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Hiring now・Peak seasonHiring started: 2026-09-08✓ Counts as specified work・Plant and animal cultivation★ 4.6・Indeed
Casual irrigation hand (seasonal, about 3 months) and farm machinery maintenance technician at an almond farm in Darlington Point, recruited through labour hire company Agri Labour
Irrigation hand $33.05/hour, maintenance technician $36.81, both plus penalty rates
About 38 hours a week
Postcode 2706 is eligible (plant and animal cultivation)
+1 more
About 33 km from Griffith, which has supermarkets and an airport
Watch out for
Irrigation work only lasts about 3 months
Must have a driver's licence; telehandler skills preferred
Through labour hire; the actual farm is not named
+3 more
The advertisement does not mention accommodation or transport
Extremely hot summers
The advertisement does not say whether the Working Holiday visa is accepted
How it is calculated
Calculated automatically from public information with a fixed formula — not scored by hand and not a paid ranking. Seven items are each scored 0–10 and combined as a weighted average.
✓ Meets the specified work requirementSpecified work eligibility is a threshold: locations that do not qualify are marked "Does not count"; qualifying ones get no extra points.
Online reviews25%4.5Average ★ 4.6 · 19 reviews (few reviews, so pulled towards 6); Official finding of underpayment (2019) −3
Pay transparency20%9.0Hourly rate, amount stated in the ad
Accommodation15%5.0To be confirmed
Transport10%5.5To be confirmed
Legal and transparent10%6.0ABN active, Via labour hire
Amenities10%8.0Basic shopping in nearby small towns
Weather10%7.0Climate data to be added; 7 for now
7.5 or above is "Recommend", 6.0–7.4 "Worth considering" and below 6.0 "Consider carefully". Items that are still to be confirmed score lower than confirmed good conditions; online ratings with few reviews are pulled towards the middle value of 6, and records of underpayment or official penalties from the last 10 years lower the score. Full calculation method
This location counts as specified work. Postcode 2706 is on the Department of Home Affairs "Regional Australia" list, and the work type is "Plant and animal cultivation".
Use the postcode of the work location — not the company's head office, and not where you live.
Work address
Almond farm in Darlington Point NSW 2706 (farm name and address not published) Postcode 2706・Riverina (Griffith) · Map location is approximate Open in Google Maps
Work category
Plant and animal cultivation Harvesting and packing fruit and vegetables, pruning trees and vines, livestock work, and primary meat processing such as slaughtering, cutting and packing. Secondary processing such as winemaking or processed meats does not count.
Within one employer, not every role counts as specified work (for example office admin or cleaning depends on Home Affairs' current temporary concession). Check the label on each role below, and keep every payslip.How specified work days are counted
Note: on 17 September 2026 the government announced second and third visas will move to a ballot. Completing specified work makes you eligible to enter, but it no longer guarantees a visa (start date not yet announced).Details
Jobs
Roles: 2
Irrigation hand
Seasonal (temporary)Counts as specified work$33.05/hr
Driver's licence
Telehandler skills a big plus
Irrigation certificate preferred but not required
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Duties & requirements
Irrigation hand (almond farm)
Work duties
Installing, maintaining and repairing irrigation systems (pipes, valves, sprinklers); headland checks; driving farm vehicles; finding system faults; setting irrigation controllers; helping mix and apply fertiliser; monitoring water supply; basic plumbing; recording work done; following work safety and environmental rules.
Pay method
Hourly rate $33.05/hour, plus penalty rates (as stated in the ad).
Hours
About 38 hours a week
Requirements
Driver's licence (essential), Telehandler skills a big plus, Irrigation certificate preferred but not required, Irrigation install/repair experience a big plus, Basic plumbing and electrical skills a big plus, Can mix and handle fertiliser safely, Used to outdoor work and safety-minded
Licences
Driver's licence (essential)
Irrigating and fertilising almond trees falls under general maintenance crop work in specified work; postcode 2706 passed the check. The ad is marked Casual, seasonal work of about 3 months. Source: https://www.agrilabour.com.au/candidates/current-positions/irrigation-hand-darlington-point-nsw-bbbh29624/ (Gumtree: https://www.gumtree.com.au/web/listing/other/1344739463)
Farm machinery technicianMaintenance Technician
CasualCheck required$36.81/hr
Trade certificate such as fitter and machinist
Experience with farm machinery
Driver's licence
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Duties & requirements
Farm machinery technician (almond orchard)
Work duties
Servicing, repairing and maintaining orchard and harvest machinery; preventive maintenance and fault-finding; scheduling repairs to reduce downtime; managing parts, purchase orders and schedules; keeping equipment records; helping with welding and metalwork; following work safety rules.
