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Job library › Queensland › Deuchar (between Warwick and Toowoomba)

Farms and orchards・Egg farm (poultry)

Darwalla Group Poultry Farms (Deuchar)

Darwalla egg farm in the southern Darling Downs (around Deuchar)
Deuchar (between Warwick and Toowoomba), Queensland 4362

Eggs
Specified work✓ Eligible
PayTo be confirmed
TransportCar needed
AccommodationTo be confirmed
Overall score7.0・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 4362 is on the Department of Home Affairs "Regional Australia" list, and the work type is "Plant and animal cultivation".

Work address

Deuchar QLD 4362 (the advertisement says the farm is in the Southern Darling Downs; no exact address is published)

Postcode 4362・Darling Downs · Map location is approximate

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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

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Jobs

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

Poultry farm workerPoultry farm worker

Casual Counts as specified work

Walk the sheds, collect eggs, grade and pack eggs, clean the sheds; full training provided.

Pay method

To be confirmed
The employer does not state the pay (the republishing site gives an estimated annual salary, which was not provided by the employer).

Hours

Open 7 days a week with irregular hours, including weekends

Requirements

A valid driver licence and reliable transport, Good fitness, Reliable, self-motivated, Basic English communication, Able to cope with dusty, noisy, smelly environments

Licences

Driver licence

Source: https://jobs.hia.com.au/jobview/detail/dde263d0509488174d5fad960fc9cc8a (CareerOne repost site); type shown as Casual/Holiday.

Work duties

Walk the sheds, collect eggs, grade and pack eggs, clean.

Work environment

Poultry sheds are dusty, noisy and smelly; showers on site, uniform and protective equipment provided.

Pay and superannuation

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

Pay
The employer does not state the pay.
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
Open 7 days a week with irregular hours; weekend work is required
Shifts
To be confirmed
Weather-dependent?
To be confirmed
Additional notes
The ad says shifts can be flexible.

When they need workers

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The egg farm operates all year round.

Hiring now: a poultry farm job posted in late September 2026 (about 15 days ago), listed as Casual/Holiday, with no closing date stated.

Hiring now

Poultry farm work (Deuchar, Casual/Holiday); no closing date

Hiring status is checked automatically every day; last checked: 2026-10-06.See the job ad

How to apply

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Before you apply

Apply online through the ad page.

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You will need

  • A valid driver licence and reliable transport
  • Good fitness

Restrictions

  • You may not own poultry, birds or pigs, and may not live with people who work on other poultry or pig farms (biosecurity rules)
  • Must work weekends

Licences required

  • Driver licence

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

Official website
darwalla.com.au
Careers page
To be confirmed

Transport

Car needed. The advertisement requires a licence and reliable transport.

Getting there without a car

The advertisement requires you to provide your own transport.

Public transport

To be confirmed

Nearest airport

To be confirmed

Nearest town: Around Deuchar (between Warwick and Toowoomba)

Accommodation and local amenities

The exact farm address has not been published, so amenities cannot be judged.

Accommodation

To be confirmed

The ad does not mention accommodation.

Grocery shopping

To be confirmed

Medical

To be confirmed

Other

To be confirmed

Weather

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.

7.0out of 10
Worth considering
Specified work eligibility
10.0Postcode 4362 is on the official "Regional Australia" list
Legal and transparent
8.0ABN active, Employed directly by the company
Pay transparency
5.0Pay method to be confirmed
Transport
3.0Car needed
Accommodation
5.0To be confirmed
Amenities
7.0Basic shopping in nearby small towns
Weather
6.0Climate data to be added

Pros

  • Full training
  • Showers on site; uniform and protective equipment provided

Watch out for

  • Open 7 days a week; weekend work is required
  • Dust, noise and smells
  • The advertisement does not state pay or a visa

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.

3.7/5

Indeed・3 reviews
Darwalla Group

See the original reviews

Common praise

  • Some employees say the company feels like family and managers are supportive
  • One employee moved up from maintenance electrician to manager

Common complaints

  • Poultry work is stressful and the workload is heavy
  • The actual work was different from what was described during training, and sometimes you have to work alone
Indeed has only 3 reviews; no backpacker accounts or FWO records were found.

Review summary last checked: 2026-10-06. 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

Sources

Last checked: 2026-10-06. If you see outdated or incorrect information, let us know.

Not yet confirmed: The advertisement has no closing date, and the posting date is calculated from “15 days ago” (about 2026-09-21); The advertisement was read on the CareerOne repost site; the original source website has not been confirmed; The employing entity is uncertain; The exact farm address has not been published (Deuchar, 4362); the company also has farms in Killarney and Laidley; The advertisement does not state a visa or pay