybrook Mar – Oct: Prawning & Scalloping, Carnarvon May – Sept: Zucchini & Rockmelons, Kununurra Apr – Nov: Melons, Coorow Jun – Dec: Melons & Tomatoes, Carnarvon Jul – Aug: Bananas, Kununurra Jul – Dec: Wildflowers, Coorow/ Muchea Oct – Jan: Mangoes, Kununurra All Year: Fishing, Broome Nov – Jun: Rock Lobster, Fremantle/ Kalbarri/ Dongara Geraldton/ Broome Northern Territory May to October picking melons around Katherine and Darwin is popular. From October to November head to Katherine and Darwin for mango picking and packing jobs as well as citrus and bananas which are grown all year around there. Harvest / Crop / Location Mar – Oct: Melons, Katherine/ Darwin Oct – Nov: Mangos, Katherine/ Darwin All year: Citrus, Katherine/ Darwin All year: Bananas, Katherine/ Darwin All year: Asian vegetables, Darwin All year: Cutting wildflowers, Darwin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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