Pay method
Hourly rate $36.81/hour, plus penalty rates (as stated in the ad).
Hours
About 38 hours a week
Requirements
Trade certificate such as fitter and machinist, diesel mechanic or metal fabrication preferred, Experience with farm machinery, heavy vehicles or industrial machinery, Driver's licence (essential)
Maintaining farm machinery is not direct crop work, and there is no clear rule on whether it counts as specified work; keep records of your work and check the Home Affairs rules. The ad is marked Casual, possibly long-term; it does not say whether it is the same farm as the irrigation job. Source: https://www.agrilabour.com.au/candidates/current-positions/maintenance-technician-darlington-point-nsw-bbbh29556/ (Gumtree: https://www.gumtree.com.au/web/listing/other/1344464375)
Work & environment
Work duties
Installing and repairing irrigation systems, checking paddocks and fertilising on an almond farm; there is also a farm machinery maintenance job.
Work environment
Outdoor farm work; hot summers.
Products & services
Almonds
2 casual / seasonal roles. Duties, requirements and required licences are listed separately.
Pay and superannuation
Hourly rate
Advertised pay
$33.05–36.81/hrAdvertised hourly rate
Legal minimum hourly rate
$32.18Horticulture Award
Superannuation
12%Paid on top by the employer
How often you are paid
To be confirmed
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Pay
Irrigation hands $33.05/hour and farm machinery maintenance technicians $36.81/hour, both plus penalty rates. The ads do not say which Award applies; orchards usually fall under the Horticulture Award.
Applicable Award
Horticulture Award (MA000028)
Legal minimum hourly rate
Level 1 (new starter, up to 3 months): $32.18/hour Level 2: $33.05/hour Level 3: $33.55/hour Casual (including the 25% casual loading), effective from 1 July 2026.Fair Work pay guide
Piece-rate guarantee
Piece rates have a floor: each day you must get at least the hourly rate × hours worked that day (casual Level 1 $32.18 an hour). The piece rate must let an average worker earn at least 15% more than the hourly rate (about $37.01). Before you start, the employer must give you a written piece-rate record signed by both of you.
How you are paid
To be confirmed By law wages must be paid in money (cash, cheque or bank transfer) at least monthly; whichever method is used, the employer must give you a payslip within 1 working day of paying you.
How often you are paid
To be confirmed Under the Award: Paid weekly or fortnightly
Superannuation
Yes. Your employer must also pay 12% of your wages into your super account — this applies to working holiday makers too, however much you earn. From 1 July 2026 it must be paid within 7 working days of each pay day. You can claim it back after leaving Australia (taxed at 65% for working holiday makers).
Tax
If the employer is registered as a Working Holiday employer, 15% is withheld on the first $45,000 of income. Being taxed 30% suggests the employer may not be registered; without a tax file number (TFN), 45% is withheld.
Statutory figures last checked: 2026-10-05. Your actual pay is what your employer's contract and payslips show.
Hours
Usual hours
About 38 hours a week
Weather-dependent?
Yes, work may stop
When they need workersHiring now・Hiring started: 2026-09-08
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Usual hours
About 38 hours a week
Shifts
The ad does not state the roster
Weather-dependent?
Yes. Work may stop if it rains or is too hot, and there is no income that day.
Hiring now: Agri Labour has two casual ads for an almond farm in Darlington Point: Irrigation Hand (ref. BBBH29624, seasonal work of about 3 months, about 38 hours a week) and Maintenance Technician (farm machinery, ref. BBBH29556, possibly long-term). On Agri Labour's website the maintenance technician ad was posted 2026-09-08 and the irrigation hand ad 2026-09-23 (WordPress data); the same ads also appeared on Gumtree in early October. Neither gives a closing date. Irrigation Hand (Casual, start immediately, about 3 months, $33.05/hour + penalty rates; posted on the website 2026-09-23); Maintenance Technician (farm machinery maintenance, Casual, possibly long-term, $36.81/hour + penalty rates; posted on the website 2026-09-08) Hiring started: 2026-09-08 Hiring status is checked automatically every day; last checked: 2026-10-08.See the job ad
To be confirmed Neither advertisement mentions accommodation.
Transport
To be confirmed The ad requires a driver's licence but does not say whether you need your own car; no public transport to the farm was found.
Getting there without a car
No public transport to the farm was found.
