Where to Do Your Farm Work
Tens of thousands of farms across Australia count toward your 88 days. Here's where we actually worked, state by state, and the regions worth aiming for.
The simple answer is anywhere rural will do, there are tens of thousands of farms in Australia and almost all of them will count. But we know many of you won’t have any clue about rural Australia so here is a short list of places we know well.
Where the work is, state by state
- South Australia - McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley, Adelaide, Gawler, Mount Gambier, Berri, Renmark, Murray Bridge, Penola
- Victoria - Mildura, Shepparton, Robinvale, Bright, Cobram, Beechworth
- New South Wales - Griffith, Hillston, Batlow, Forbes, Orange, Tumut, Young, Wee Waa, Moree
- Queensland - Bundaberg, Gatton, Murgon, Childers, Gayndah, Rockhampton, Bowen, Innisfail, Cairns, Lakeland
- Western Australia - Busselton, Margaret River, Manjimup
- Northern Territory - Darwin, Katherine
- Tasmania - Smithton, Devonport, Ulverstone, Burnie, Deloraine, Launceston, Scottsdale, Richmond, New Norfolk, Huonville
Barossa Valley was the pick of the three. Good hours, and the pay was hourly.
What we picked
All of the above areas have various different forms of specified work, but check the Home Affairs postcode lists before you commit. We picked grapes in McLaren Vale, Apples in Shepparton and packed potatoes in Barossa Valley. Barossa Valley was the pick of the 3, we got pretty good hours and the pay was hourly. McLaren Vale grape picking is a farce to be honest.
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