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Thinking of trying your hand at fruit picking to get your second year working holiday visa in Australia? Or think it would be a good idea for some quick cash. You should watch this first!
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It is hard work and i would not recommend it to people who are not very well trained.
But if you do some sport and you got stamina you can earn ALOT ! I worked on two strawberry farms and i earned around 4000$ a month (piecework).
It was the highest paid job i got…around 40-50$ an hour….but again only if you are quick.
Can be worth it !
+Rubin Henkel what company?
+Rubin Henkel what company did you work for?
Twist brothers
+Rubin Henkel were bed and board included?
no but i stayed at a working hostel and worked there for accommodation
Great video as ever, I’ve watched about 15-20 of your videos and read through your website quite a lot this past month, and you’ve helped me plan my trip to Australia massively! So just to let you know your videos go a long long way and do make a difference, thanks again! Jonno x
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+Jonno Wilson So good to hear! 15-20 videos?? That’s what you call time well wasted! 😉 Enjoy your trip down under!! =]
Hello Psychotraveller, can I ask which time of year you first came to Australia, and what the opportunities were like when you got there? I plan to start down in Adelaide and travel up to Cairns, but understand its winter now. Is it really going to be cold, or less jobs/attractions available? I’m also from the UK.
Any chance you can recommend a good place for 2nd year visa?
If you want almost guaranteed farm work at any time of year, I did mine in Tully, northern Queensland on a banana plantation. If you stay at the Banana barracks hostel (also known as Rafters), they will arrange a job for you at any one of the farms they are in contact with. Sometimes life there seems a bit grim, but it is a genuine deal, and the farmers will sign you off for the visa. The money is better than expected too.
Thomas Review and travel thanks for the info I might go straight there if my first month in Oz is unsuccessful.
No problem. It would be wise to phone/book in advance though before heading up that way as they’re usually pretty full.
I wonder to know Which is the best fruit picking company in Melbourne?
+Leg Opener not just a grammar nazi then eh
+Leg Opener oh fruit picker that was my question aged ago.lol..not sure why am watching this stupid video..aussie is not the great country btw.
+alleyss where are you from?
+Leg Opener I’m British and have no intention to go to Australia. Enjoy the spiders.
Great video! I’m Australian myself and I find it appalling that many backpackers who come here are scammed like this. Thank you for such an informative video – I hope many backpackers can be warned before they fall into the traps themselves.
It is recommended to come to Australia with at least 5000 dollars in your possessions. Got to have a backup plan, so you can show middle finger to any employer who abuses you.
hehe..!!! funny
I have a pommy mate who did his farm work in the Yarra Valley in Victoria at a you pick cherry farm and made around $1000 after tax, he loved it. If you go on the harvest trail website they list only credible places to work. None dodgy as its a government run site
A Government run site thats non dodgy? thats very unusual lol
Stacynow she’s telling lies
Nice video, from personnal expériencies: If you are in SA and going to pick oranges, stay away from asian privat contractor and for QUEENSLAND i think everybody knows her but i’m gonna say her name again, stay away from the big fat Sue (from new zeland), she’s in australia since 25 years and made a fortune in contracting backpackers over the years.
from farmgate?????? im so nervous i just bought flight and train to her hostel!
Sonia Fuglicek damm.how are you now?
I’m travelling to Australia as a solo traveller, for the first time ever ? your videos are awesome, full of detail and useful links! much appreciated ?
Beware if Italian farmers, kid you not. they don’t pay and the go after backpackers whom they believe to damage their property. I saw it happens.
For all you aust knockers, calm down. If you attend a farm that is not desirable , then go to another and make sure you report it. That farmer or cooperation will find themselves on the evening news for sure. Story and comments were all about “oh i know this guy who told me” and “It happened to a friend of mine” YOur picking fruit off a tree. Dont have high expectations of your reward.
finally somebody that wrote something that made a bit of sense! thank you. i was feeling lonely
what about the strawberry farms north of Brisbane?
I’m about for strawberry picking on the sunshine coast ,not sure what to think !!
wow, i’m Australian & never knew all this! I did do fruit picking once when I was changing jobs & although hard word at times it was good & we got good wine thrown in 😉 (Barossa Valley) I’m embarrassed that this goes on!! Is it worth joining a union while your here? I sooo agree about naming and shaming these bloody thieves!
I’m working at a strawberry farm called Sunray Strawberries in Myponga near Adelaide in South Australia. I’m currently pruning strawberry plants. The pay is pretty average (paid per row), but I work on average 7 hours a day with a smoko and a lunch break included. Also The supervisors/bosses are very good to us. It’s hard work for not a lot of pay (unless you are quick) but a good option if you are to do work with a fruit company. Not much money for extras but you could definitely live off it and get your second visa.
how you get that work,,?? how much they pay you per hour,,??
I’m seriously looking forward to any job in Australia,anybody can help me? From Mlysia
Melissa Goulding and what the site for the campany
Absolutly fabulous talk……and yes I am an aussie, there certainly are a lot of crap farmer out there, but there are also great one too. So like she said mention on here the great ones so when you do your travel you can judge the ones you wouldlike to work with…..before you sign up with the farmers check out their reputations and ask around at your stays…..people pass by word of mouth. Good luck and have fun in Australia.
I feel shame for how these people were treated here. Disgusting.
I remember years ago i was working with some backpackers from England, we were picking grapes into the normal size 20lt bucket, after about 4 hours it was smoko time and we were sitting around sharing how many we picked, with nearly all of us picked around 60 buckets or something i dont remember exactly, but one UK girl gasped and she said how did you guys pick all them ive been working so hard but i havent filled my first bucket, so we went and had a look.. the Poor girl spent all morning not picking grapes by the bunches, but picking grapes individually off each bunch as it hung from the vine ..so she had a half bucket of individual grapes…!!.. i shouldnt Laugh but LOL..
So if you pick grapes make sure you pick a complete bunch form the vine.:)
LOOOOOL
too many idiots come here
Bernie Delaney at least she can learn mr arrogant. 🙂
Good video. But you don’t have to be a over seas back packer to get ripped off picking fruit in Australia. I’m Australian and got ripped off for four years at a local fruit farm. Only job around at the time, but still hate those pricks to this day.
Could you help me to search out for job in Australia
I agree, same thing happened to me in Pickering Brook in WA. Only job around at the time and I worked a 13 hour day and he only gave me $50 and a bullshit of a story about how I slacked off even though he dropped me off and went back to the shed for the day
It’s because you have a Collingwood calendar on your wall, I would rip you off to if I saw that!! Go tigers!!
What do you recommend to do instead of fruit picking?
you can work on pearl farms doing things like shucking and in sheep farms where if you don’t know how to shear a sheep you’ll probably be a rouseabout. you can also work in small tourist towns instructing quad bike tours and stuff a good place that i know people do this a lot in is coral bay.
THAT is modern day SLAVERY!!!!
Susanne Cheekyface Bloody oath!! I’m an Aussie who’s currently in Singapore and I happened to meet a French woman who was doing this kind of work in Australia.
I honestly couldn’t believe what she was telling me. It’s literally slavery and as an Aussie I’m ashamed to hear that this is happening to people.