Public transport
Griffith has NSW TrainLink Xplorer trains to Sydney twice a week, daily V/Line coaches to Melbourne, and Griffith Buslines services in town and to nearby towns (Wikipedia; not checked whether any go to Darlington Point).
Nearest airport
Griffith Airport has daily Rex flights to Sydney, and flights to Melbourne (Wikipedia).
Nearest town
Darlington Point; Griffith is about 33 km to the north-west (Wikipedia)
Amenities
Darlington Point is a small town (population 1,030 in 2021) with a small shopping strip, a hotel, a club and a school; Griffith (population 20,569 in 2021) is about 33 km away (Wikipedia).
Grocery shopping
Wikipedia does not mention a supermarket in Darlington Point; Griffith has a Woolworths (Wikipedia).
Announced by the Fair Work Ombudsman on 2019-04-23 (republished by local media): from 2017-12 to 2018-04 Agri-Labour underpaid 19 Vanuatu seasonal workers on a tomato farm near Shepparton, Victoria, a total of $50,823 (calculating piece rates from whole-crew output, not recording hours and deducting costs such as raincoats without consent). The company back-paid the wages, paid a further $15,000 and signed an enforceable undertaking (EU, including two external audits and two years of oversight). (2019-04-23・Source)
The Indeed rating covers Agri Labour reviews from all over Australia (mostly from 2013–2019), not this job specifically; no backpacker accounts were found.
Review summary last checked: 2026-10-08. Online reviews are personal experiences and may be out of date or not reflect the whole picture; ratings change over time, so the original sites prevail.
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You will need
Driver's licence (essential)
Irrigation or farm machinery experience a plus
Restrictions
Irrigation work only lasts about 3 months
The advertisement does not say whether the Working Holiday visa is accepted
Ad doesn't mention accommodation or transport
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Before you apply
Apply online with "Apply now" on the Agri Labour job page (attach an up-to-date English resume and relevant experience); the same ad is also on Gumtree, and you can apply through Gumtree.
Licences required
Driver's licence (essential)
Trade certificate (desirable)
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Weather
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Monthly temperature & rainfall
Very hot summers: in nearby Griffith the January average high is 33.9°C, record 47.2°C (January 2020); July average low 3.6°C, record low −5.9°C; annual rainfall about 370–400 mm (Wikipedia, Griffith).
Climate data to be added.
Legitimacy
Company registration
ABN activeABN 23 142 526 216
Employment arrangement
Via labour hire
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Make sure it is a registered company that gives payslips and pays super, so your specified work days will hold up.
Company registration
ABN 23 142 526 216・Agri-Labour Australia Pty Ltd・Active View on ABN Lookup
Employment arrangement
Employed through a labour hire agency: Agri Labour Australia (Agri-Labour Australia Pty Ltd, labour hire); the actual farm where you would work has not been disclosed
Notes
ABN 23 142 526 216 (Agri-Labour Australia Pty Ltd, Australian private company) active since 2010-03-31, registered for GST since 2010-03-31, main business location QLD 4390 (ABR, checked 2026-10-08). The company address on the Gumtree ad is Kelvin Grove, Brisbane (88 L'Estrange Terrace, QLD 4059). This is a labour hire job, and the ad does not name the actual farm. New South Wales (NSW) currently has no labour hire licensing scheme, so there is no licence number here. 2019-04-23 report: the Fair Work Ombudsman announced that from 2017-12 to 2018-04 Agri-Labour underpaid 19 Vanuatu seasonal workers on a tomato farm near Shepparton, Victoria, a total of $50,823 (calculating piece rates from whole-crew output, not recording hours and deducting pay without consent); the company back-paid the wages, paid a further $15,000 to the Commonwealth and signed an enforceable undertaking (EU, including two external audits) (https://southburnett.com.au/news2/2019/04/23/farm-workers-get-back-pay/).
Last checked: 2026-10-08. If you see outdated or incorrect information, let us know.
Not yet confirmed (6)
The actual farm name and address are not published; the coordinates use the ABS area centre for Darlington Point.
The ads do not say whether both are for the same almond farm.
The posting dates were read from the WordPress data (wp-json) on Agri Labour's website (maintenance technician 2026-09-08, irrigation hand 2026-09-23); the ad pages themselves show no date.
Whether the farm machinery maintenance technician role counts as specified work: it is not direct crop work, so it is marked "to be confirmed".
Whether Working Holiday visas are accepted: not stated in the ad.
Award: not stated in the ad; the Horticulture Award (MA000028), which usually applies to orchards, is shown.