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Labour hire for agriculture and horticulture, with a practical focus on orchard operations and seasonal harvests. Find work, discuss your workforce needs or access your worker documents in one place.
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For Job Seekers
Tailored Opportunities
Explore agriculture and horticulture work matched to your experience and availability. Current enquiries include orchard spraying and Harvest Activities 2027 in and around Robinvale.
Supportive Community
From onboarding and inductions to on-site welfare support, our team is with you every step, including workplace safety and, where we can, help finding accommodation. We cannot determine visa outcomes or provide immigration assistance.
Plan Your Next Season
Tell us about your skills, preferred roles and availability. We can discuss upcoming opportunities and explain the requirements for each role.
For Employers
Agriculture & Horticulture
Discuss your orchard, farm or horticulture workforce needs with our team. We start with your work location, tasks, timing and required skills to understand the support you need.
Personalized Support
From your first enquiry to placement, our team provides hands-on guidance — helping you refine job descriptions, shortlist candidates, and manage onboarding seamlessly.
Compliance Assurance
We support employers with labour-hire compliance for the roles we fill, including WorkCover, WHS, payroll and applying the right award. Visa status remains the worker's and Home Affairs' responsibility. We do not take on your legal duties as the host employer.
Agriculture & horticulture: our focus today
Workforce enquiries for farms, orchards and seasonal operations
Agriculture 
Horticulture 
Talk to us about farm and orchard workforce needs, including spraying, harvest activities and seasonal support. We will discuss your work location, timing and role requirements before confirming availability.
Plan for orchard and horticulture operations, from seasonal harvest tasks to crop-care and packing requirements. Tell us about the work, skills and timing you need so we can discuss a suitable workforce plan.
Planning for other industries
Our current labour hire focus is agriculture and horticulture. We welcome conversations about future expansion into other industries; availability and scope will be confirmed for each enquiry.
Discuss a future workforce needDiscover Our Reach: Where Orchard Tech Thrives
Tasmania
Orchard Tech supports Tasmania's growing agricultural sector, with opportunities across fruit orchards, vineyards, and vegetable farms — leveraging the island's rich soil and clean climate that produce some of Australia's finest produce.
Western Australia
From broadacre farming in the Wheatbelt to fruit picking in the South West, Orchard Tech can supply skilled workers to meet Western Australia's diverse agricultural and horticultural labour demands.
Victoria
Based in Robinvale, our current focus is agriculture and horticulture. Ask about orchard spraying and 2027 harvest work, or discuss the workforce needs of your farm or orchard.
New South Wales
Talk to us about agriculture and horticulture workforce needs in New South Wales. We will discuss the work location, crop timing and roles before confirming whether we can help.
South Australia
With its thriving Barossa Valley vineyards and Riverland citrus orchards, South Australia presents strong opportunities for agricultural and horticultural labour hire — a market Orchard Tech is well positioned to support as we expand.
Northern Territory
Orchard Tech supports the Northern Territory's mango, melon, and vegetable industries with seasonal and ongoing labour hire — helping producers manage peak harvest demands across remote and regional locations.
Queensland
We welcome agriculture and horticulture workforce enquiries from Queensland employers. Tell us the region, roles and seasonal timing so we can discuss your needs and confirm availability.
What people say about us
Orchard Tech made the process straightforward. From applying through induction and settling into accommodation, the team stayed in contact. I have come back for later harvest seasons.
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I started with Orchard Tech as a general labourer and within two seasons, I was offered a supervisor role. They invest in their workers and recognise hard work. The team is always just a phone call away if you need support, and they follow through on everything they promise. I’d recommend them to anyone looking for reliable farm work in Australia.
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We have used Orchard Tech for several seasons. They send workers who have completed induction and the paperwork the job requires, and they keep in touch during the placement.
” Programmes & Initiatives
Blueberry Rust in Tasmania: Current Status and Management
Last verified: 29 August 2026. Blueberry rust is established and widespread in Tasmania. It is no longer classed as a List A disease or covered by the former Tasmanian containment plan, but it remains an important crop disease that requires monitoring, hygiene and market-access planning. Calling blueberry rust “uncontrollable” is inaccurate. The change in regulatory […]
Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme
Last reviewed: 29 August 2026. The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme enables eligible Australian businesses to recruit workers from participating Pacific island countries and Timor-Leste when suitable local workers are unavailable. PALM is a government-managed, employer-sponsored employment program. It is not an open job board or a visa that a worker obtains by applying […]
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horticulture
PALM Fuel Supply: Temporary Transport Plan Variations
DEWR says fuel supply is still secure nationally, but local shortages can happen. Transport-plan changes need departmental approval first.
29 Aug, 2026 • Hari Yellina
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Others
PALM Family Accompaniment Pilot: 200 Families and the 2025 Review
Up to 200 long-term PALM workers from five countries can bring family. A mid-term evaluation was finished in mid-2025. Most PALM workers still cannot bring family as standard.
29 Aug, 2026 • Hari Yellina
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horticulture
New Caledonia to Join the PALM Scheme: Up to 100 Workers
DFAT says Australia will work in 2026 to bring New Caledonia into PALM, starting with up to 100 workers over two years. It is not open for recruitment yet.
29 Aug, 2026 • Hari Yellina
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Yes, when the applicable award requires it. For casual horticulture work, overtime is not paid just because a shift goes past a generic ordinary day, and weekend work is not automatically a penalty rate.
Under the Horticulture Award, ordinary hours for a casual can fall on any day of the week between 5:00am and 8:30pm. Overtime generally applies if you work more than 12 hours in an engagement, more than 12 hours in a day, or more than 304 ordinary hours in an 8-week period. Public holidays and some other situations have separate rates.
We pay according to the award classification and the terms of each engagement. Check Fair Work’s Pay and Conditions Tool for the current figures for your classification.
Some industries and regions have work through much of the year, and some roles are seasonal. Vacancies change with harvests, packing, processing and projects.
We do not guarantee year-round work for every applicant. Check current listings on our Jobs page or get in touch and we will tell you what is open now.
Yes, our operations run 7 days a week during peak seasons. Work schedules vary depending on the farm and crop requirements, and your specific roster will be confirmed when you’re placed on site.
It depends. Some farm work can count as specified work for a second or third Working Holiday Maker visa, but only the Department of Home Affairs decides that.
Whether work counts depends on your visa subclass (417 or 462), your actual duties, the workplace postcode, the dates, how the days are counted, and the evidence you keep. Not every farm, packing, meat-processing or regional job qualifies. Completing work does not guarantee another visa.
UK passport holders applying for a subclass 417 visa on or after 1 July 2024 do not need specified work for a second or third 417 visa. They still need to meet all other eligibility rules.
Orchard Tech cannot determine or guarantee a visa outcome and does not provide immigration assistance. Before relying on a role, compare written duties, the workplace postcode, employer name and pay details with the current Home Affairs specified-work page for your subclass. Our longer guide is here: How to complete your 88 days for a second Working Holiday visa.
Orchard Tech recruits for seasonal and ongoing roles across agriculture, horticulture, meat processing, solar, construction and transport. Jobs may include fruit picking, packing, pruning, planting, general farm labour, processing, machine operation and trade or labouring roles. Availability depends on the season, location, experience and work rights.
Current vacancies are listed on our Jobs page. If nothing is listed, email jobs@orchardtech.com.au or use Get in Touch — we only place people when a client has work.