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Farms and orchards・Mixed grain and livestock farm (harvest-season casuals)

Lotus Living – Tuppal Station (Tocumwal)

Tuppal Station, a large historic property near Tocumwal, hiring casuals for the October–December grain harvest
Tocumwal (Tuppal Station), New South Wales 2714

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At a glance

Specified work

✓ Counts as specified work

Postcode 2714 is on the Department of Home Affairs "Regional Australia" list, and the work type is "Plant and animal cultivation".

Hiring

Hiring now · Peak season

Seasonal Harvest Workers (harvest-season casual, posted 2026-09-16, work period October–December, no closing date given)

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

Jobs

Harvest worker / Farm hand

Seasonal (temporary)

Pay

From $32.18/hr (legal minimum)

Pastoral Award・Hourly rate・Fair Work pay guide

$34–$38 AUD an hour, depending on experience. The ad does not say which Award applies; grain farms generally fall under the Pastoral Award.

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

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This location counts as specified work

Postcode 2714 is on the Department of Home Affairs "Regional Australia" list, and the work type is "Plant and animal cultivation".

Work address

Tuppal Station, Tocumwal, NSW 2714 (exact farm address not stated in the ad)

Postcode 2714・Southern Riverina (Tocumwal · Finley) · 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.

Harvest worker / Farm hand (harvest-season casual)Seasonal Harvest Workers

Seasonal (temporary) Counts as specified work

Operating harvest machinery (including tractors and support equipment); assisting with grain transport, storage and general harvest operations; assisting with weighbridge operations and truck management; supporting other farm work; working safely with the team during the busy harvest.

Pay method

Hourly rate
$34–$38 AUD an hour, depending on experience (as stated in the ad).

Hours

The ad does not state weekly hours; it mentions a "busy harvest operation"

Requirements

Farm experience an advantage (preferred, not essential), Able to operate farm machinery and equipment, Team player with good communication, Positive attitude, reliable and safety-conscious

Licences

Driver's licence (essential)

Harvesting grain and operating harvest machinery on a farm is plant and animal cultivation specified work; the ad also includes harvest support work such as the weighbridge and truck management. The ad is marked Casual/Temporary, for October–December. Source: https://employmenthero.com/jobs/position/lotus-living-seasonal-harvest-workers-qodhp/ (posting date 2026-09-16 per https://employmenthero.com/jobs/organisations/bz-group-services/)

Work duties

Farm work during the grain harvest: driving tractors and harvest support machinery, assisting with grain transport and storage, the weighbridge and truck management, and other farm jobs.

Work environment

Work outdoors on the farm, around the grain storage and weighbridge; the ad describes harvest as busy.

Pay and superannuation

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

Pay
$34–$38 AUD an hour, depending on experience. The ad does not say which Award applies; grain farms generally fall under the Pastoral Award.
Applicable Award
Pastoral Award (MA000035)
Legal minimum hourly rate
FLH1 (new starter, less than 6 months' experience): $32.18/hour
FLH2: $33.05/hour
FLH3: $33.11/hour
Casual (including the 25% casual loading), effective from 1 July 2026.Fair Work pay guide
Piece-rate guarantee
Shearing and similar piece work have separate rules; general farm hand piece rates have no daily minimum guarantee. If the employer provides food and accommodation, up to $165.86 a week can be deducted.
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; casuals may be paid at the end of each engagement, or weekly / fortnightly as agreed
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 mentions a "busy harvest operation" but does not give weekly hours or the roster; confirm when you apply.

When they need workers

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The ad seeks harvest-season casuals for October through December.

Hiring now: Lotus Living posted "Seasonal Harvest Workers" (Tocumwal NSW 2714) on Employment Hero on 2026-09-16, marked Casual, Temporary, On-site, Entry Level, seeking casual workers / farm hands for the October to December harvest. The ad gives no closing date.

Hiring now

Seasonal Harvest Workers (harvest-season casual, posted 2026-09-16, work period October–December, no closing date given)

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

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You will need

  • Driver's licence (essential)
  • Able to operate farm machinery
  • Farm experience an advantage

Restrictions

  • October to December harvest season only
  • The advertisement does not say whether the Working Holiday visa is accepted

Licences required

  • Driver's licence (essential)

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

Official website
To be confirmed
Careers page
Go to the careers page

Transport

To be confirmed. The ad requires a valid driver's licence and provides on-farm accommodation, 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

Wikipedia: Tocumwal is about 270 km north of Melbourne, on the north bank of the Murray River; the NSW standard-gauge railway closed in 1987; the Newell Highway and Murray Valley Highway meet here.

Nearest airport

Tocumwal has an airport (known for gliding); Wikipedia does not mention scheduled flights. Melbourne is about 270 km to the south.

Nearest town: Tocumwal (estimated from ABS area centre points, the Tuppal area is about 19 km north-west of Tocumwal; the ad does not give the farm's exact location)

Accommodation and local amenities

Tocumwal is a small town on the Murray River (2,862 people at the 2021 Census), about 19 km from the Tuppal area.

Accommodation

Accommodation provided

On-farm accommodation and meals are provided during harvest (the ad's wording: "On farm accommodation and meals provided during harvest"). The ad does not say whether there is a charge.

Grocery shopping

No information was found on supermarkets in Tocumwal.

Medical

No current hospital information was found for Tocumwal.

Other

The nearest high school is in Finley, about 21 km to the north (Wikipedia).

Weather

Hot summers: January average maximum 32°C, record high 46.5°C; winter: July average minimum 3.4°C, record low −4.8°C; annual rainfall about 449 mm (Wikipedia, Tocumwal).

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 2714 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

  • On-farm accommodation and meals provided during harvest
  • The ad states an hourly rate of $34–$38 AUD
  • Postcode 2714 is eligible for specified work (plant and animal cultivation)
  • Apply online via Employment Hero

Watch out for

  • October–December harvest season only
  • Driver's licence required; farm experience and the ability to operate farm machinery preferred
  • The ad does not state weekly hours
  • No public transport to the farm was found
  • The advertisement does not say whether the Working Holiday visa is accepted
  • Very hot summers (Tocumwal record high 46.5°C)

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

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No employee ratings or work accounts were found for Lotus Living / Tuppal Station, and no public records of workplace disputes were found. (The web search quota for this research ran out partway through, 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 Working Holiday visa holders are accepted: not stated in the ad.; Employing entity: the ad only says Lotus Living / Tuppal; the Employment Hero company page URL is bz-group-services, and ABN Lookup shows the LOTUS LIVING business name is registered to BZ GROUP SERVICES PTY LTD, so that ABN is used here.; Tuppal Station was listed for sale in 2025; no information was found on whether it changed hands. The ad says Tuppal belongs to the Lotus Living group.; Coordinates use the ABS centre point for the Tuppal area; the ad does not give the farm's exact address.; Award: not stated in the ad; shown here as the Pastoral Award (MA000035), which generally applies to grain farms.; Duties include the weighbridge and truck management; operating the main harvest machinery is specified work, but if you spend most of your time on support work such as the weighbridge, keep records and confirm your duties with the employer.