Chapter 8 of 11
8 Harvest charts for each of the eight Australian states
Harvest charts for each of the eight Australian states
Now that you know what fruit picking is all about, you’re probably wondering where to go for work opportunities.
We used the comprehensive Harvest Guide to show how you could work your way around Australia:
Blue pointers are for towns where you should be able to find work year around
Red pointers are for towns where you can find seasonal work
Click on the pointer to see the name of the town, crops harvested or jobs available (picking, thinning, pruning, etc.) and find out the usual requirement for labour:
If the cell is green, there’s a high need for labour
If the cell is orange, some labour may be required
If the cell if red, there are few or no work opportunities
Check the harvest chart for each state for a comprehensive overview of work opportunities throughout the calendar year.
New South Wales
Time of year
Crop
Region
January to February
Grapes (wine harvest)
Hunter Valley
January to March
Stone fruits
Forbes
January to March
Berries
Tumbarumba
January to May
Melons
Bourke
February to March
Lychees
Byron Bay
February to March
Grapes (wine harvest)
Leeton
February to April
Grapes (wine harvest)
Euston / Gol Gol / Griffith / Orange / Tooleybuc / Tumbarumba
February to April
Berries
Young
February to April
Apples
Orange
February to April
Stone fruits
Young
February to May
Apples
Tumut
February to September
Grapes
Wenworth
March to April
Grapes (wine harvest)
Young
March to May
Apples
Batlow/Tumbarumba
April to May
Cotton
Bourke / Dubbo / Moree / Mungingi / Narrabri / Narromine / Warren / Wee Waa
April to June
Cotton
Hillston
April to December
Vegetables
Hay
May to June
Grapes (pruning)
Bourke
May to July
Nuts
Ballina/Byron Bay/Lismore
May to July
Olives
Moree
May to August
Citruses
Hillston/Tooleybuc / Wentworth
May to September
Citruses
Bourke
May to October
Citruses
Narromine
June to July
Avocados
Ballina/Byron Bay
June to July
Citruses
Gol Gol
June to August
Citruses
Griffith/Leeton
June to August
Grapes (pruning)
Griffith/Hunter Valley/Orange
June to September
Grapes (pruning)
Euston / Gol Gol / Tooleybuc / Young
June to October
Avocados
Lismore
July to August
Vegetables
Hillston
July to September
Avocados
Coffs Harbour
September to November
Berries
Ballina / Byron Bay / Coffs Harbour / Lismore
October to January
Citruses
Gol Gol/Tooleybuc / Wentworth
October to February
Citruses
Griffith/Hillston
October to March
Citruses
Leeton
October to November
Stone fruits
Lismore
October to December
Vegetables
Wentworth
November
Cherries
Hillston
November to December
Cherries
Young
November to December
Vegetables
Hillston
November to January
Grapes (wine harvest)
Bourke
December to February
Citruses
Bourke
December to February
Vegetables
Griffith
December to February
Stone fruits
Tooleybuc
Victoria
Time of the year
Crop
Region
January to April
Apples/Pears
Cobram
January to April
Stone fruits
Cobram
January to April
Grapes (wine harvest)
Robinvale
February to March
Tomatoes
Echuca/Shepparton
February to March
Stone fruits
Shepparton
February to March Apples/Pears
Shepparton
February to April
Grapes (wine harvest)
Mildura / Nangiloc / Nyah / Swan Hill
February to May
Apples/Pears
Yarra Valley
March to April
Grapes (wine harvest)
Yarra Valley
March to April
Hops
Myrtleford
April to May
Nuts
Robinvale/Swan Hill
June to July
Citruses
Swan Hill
June to August
Grapes (pruning)
Mildura / Nangiloc / Nyah / Robinvale / Swan Hill
June to August
Citruses
Nangiloc / Nyah
July to August
Citruses
Mildura
September to December
Asparagus
Koo Wee Rup
October to March
Vegetables
Bairnsdale/Lindenow
October to November
Vegetables
Mildura / Nangiloc
October to December
Citruses
Swan Hill
November to December
Cherries
Beechworth/Cobram/Rutherglen
November to December
Citruses
Nangiloc/Nyah
November to January
Stone fruits
Yarra Valley
November to January
Cherries
Yarra Valley
November to February
Stone fruits
Swan Hill
November to April
Strawberries
Mornington Peninsula/Yarra Valley
December to January
Cherries
Mornington Peninsula
December to February
Stone fruits
Nyah
Queensland
Time of year
Crop
Region
January to December
Pineapples
Innisfail/Lakeland/Tully
January to December
Vegetables
Laidley
January
Grapes/Blueberries
Cunnamulla/Mundubbera
January to February
