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Farms and orchards・Agricultural contracting (hay, silage)

LKF Agricultural (Invergordon hay & silage contractor)

An agricultural contracting business north of Shepparton, hiring experienced machinery operators for the 2026 hay / silage season
Invergordon (35 km north-west of Shepparton), Victoria 3636

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At a glance

Specified work

✓ Counts as specified work

Postcode 3636 is on the Department of Home Affairs "Regional Australia" list, and the work type is "Plant and animal cultivation".

Hiring

Hiring now

Machinery operator – hay and silage (casual, posted 2026-09-11, no closing date given)

Last checked: 2026-10-07・See the job ad

Jobs

Hay / silage machinery operator

Casual

Pay

Hourly rate

Hourly pay; the amount is not stated, and the ad does not say which Award applies.

Accommodation

Accommodation provided

Transport

To be confirmed

Reviews

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Overall score

8.3/10・Recommend

How it is calculated

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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 3636 is on the Department of Home Affairs "Regional Australia" list, and the work type is "Plant and animal cultivation".

Work address

Invergordon VIC 3636 (Gumtree listing location: Katandra West VIC 3634)

Postcode 3636・Goulburn Valley (Shepparton) · 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

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.

Hay / silage machinery operator (casual)Hay/Silage season machinery operator

Casual Counts as specified work

Large square baling, round baling, silage wrapping, mowing, raking, windrowing and loader work. Machinery includes a Massey self-propelled mower, Massey large square baler, Staheli West steamer, Fendt round baler, and Fendt and John Deere tractors.

Pay method

Hourly rate
Gumtree lists the pay type as hourly; the ad does not state the amount.

Hours

Not stated in the advertisement

Requirements

Experienced farm machinery operators only

Licences

Not required

Mowing and baling fodder crops is crop harvesting work and generally counts as specified work; before you sign on, check that the employer will issue proper payslips. Gumtree lists it as Casual, and the work rights field says Working Holiday visas are accepted. Source: https://www.gumtree.com.au/web/listing/other/1344508334

Work duties

Contract mowing, raking, hay baling and silage wrapping for various farms, operating large machinery.

Work environment

Outdoor farm machinery work.

Pay and superannuation

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

Pay
Hourly pay; the amount is not stated, and the ad does not say which Award applies.
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
Not stated in the advertisement
Shifts
To be confirmed
Weather-dependent?
To be confirmed
Additional notes
The ad does not state hours.

When they need workers

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The ad says the 2026 hay and silage season but does not give months.

Hiring now: LKF Agricultural (advertiser: Luke) posted "Hay/Silage season operators required" on Gumtree on 2026-09-11, Casual, seeking experienced machinery operators for the 2026 hay and silage season. Gumtree's work rights field says Working holiday visa holders are accepted. The ad gives no closing date.

Hiring now

Machinery operator – hay and silage (casual, posted 2026-09-11, no closing date given)

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

How to apply

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Before you apply

Contact the advertiser through Gumtree messaging on the ad page, attaching an English resume and a cover letter describing your operating experience.

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You will need

  • Experience operating large machinery (mowing, baling, wrapping) required
  • Include an English resume and cover letter

Restrictions

  • Experienced operators only

Licences required

No licence is needed for general roles.

Official website
To be confirmed
Careers page
To be confirmed

Transport

To be confirmed. The ad does not say whether you need your own car.

Getting there without a car

No public transport was found.

Public transport

Shepparton has V/Line trains to Melbourne and local town buses (Wikipedia).

Nearest airport

Melbourne — Invergordon is 228 km north of Melbourne (Wikipedia)

Nearest town: Invergordon is 35 km north-west of Shepparton and about 31 km from Numurkah (Wikipedia)

Accommodation and local amenities

Invergordon is a farming area (population 610 in 2016); the larger city of Shepparton (population 32,067 in 2021) is about 35 km away.

Accommodation

Accommodation provided

Accommodation is available for a fee ("Accommodation available at cost"); the cost is not stated.

Grocery shopping

No information was found on supermarket stores.

Medical

Hospital services in Shepparton are provided by Goulburn Valley Health (Wikipedia).

Other

To be confirmed

Weather

Dry: average annual maximum 21.4°C, minimum 11.7°C, annual rainfall about 376 mm (Wikipedia, Invergordon).

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.

8.3out of 10
Recommend
Specified work eligibility
10.0Postcode 3636 is on the official "Regional Australia" list
Legal and transparent
8.0ABN active, Employed directly by the company
Pay transparency
9.0Some hourly-paid roles with steadier income
Transport
5.0To be confirmed
Accommodation
10.0Accommodation provided
Amenities
7.0Basic shopping in nearby small towns
Weather
6.0Climate data to be added

Pros

  • Direct employment
  • Accommodation available (paid)
  • The Gumtree listing says Working Holiday visa holders are accepted
  • Postcode 3636 (listing location 3634) is eligible for specified work (plant and animal cultivation)
  • Shepparton has trains to Melbourne

Watch out for

  • Experienced large-machinery operators only
  • Neither the hourly rate nor the hours are stated
  • Accommodation is paid; the cost is not stated
  • The company was only set up in 2024; no reviews could be found
  • Contact only through Gumtree messaging

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

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The company was only set up in 2024; no ratings, past workers' accounts or public records were found. The web search quota ran out partway through this time, so the review search is incomplete.

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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Sources

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

Not yet confirmed: Whether hay / silage contracting counts as specified work: it is generally treated as harvesting crops, but Home Affairs does not list it item by item, so keep your payslips and check before applying.; Work is on the various farms the contractor serves, and exact locations are not given; the coordinates use the centre of the Invergordon area.; Season months, hourly rate, hours and accommodation cost are not stated.; Victorian labour hire licence: contracting services are generally not labour hire; this was not checked separately here.; Reviews: the web search quota ran out this time, and no review data was found.