Does Agri Labour – Forestry Pruning (Casino NSW) count as specified work?

Yes. The work location's postcode 2470 is on the Department of Home Affairs Regional Australia list, and Forestry work can count towards your specified work days.

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Agri Labour – Forestry Pruning (Casino NSW)

Casual pruning work (8 weeks) in hardwood plantations near Casino, recruited through the labour hire agency Agri Labour
Casino, New South Wales 2470

Hardwood plantation (timber)

Specified work✓ Eligible

PayHourly rate

TransportCar needed

AccommodationAccommodation provided

Overall score7.5・Worth considering

Specified work eligibility

Use the postcode of the work location — not the company's head office, and not where you live.

✓

This location counts as specified work

Postcode 2470 is on the Department of Home Affairs "Regional Australia" list, and the work type is "Forestry".

Work address

Hardwood plantation near Casino NSW 2470 (plantation name and address not disclosed)

Postcode 2470・Northern Rivers (Lismore) · Map location is approximate

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Work category

Forestry

Planting, tending and felling trees in plantations or forests for harvest, and transporting timber to where it is processed.

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

1 casual / seasonal roles. Duties, requirements and required licences are listed separately.

Plantation pruner (plantation forestry)Forestry Pruning Worker

Casual Counts as specified work

Prune 5-year-old hardwood plantation trees to the supervisor's standard; use ladders and tools safely, operating hand secateurs and pole saws; maintain tools and clear away branches and foliage.

Pay method

Hourly rate
$36.69/hour, plus penalty rates and shift loadings.

Hours

38 hours a week, early-morning starts

Requirements

Physically able to do outdoor manual work, Able to use ladders safely and work at heights and on uneven ground, Relevant experience is a plus, Ability to use a UHF radio is a plus, Driver licence and reliable transport

Licences

Driver licence

Tending trees in a plantation that will later be harvested counts as forestry (tree farming) specified work; postcode 2470 is eligible for forestry. Source: https://www.agrilabour.com.au/candidates/current-positions/forestry-pruning-casino-nsw-bbbh29684/

Work duties

Pruning 5-year-old trees in a hardwood plantation using ladders, hand secateurs and pole saws, clearing branches and foliage, and maintaining tools.

Work environment

Outdoor plantation work, climbing ladders to work at height on uneven ground; early-morning starts.

Pay and superannuation

What the employer publishes and the legal minimum are shown separately.

Pay: Hourly rate $36.69 + loadings (penalty rates, shift loadings). The ad does not state the applicable Award.
Applicable Award: To be confirmed
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
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: 38 hours a week
Shifts: Early-morning starts
Weather-dependent?: Yes. Work may stop if it rains or is too hot, and there is no income that day.
Additional notes: The ad says 38 hours a week, early-morning starts, for about 8 weeks.

When they need workers

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Ad: starts 2026-10-19, about 8 weeks.

Hiring now: Agri Labour's "Forestry Pruning - Casino, NSW" (ref. BBBH29684), casual, starting 2026-10-19 for about 8 weeks, 38 hours a week. The ad does not give a posting date or closing date.

Hiring now

Forestry Pruning (casual, about 8 weeks from 2026-10-19, 38 hours a week, $36.69/hour + loadings; no closing date given)

Hiring status is checked automatically every day; last checked: 2026-10-07.See the job ad

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Before you apply

Apply online by clicking "Apply now" on the Agri Labour job page.

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You will need

Driver licence and reliable transport
Able to work at heights and on uneven ground
Physically able to do outdoor manual work

Restrictions

About 8 weeks of work
The advertisement does not say whether the Working Holiday visa is accepted

Licences required

Driver licence

Each role needs different licences — see the role descriptions above.

Official website: agrilabour.com.au
Careers page: Go to the careers page
Labour hire: Agri Labour Australia (Agri-Labour Australia Pty Ltd)

Legitimacy

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
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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) effective since 2010-03-31, registered for GST since 2010-03-31, main business location QLD 4390 (ABR, checked 2026-10-07). This is a labour hire job, and the ad does not name the actual farm. NSW currently has no labour hire licensing scheme, so there is no licence number here. On 2019-04-23 the Fair Work Ombudsman announced that in 2017–2018 Agri-Labour underpaid 19 Vanuatu seasonal workers on Queensland tomato farms a total of $50,823 (by calculating piece rates on group output and making deductions without consent); the company back-paid the workers, 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/).