Mangoes
Bundaberg/Gin Gin
January to April
Tomatoes/Peppers
Stanthorpe
February
Mangoes
Childers
February to March
Avocados
Mareeba
February to April
Apples/Pears
Stanthorpe
February to April
Strawberries
Stanthorpe
March to May
Avocados
Atherton
March to May
Citruses
Gin Gin
March to June
Pineapples
Caboolture
April
Melons
Chinchilla
April to June
Custard apples
Atherton
April to August
Tomatoes
Bundaberg
April to August
Citruses
Gayndah
April to December
Vegetables
Bundaberg
May to June
Melons
Ayr
May to July
Citruses
Emerald/Mundubbera
May to July
Macadamia
Bundaberg
May to August
Raspberries
Caboolture
May to November
Vegetables
Ayr
May to November
Tomatoes
Bowen
June to August
Avocados
Gayndah
July to October
Strawberries
Caboolture
August to October
Strawberries
Sunshine Coast
September to October
Melons
Emerald
September to November
Melons
Bowen
September to December
Melons
Ayr
September to June
Vegetables
Gatton
October to December
Vegetables
Atherton/St George
October to December
Tomatoes
Bundaberg
October to December
Melons
Bundaberg
November to December
Mangoes
Ayr / Giru
November to December
Vegetables
Childers
November to December
Grapes (wine harvest)
Emerald
November to December
Stone fruits
Stanthorp
November to December
Strawberries
Stanthorpe
November to March
Vegetables
Stanthorpe
November to April
Tomatoes
Boonah
December
Mangoes
Bowen
December
Grapes (wine harvest)
Mundubbera
December
Melons
Chinchilla / Gatton
December to January
Mangoes
Dimbulah / Mareeba
December to February
Melons
Boonah/Laidley
December to March
Grapes (wine harvest)
St George
December to March
Melons
St George
South Australia
Time of year
Crop
Region
January to March
Apples
Loxton
February to March
Grapes (wine harvest)
Angaston / Barmera / Berri / Cadell / Clare / Nuriootpa / Paringa / Renmark / Tanunda / Waikerie
February to April
Grapes (wine harvest)
Loxton / Lyndoch
February to August
Grapes
Langhorne Creek/Penola
Mars
Grapes (wine harvest)
McLaren Cale
April to May
Vegetables
Coonawarra
June to July
Grapes (pruning)
McLaren Cale / Paringa / Renmark / Waikerie
June to November
Citruses
Barmera / Berri / Cadell / Loxton / Paringa / Renmark / Waikerie
July to August
Grapes (pruning)
Angaston / Barmera / Berri / Cadell / Clare / Nuriootpa / Tanunda
October to November
Grapes
Angaston / Nuriootpa / Tanunda
October to November
Cherries
Barmera
November to February
Stone fruits
Barmera / Berri / Cadell / Paringa / Renmark / Waikerie
December to January
Cherries
Coonawarra/Penola
December to February
Vegetables
Coonawarra
December to June
Vegetables
Penola
Tasmania
Time of year
Crop
Region
January to June
Vegetables
Burnie / Deloraine / Devonport / Richmond / Scottsdale / Ulverstone
March to April
Apples
Launceston
March to April
Hops
New Norfolk/Scottsdale
March to May
Apples
Huonville
April
Grapes (wine harvest)
Launceston
July to August
Grapes (pruning)
Launceston
September to November
Hops
Scottsdale
November to May
Strawberries
Huonville
December to January
Cherries
Huonville / Richmond
December to January
Apples
Richmond
December to January
Stone fruits
Richmond
December to February
Cherries
New Norfolk
December to April
Berries
Deloraine
December to May
Berries
Burnie/Ulverstone
Western Australia
Time of year
Crop
Region
January to February
Mangoes
Carnarvon
January to March
Melons
Carnarvon
February to April
Grapes (wine harvest)
Margaret River
March to April
Apples/Pears
Manjimup
June to July
Vegetables
Carnarvon
June to July
Grapes (pruning)
Carnarvon
July to August
Grapes (pruning)
Frankland / Mount Barker (WA)
July to October
Melons/Pumpkins
Kununurra
September to October
Avocados
Busselton
October to November
Mangoes
Kununurra
October to November
Citruses
Moora
October to December
Vegetables
Carnarvon
October to December
Grapes
Carnarvon
November to February
Strawberries
Albany/Mount Barker (WA)/Swan Valley
December
Stone fruits
Manjimup
December to March
Stone fruits
Donnybrook
December to March
Vegetables
Manjimup
Northern Territory
Time of year
Crop
Region
September to November
Mangoes
Darwin
October to December
Mangoes
Katherine
Refer to the Harvest Guide and Towns and Crops for more details.
(2) Comments
Please when it’s time for the application, fruit picking, let me know
Hi, have you read chapter 8?
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