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Farm Tanks and Pits: Recognise a Confined-Space Job Before Sending a Worker
October 13, 2026 • Hari Yellina
Cold-Room Work: Plan the Time Inside, Clothing and Warm Breaks
October 13, 2026 • Hari Yellina
Tall Machinery and Orchard Deliveries: Plan the Route Around Overhead Powerlines
October 13, 2026 • Hari Yellina
horticulture
Preventing Sexual Harassment in Harvest Crews: Give Hosts and Employers a Shared Plan
A host and employing business can agree practical prevention measures before the crew arrives, including a contact outside the supervisory chain.
October 13, 2026 • Hari Yellina
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Farm Worker Buses in Victoria: Check the Operator Rules Before the First Pickup
The person booking farm transport should identify the actual service and operator before relying on a certificate or an assumed exemption.
October 13, 2026 • Hari Yellina
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horticulture
Returning Harvest Casuals: How the Employee Choice Pathway Works
A returning harvest casual can raise employment status with the employer. The employee choice pathway has eligibility checks and a specific response process.
October 13, 2026 • Hari Yellina
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Before a Fire-Risk Day: Decide How the Whole Farm Crew Will Leave
Before a fire-risk day, agree who stops work, how every block gets the message and how the whole crew reaches the planned destination.
October 13, 2026 • Hari Yellina
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South Australian Harvest Labour Hire: Check the Licence or the Specific Exemption
The South Australian transition has ended. Hosts should distinguish a licence from a pending application and the specific gazetted exemption.
October 13, 2026 • Hari Yellina
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Farm Public Holidays in Victoria: Check the Location Before the November Roster
A farm public holiday check starts with the actual site location, then follows through to work requests, worker responses and payroll instructions.
October 13, 2026 • Hari Yellina
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horticulture
Shared Farm Accommodation: Check Smoke Alarms Before the Next Arrival
A Victorian accommodation handover that connects smoke alarm testing, repair contacts and understandable resident instructions before the next crew arrives.
October 10, 2026 • Hari Yellina
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horticulture
Worker Pay Questions: Give Every Concern an Owner and a Response
A practical response pathway for pay questions, connecting the worker, farm supervisor and employing business without losing the concern between shifts.
October 10, 2026 • Hari Yellina
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horticulture
Harvest Job Ads: Check the Pay Before You Copy Last Season’s Post
A practical review of seasonal job advertisements, from the applicable pay rules to keeping copied and translated versions consistent.
October 10, 2026 • Hari Yellina
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horticulture
Thunderstorms at Harvest: Where Will the Crew Shelter?
A practical shelter and crew movement plan for Victorian harvest supervisors, covering weather monitoring, access, communication and checks before work resumes.
October 10, 2026 • Hari Yellina
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