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Transport

Car needed. The ad says a driver licence and reliable transport are required (current driver licence and reliable transport required).

Getting there without a car

The ad requires your own transport; no public transport to the plantation was found.

Public transport

Casino has an NSW TrainLink XPT train station with daily services to and from Sydney; Northern Rivers Buslines runs buses to Lismore and Kyogle (Wikipedia).

Nearest airport

Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, about 66 km to the east (Wikipedia)

Nearest town: Casino (the plantation is nearby; distance not stated); Lismore is about 30 km to the east

Accommodation and local amenities

Casino is a regional centre (urban population 9,968 in 2021), and Lismore is 30 km away.

Accommodation

Accommodation provided

The ad mentions "affordable on-farm accommodation"; you pay for it yourself, and the price is not stated.

Grocery shopping

Supermarket names and addresses have not been verified.

Medical

Not verified.

Other

Casino calls itself Australia's "Beef Capital".

Weather

Humid subtropical: average annual high 26.8°C (around 30°C in summer), low 13.1°C, annual rainfall about 1,098 mm (Wikipedia); summers are wet and muggy.

Climate data to be added.

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Overall score

Calculated from public information with a fixed formula — not a paid ranking. Ratings from past workers are shown separately in the reviews section.

7.5out of 10
Worth considering

Specified work eligibility

10.0Postcode 2470 is on the official "Regional Australia" list

Legal and transparent

5.0ABN active

Pay transparency

9.0Some hourly-paid roles with steadier income

Transport

3.0Car needed

Accommodation

10.0Accommodation provided

Amenities

7.0Basic shopping in nearby small towns

Weather

6.0Climate data to be added

Pros

Hourly rate $36.69 + loadings, 38 hours a week
On-farm accommodation available (at your own cost)
Postcode 2470 is eligible for forestry specified work
Casino has XPT train services to and from Sydney

Watch out for

Only about 8 weeks
Through labour hire; the actual plantation is not disclosed
You need your own car
Work at height on ladders
The advertisement does not say whether the Working Holiday visa is accepted
Accommodation cost not stated

Weights: specified work eligibility 25%, legal and transparent 20%, pay transparency 15%, transport 10%, accommodation 10%, amenities 10%, weather 10%.How it is calculated

Online reviews and past workers' experiences

Compiled from Indeed, Glassdoor, backpacker blogs and the news. Everything is a paraphrased summary — follow the links to read the originals.

4.6/5

Indeed・19 reviews
Agri Labour Australia Pty Ltd (nationwide)

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Common praise

Several employees say pay is on time and the pay calculation is clear
Safety-focused; supervisors are responsive
Some working holiday makers say they completed their visa work requirement here

Common complaints

Some reported that accommodation in 2024 was crowded and expensive (with no other options in peak season)
Hot weather; the work is repetitive and physically demanding

News and official records

Fair Work Ombudsman announced on 2019-04-23: from 2017-12 to 2018-04 Agri-Labour underpaid 19 Vanuatu seasonal workers on Queensland tomato farms a total of $50,823 (by calculating piece rates on group output and making deductions without consent). The company back-paid the workers, paid a further $15,000, and signed an Enforceable Undertaking (EU). (2019-04-23・Source)

The Indeed rating covers Agri Labour reviews from all over Australia, not this Casino job specifically. The Fair Work website media release could not be accessed, so a republished news report was used instead. No backpacker accounts were found.

Review summary last checked: 2026-10-07. 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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Reviews on other sites: Indeed (Agri Labour Australia)

Sources

Last checked: 2026-10-07. If you see outdated or incorrect information, let us know.

Not yet confirmed: The plantation name and address are not disclosed (the ad also says the Lismore area); the coordinates use Casino town centre, and the postcode used is Casino's 2470 (Lismore's 2480 is also eligible for forestry).; Posting date not stated; starts 2026-10-19, so it is part of this season's hiring.; Whether Working Holiday visas are accepted: not stated in the ad.; Accommodation cost not stated.; Award: not stated in the ad; pay.award left blank.