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Chapter 1
Introduction
Chapter 2
Pros and cons of “fruit picking” jobs
Chapter 3
Fruit picking jobs—what to expect
Chapter 4
How to find fruit picking jobs
Chapter 5
Farm work pay rates and structure
Chapter 6
Accommodation, food and getting around
Chapter 7
Practical tips for pickers and farm workers
Chapter 8
Harvest charts for each of the eight Australian states
Chapter 9
Harvest charts by crop
Chapter 10
Fruit picking: a gateway to Second and Third Working Holiday Visas in Australia
Chapter 11
Typical fruit picking horror stories and how to avoid these situations
9Harvest charts by crop
Apples
|
State |
Time of the year |
Regions |
|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | January to April (February to May in Manjimup) |
Perth Hills / Donnybrook / Manjimup |
| South Australia | January to April (February to April in Adelaide Hills) |
Adelaide Hills / Barmera / Renmark / Berri / Loxton / Penola |
| Victoria | Depends on the region (February to May) |
Mornington Peninsula / Yarra Valley / Warragul / Shepparton / Cobram / Rutherglen / Beechworth / Myrtleford |
| New South Wales | Depends on the region (March to May) |
Batlow / Tumbarumba / Tumut / Sydney Basin |
| Queensland | February to May (picking)/November to January (thinning) | Stanthorpe |
Avocados
| State | Time of the year |
Regions |
|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | August to December (Busselton) / December to February (Manjimup) |
Manjimup / Busselton |
| New South Wales | December to February |
Sydney Basin / Coffs Harbour |
| Queensland | Depends on the region (year-round) | Mareeba / Dimbulah / Atherton / Bundaberg / Gin Gin / Childers |
Pineapples
| State | Time of the year |
Regions |
|---|---|---|
| Queensland | January to December |
Innisfail / Lakeland / Tully / Mareeba / Atherton |
Citruses
| State | Time of the year |
Regions |
|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | Year-round (Swan Hills) / April (Kununurra) / June to November (Moora) |
Swan Valley / Moora / Kununurra |
| South Australia | May to February |
Cadell / Waikerie / Barmera / Berri / Loxton / Renmark / Paringa |
| Victoria | Year-round (Cobram) / May to January in other regions |
Mildura / Nagiloc / Nyah / Swan Hills / Cobram |
| New South Wales | Depends on the region (year-round) |
Wentworth / Tooleybuc / Gol Gol / Griffith /Leeton / Hillston /Bourke / Narromine / Sydney Basin |
| Queensland | Depends on the region (year-round) |
Mareeba / Emerald / Munduberra / Gayndah / Gin Gin / Bundaberg / Childers |
Cantaloupes
| State | Time of the year |
Regions |
|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | January to April (Carnarvon) / May to November (Kununurra) |
Carnarvon / Kununurra |
| New South Wales | December to March (Hay) / January to May (Bourke) |
Hay / Bourke |
| Queensland | Depends on the region (year-round) |
Ayr / Brooke / Emerald / Bundaberg / Chinchilla / Gatton / Laidley / Boonah |
| Northern Territory | May-June to October-November |
Darwin / Katherine |
Tomatoes
| State | Time of the year |
Regions |
|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | February to April (Donnybrook) / May to December (Carnarvon) |
Carnarvon / Donnybrook |
| South Australia | Year-round |
Port Augusta |
| Victoria | Depends on the region (year-round) |
Bairnsdale / Warragul / Echuca |
| New South Wales | January to April |
Griffith |
| Queensland | Depends on the region (year-round) |
Ayr / Bowen /Gatton / Laidley / Boonah / Stanthorpe / Childers / Bundaberg / Murgon |
| Tasmania | January to March | Ulverstone |
Cherries
| State | Time of the year |
Regions |
|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | November to January |
Mount Barker |
| South Australia | Depends on the region (October to January) |
Barmera / Adelaide Hills / Coonawarra / Penola |
| Victoria | November to January (around Melbourne) / November to December (in the north) |
Yarra Valley / Mornington Peninsula / Shepparton / Cobram / Rutherglen / Beechworth |
| Tasmania | Depends on the region (December and April) | Burnie / Huonville / Devonport / Richmond / New Norfolk / Huonville |
Mangoes
| State | Time of the year |
Regions |
|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | January to March (Carnarvon) / October to December (Kununurra) |
Carnarvon / Kununurra |
| Queensland Northern Territory | October to December (Katherine) / September to November (Darwin) |
Katherine / Darwin |
Stone fruit
| State | Time of the year |
Regions |
|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | Depends on the region (October to March) |
Donnybrook / Manjimup / Gin Gin / Swan Valley / Perth Hills |
| South Australia | October to March |
Cadell / Waikerie / Barmera / Loxton / Renmark / Paringa / Berri |
| Victoria | Depends on the region (September to April) |
Echuca / Shepparton / Cobram / Nyah / Swan Hill |
| New South Wales | October to April |
Tooleybuc / Sydney Basin / Leeton / Forbes / Young |
| Queensland | November to January |
Stanthorpe / Bowen |
| Tasmania | December to April |
Huonville / Devonport / Richmond |
Strawberries
| State | Time of the year |
Regions |
|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | October to May |
Albany / Mount Barker |
| Victoria | Depends on the region (October to April) |
Yarra Valley / Mornington Peninsula |
| Tasmania | December to May |
Huonville |
| Queensland | March to April (planting) / July to November (picking) |
Caboolture / Stanthorpe / Sunshine Coast |
Berries
| State | Time of the year |
Regions |
|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | December to March (Blueberries in Denmark) |
Denmark |
| New South Wales | Depends on the region (July to April) |
Young / Tumbarumba / Byron Bay / Coffs Harbour |
| Tasmania | Depends on the region (December to May) |
Devonport / Deloraine / Burnie |
| Queensland | April to May |
Caboolture |
Pineapples
| State | Time of the year |
Regions |
|---|---|---|
| Queensland | Depends on the region (January to November) | Yeppoon / Caboolture / Sunshine Coast |
Remember that not all of these regions are considered a designated area of Australia that meets the requirements for specified work to apply for a Second or Third WHV.
If you are trying to sign off on specified work, check the postcodes are eligible for Subclass 417 and Subclass 462 before agreeing to any work.
(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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