Seasonal Work

The Atherton Tablelands are filled with a variety of fruit and vegetable crops, which means that there is plenty of seasonal work available.

Main crops grown are sugar cane, peanuts, maize/corn, potatoes, avocados, macadamia nuts, longans, lychees, citrus, sweet potato, banana, coffee, mango, strawberries, native flowers, roses, tomatoes and yams. Dairying and beef cattle are also main industries.

Soil varies from Atherton to Mareeba. Atherton soil is generaly red, structured, high clay soil with an acid neutral pH, well drained with good fertility and derived from Basalt. Mareeba/Dimbulah soil is a sandy loam/sandy clay loam over a red, structured, coarse sandy clay soil with a slightly acidid pH and well drained, derived from granite and has inherent low fertility.

Click here to open a Guide of crops grown, seasons and contact phone numbers for work .  Please be aware that this list is a guide only and there is no guarantee that you will get work. The best time to call is between 12noon - 1pm and after 6pm.

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