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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 farm work
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 a second Working Holiday Visa in Australia
Chapter 11
Typical fruit picking horror stories and how to avoid these situations
9Harvest charts by crop
Harvest 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) | Stanthorp |
* Some of these regions may not be a designated regional area of Australia that meets the requirements for a second Working Holiday Visa.
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 |
* Some of these regions may not be a designated regional area of Australia that meets the requirements for a second Working Holiday Visa.
Pineapples
| State | Time of the year |
Regions |
|---|---|---|
| Queensland | January to December |
Innisfail / Lakeland / Tully / Mareeba / Atherto |
Citruses
| State | Time of the year |
Regions |
|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | Year-round (Swan Hills)/April (Kununurra) and 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 |
* Some of these regions may not be a designated regional area of Australia that meets the requirements for a second Working Holiday Visa.
Cantaloupes
| State | Time of the year |
Regions |
|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | January to April (Carnarvon) and May to November (Kununurra) |
Carnarvon/Kununurra |
| New South Wales | December to March (Hay) and January to May (Bourke) |
Hay/Bourke |
| Queensland | Depends on the region (year-round) |
Ayr / Brooke / Emeral / 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) and May to December (Carnarvon) |
Carnarvon/Donnybrook |
| South Australia | Year-roundPort |
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) and 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 |
* Some of these regions may not be a designated regional area of Australia that meets the requirements for a second Working Holiday Visa.
Mangoes
| State | Time of the year |
Regions |
|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | January to March (Carnarvon) and October to December (Kununurra) |
Carnarvon/Kununurra |
| Queensland Northern Territory | October to December (Katherine) and September to November (Darwin) |
Katherine/Darwin |
Stone fruits
| 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 |
* Some of these regions may not be a designated regional area of Australia that meets the requirements for a second Working Holiday Visa.
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) and July to November (picking) |
Caboolture*/Stanthorpe/Sunshine Coast* |
* Some of these regions may not be a designated regional area of Australia that meets the requirements for a second Working Holiday Visa.
Berries
| State | Time of the year |
Regions |
|---|---|---|
| Western Australia |
December to March (Blueberries in 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 |
Cabooltur |
Pineapples
| State | Time of the year |
Regions |
|---|---|---|
| Queensland | Depends on the region (January to November) | Yeppoon/Caboolture/Sunshine Coast |
(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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