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Farms and orchards・Citrus and stone fruit orchard (including packing)

Midwest Rural Services (Moora, Gingin, Bindoon)

An orchard company around Moora, Gingin and Bindoon in Western Australia, hiring 100 seasonal citrus and stone fruit workers, starting in April 2027
Moora (also orchards in Gingin and Bindoon), Western Australia 6510

CitrusStone fruit
Specified work✓ Eligible
PayHourly rate
TransportTo be confirmed
AccommodationTo be confirmed
Overall score7.9・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 6510 is on the Department of Home Affairs "Regional Australia" list, and the work type is "Plant and animal cultivation".

Work address

Orchards and packing sheds in Moora WA 6510, Gingin WA 6503 and Bindoon WA 6502 (exact addresses not published)

Postcode 6510・Mid-west Western Australia (Moora / Gingin / Bindoon) · 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.

Seasonal picker and packer (citrus, stone fruit)Seasonal Fruit Pickers and Packers

Seasonal (temporary) Counts as specified work

Harvest citrus and stone fruit, grade and pack citrus, and do general orchard and packing shed work.

Pay method

Hourly rate
$32.18/hour (adult Level 1 casual, including 25% casual loading, plus superannuation), paid weekly (per the advertisement).

Hours

At least 30 hours per week, usually Monday to Friday 8am–4pm (varies with the season); weekend work may be needed at the harvest peak

Requirements

Able to do physical work safely: repetitive movements, standing, bending, and lifting up to 20 kg, Reliable, proactive, able to work outdoors, Available for weekends, No horticultural experience required

Licences

Not required

100 positions, starting 7 April 2027, for at least 6 months; posted 2026-09-28. Source: https://farmworkaustralia.com.au/job/14163/ (original: https://www.workforceaustralia.gov.au/individuals/jobs/details/2354220581)

Work duties

Harvest citrus and stone fruit, grade and pack in the packing shed, and do general orchard work.

Work environment

Outdoor and packing shed work with repetitive movements, standing and bending (per the ad).

Pay and superannuation

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

Pay
Hourly rate $32.18 (Horticulture Award 2020 adult Level 1 casual, including 25% casual loading, plus superannuation), paid weekly.
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
Weekly
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).
The advertisement says superannuation is paid on top of the hourly rate.
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
At least 30 hours per week
Shifts
Usually Monday to Friday, 8am–4pm, varying with the season
Weather-dependent?
To be confirmed
Additional notes
Weekend work may be needed at the harvest peak (per the ad).

When they need workers

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The advertisement says work starts on 7 April 2027 for at least 6 months, picking citrus and stone fruit. The months are estimated from the at least 6 months.

Hiring now: a Workforce Australia ad (posted 2026-09-28, no closing date stated) for 100 citrus and stone fruit seasonal workers, starting 7 April 2027, for at least 6 months, at least 30 hours per week, hourly rate $32.18.

Hiring now

Seasonal Fruit Pickers and Packers, 100 positions, at least 6 months from 2027-04-07 (posted 2026-09-28, no closing date given)

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 on the Workforce Australia advertisement page (the advertisement page is blocked by robots.txt, so the application form content could not be read; the content comes from a repost on Farm Work Australia).

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You will need

  • Able to do physical work safely, lifting up to 20 kg
  • Reliable, proactive, a team player
  • No horticultural experience required (advertisement)

Restrictions

  • Starts only in April 2027; at least 6 months of work required
  • The advertisement does not say whether the Working Holiday visa is accepted

Licences required

No licence is needed for general roles.

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

Transport

To be confirmed. The advertisement does not mention transport; there is some distance between the three locations.

Getting there without a car

Not found

Public transport

Not found

Nearest airport

Not found

Nearest town: Not verified

Accommodation and local amenities

Not verified.

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.

7.9out of 10
Worth considering
Specified work eligibility
10.0Postcode 6510 is on the official "Regional Australia" list
Legal and transparent
8.0ABN active, Employed directly by the company
Pay transparency
10.0Some hourly-paid roles with steadier income
Transport
5.0To be confirmed
Accommodation
5.0To be confirmed
Amenities
7.0Basic shopping in nearby small towns
Weather
6.0Climate data to be added

Pros

  • Ad on the government job site Workforce Australia, posted 2026-09-28
  • Paid by the hour under the Horticulture Award, including casual loading and superannuation
  • Paid weekly
  • No horticultural experience required
  • Postcodes 6510, 6503 and 6502 are all eligible; agricultural work in Western Australia counts as specified work

Watch out for

  • Starts only in April 2027; at least 6 months of work required
  • The advertisement does not mention accommodation or transport
  • The advertisement does not say whether the Working Holiday visa is accepted
  • Must lift 20 kg, with repetitive movements and standing

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.

Searches for Midwest Rural Services found no Indeed or Glassdoor reviews, no backpacker accounts, and no Fair Work Ombudsman records (only searched once, which does not mean none exist).

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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Sources

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

Not yet confirmed: The original Workforce Australia advertisement page is blocked by robots.txt; the content comes from a repost on Farm Work Australia (which names WFA as the original source).; The employer's own website was not found; the orchard name and exact address were not found, and the coordinates are an approximate position in the centre of Moora town; the other two locations (Gingin and Bindoon) are further south.; The ABN was matched by name.; No closing date stated; whether the position is already full is not certain.; The employment type listed in the advertisement is Seasonal (in the title), and the hourly rate includes casual loading.