Practical reading for workers and employers
Knowledge Centre
Labour hire, workplace safety, machinery and workforce planning — organised so you can find the information you need.
Labour hire
Understand labour hire, worker rights and the relationship between workers, employers and host businesses.
- Preventing Sexual Harassment in Harvest Crews: Give Hosts and Employers a Shared Plan
- Returning Harvest Casuals: How the Employee Choice Pathway Works
- South Australian Harvest Labour Hire: Check the Licence or the Specific Exemption
- Worker Pay Questions: Give Every Concern an Owner and a Response
- Harvest Job Ads: Check the Pay Before You Copy Last Season’s Post
- A $158,400 Visa Compliance Penalty: What Farm Employers Should Check Before the First Shift
OHS / WHS
Workplace health and safety reading for farm teams, managers and workers, including practical farm safety and PALM support.
- Farm Tanks and Pits: Recognise a Confined-Space Job Before Sending a Worker
- Cold-Room Work: Plan the Time Inside, Clothing and Warm Breaks
- Tall Machinery and Orchard Deliveries: Plan the Route Around Overhead Powerlines
- Preventing Sexual Harassment in Harvest Crews: Give Hosts and Employers a Shared Plan
- Before a Fire-Risk Day: Decide How the Whole Farm Crew Will Leave
- Shared Farm Accommodation: Check Smoke Alarms Before the Next Arrival
Plant & machinery safety
Find farm safety information and guidance about equipment and machinery. For Orchard Tech manuals, use the Worker Portal.
- Farm Tanks and Pits: Recognise a Confined-Space Job Before Sending a Worker
- Tall Machinery and Orchard Deliveries: Plan the Route Around Overhead Powerlines
- Packing-Shed Machinery: Plan Isolation Before Cleaning Starts
- Orchard Spraying Jobs in Robinvale: Qualifications, Duties and How to Apply
- Almond Harvest Jobs in Robinvale 2027: Shaking, Sweeping, Pick-Up and Bank-Out Explained
- Farm Safety in Victoria: Practical Risk Controls
- WorkSafe Victoria: plant, machinery and equipmentOfficial external guidance
- Employee Handbook and Health and Safety Manual
Workforce planning
Explore seasonal work, skills development and workforce options as you plan for upcoming operations.
- Cold-Room Work: Plan the Time Inside, Clothing and Warm Breaks
- Farm Worker Buses in Victoria: Check the Operator Rules Before the First Pickup
- Before a Fire-Risk Day: Decide How the Whole Farm Crew Will Leave
- Locust Hatchings in the Mallee: What Farm Crews Should Report This Spring
- Farm Public Holidays in Victoria: Check the Location Before the November Roster
- Harvest Job Ads: Check the Pay Before You Copy Last Season’s Post
Legislation & updates
Browse labour hire licensing and worker-related updates. Check the date, jurisdiction and official source in each article before relying on it.
- Farm Worker Buses in Victoria: Check the Operator Rules Before the First Pickup
- Returning Harvest Casuals: How the Employee Choice Pathway Works
- South Australian Harvest Labour Hire: Check the Licence or the Specific Exemption
- Farm Public Holidays in Victoria: Check the Location Before the November Roster
- Shared Farm Accommodation: Check Smoke Alarms Before the Next Arrival
- Worker Pay Questions: Give Every Concern an Owner and a Response
For our workers
Worker documents & forms
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The selections above are starting points. Existing articles remain available at their original links.