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Farms and orchards・Grain-fed cattle feedlot, beef cattle breeding and cropping (family-run station)

Princess Royal Station Burra

A family-run station at Burra in central-north South Australia, with a grain-fed beef feedlot and cropping; currently hiring casual farm workers for the harvest season
Burra, South Australia 5417

Beef cattleGrainHay/silage
Specified work✓ Eligible
PayTo be confirmed
TransportTo be confirmed
AccommodationTo be confirmed
Overall score6.9・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 5417 is on the Department of Home Affairs "Regional Australia" list, and the work type is "Plant and animal cultivation".

Work address

Burra SA 5417 (the website only publishes PO Box 160, Burra SA 5417; the exact farm address is not published)

Postcode 5417・Central-north South Australia · 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.

Farm hand for the harvest season (casual)Seasonal farm worker (casual, harvest)

Casual Counts as specified work

Assist with harvest operations: operating, moving and maintaining farm machinery; daily repair and servicing of farm equipment; preparing hay/silage; equipment maintenance.

Pay method

To be confirmed
The advertisement does not state pay.

Hours

To be confirmed

Requirements

Experience operating machinery (required), A valid HC licence (preferred, not required), Australian work rights required, Must pass a pre-employment medical examination

Licences

A plus: machinery tickets (front end loader, skid steer, telehandler), First Aid certificate, welding/metalwork training

Job page: https://princessroyal.com.au/princess-royal-station-careers (2026 season, September–December, Casual). The work is harvest-related farm work; whether it counts towards the 88 days depends on the actual work performed; the ad does not mention the Working Holiday visa.

Work duties

Machinery operation, maintenance and hay/silage preparation during the harvest season.

Work environment

Grain cropping and cattle in the mid-north (website: feedlot, cropping and grazing, plus a station in the Flinders Ranges).

Pay and superannuation

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

Pay
The advertisement does not state pay.
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
To be confirmed
Shifts
To be confirmed
Weather-dependent?
To be confirmed
Additional notes
The advertisement does not state working hours.

When they need workers

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The website says the harvest season is September to December 2026 (possibly longer).

The website careers page lists “Casual Harvest Farming Opportunity”: casual seasonal farm workers wanted, with the season running from September to December 2026 (possibly longer); the Indeed search results for casual SA farm jobs (2026-10) also list this job. The website does not give a closing date.

Hiring now

Casual farm hand for the harvest season (Casual, September–December 2026, possibly longer; no closing date stated)

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

How to apply

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Email your resume

Email: HR@princessroyal.com.auPhone 08 8893 2336

Before you apply

Email HR@princessroyal.com.au or call 08 8893 2336, attaching your experience and qualifications. A pre-employment medical is required.

Only apply through the channels listed on this page or published on the employer's official website. Legitimate employers never ask you to pay for a job; for look-alike job sites or people who message you privately, check the official website first.Avoiding illegal work

You will need

  • Experience operating farm machinery
  • Australian work rights
  • Must pass a pre-employment medical examination

Restrictions

  • The advertisement says it is not suitable for people without Australian work rights
  • Season is about September to December 2026, possibly longer

Licences required

  • A plus: machinery tickets (front end loader, skid steer, telehandler), First Aid certificate, welding/metalwork training

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

Official website
princessroyal.com.au
Careers page
Go to the careers page

Transport

To be confirmed. The advertisement says a valid HC licence is preferred (not required); transport is not mentioned.

Getting there without a car

Not verified

Public transport

Not verified

Nearest airport

Not verified

Nearest town: Burra

Accommodation and local amenities

Nearby amenities were not verified; the level is an estimate.

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 was not found.

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.

6.9out of 10
Worth considering
Specified work eligibility
10.0Postcode 5417 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
5.0To be confirmed
Accommodation
5.0To be confirmed
Amenities
4.0Remote; shopping is inconvenient
Weather
6.0Climate data to be added

Pros

  • Direct employer; job advertised on its website
  • Work is farm work related to harvesting
  • The website clearly says casual and seasonal

Watch out for

  • The advertisement does not state pay, hours or accommodation
  • Experience operating farm machinery required
  • Must pass a pre-employment medical examination

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.

News and official records

  • Won the 'Excellence in Diversification' award in 2018 (self-reported on the company website). (2018-01-01・Source)
The Indeed company page (https://au.indeed.com/cmp/Princess-Royal-Station/about) was only seen in search results; Indeed was rate limited this time, so the rating and reviews were not read; no backpacker accounts or Fair Work Ombudsman records were found. The year for the website's award is only a year, so the date field uses 1 January of that year.

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 website’s job page has no posting date or closing date; based on the season description of “September to December 2026” and the Indeed search results (2026-10) still listing this job, it is judged to be currently valid.; The advertisement does not mention the Working Holiday visa; it says only that Australian work rights are required.; Whether the work counts toward the 88 days (it is harvest work, but also includes machinery repair and maintenance) should be confirmed with the employer before applying.; The exact farm address has not been published; the coordinates are the approximate location of Burra town.; pay.award is filled in as MA000035 (livestock and pastoral) based on the judgement that the company mainly runs cattle stations and cropping; the advertisement does not say which Award applies.