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Farms and orchards・Meat chicken farm (poultry)

ProTen Allans Creek Farm (Beaudesert)

Meat chicken (broiler) farm near Beaudesert (ProTen is Australia's largest corporate contract grower of meat chickens)
Beaudesert (Bromelton area), Queensland 4285

Meat chickens
Specified work✓ Eligible
PayHourly rate
TransportTo be confirmed
AccommodationTo be confirmed
Overall score7.8・Worth considering

Specified work eligibility

Use the postcode of the work location — not the company's head office, and not where you live.

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This location counts as specified work

Postcode 4285 is on the Department of Home Affairs "Regional Australia" list, and the work type is "Plant and animal cultivation".

Work address

Allans Creek Farm, Bromelton/Beaudesert, QLD 4285

Postcode 4285・Scenic Rim (Beaudesert, Boonah) · 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.

Meat chicken farm hand (casual)Farm Hands – Allans Creek Farm

Casual Counts as specified work

Working as part of a team under the direction of the farm manager and assistant manager; caring for the chickens every day and ensuring their health and welfare; daily shed checks, record-keeping, site maintenance and minor repairs; following biosecurity rules.

Pay method

Hourly rate
The ad says pay is "above award rates" but gives no amount; there are also allowances, such as a travel allowance (if you live more than 30 km from the workplace), a night shift allowance and a meal allowance.

Hours

The ad does not state the hours; the text mentions a "casual weekend opportunity" and a night shift allowance

Requirements

Right to work in Australia, Physically able to handle the work, Entry-level role; poultry farming experience is a plus but not required, Must pass a pre-employment physical assessment (including alcohol and drug testing)

Licences

Not required

Caring for animals (poultry) counts as specified work. The ad is labelled Casual/Temporary. Source: https://employmenthero.com/jobs/position/proten-farm-hands-allans-creek-farm-beaudesert-qld-4285-am6sh/ (posting date of 29 September 2026 per https://employmenthero.com/jobs/organisations/proten-farms-rrwvr/)

Work duties

Day-to-day work on a meat chicken farm: caring for the chickens, inspecting sheds, record-keeping, site maintenance, minor repairs and following biosecurity rules.

Work environment

Work in the chicken sheds and outdoors on the farm; strict biosecurity rules apply (you cannot have regular contact with other pigs or birds).

Pay and superannuation

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

Pay
Paid hourly; the ad only says "above Award" and gives no amount; there are also allowances for travel (commutes over 30 km), night shifts and meals. The ad does not say which Award applies; poultry farming is generally covered by 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
Mentions a casual weekend opportunity and a night shift allowance
Weather-dependent?
To be confirmed
Additional notes
The ad does not state weekly hours or the roster; the text mentions a casual weekend opportunity and lists a night shift allowance, so please confirm the actual roster when you apply.

When they need workers

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The ad does not state the work period or peak season.

Hiring now: on 29 September 2026, ProTen posted "Farm Hands – Allans Creek Farm (Beaudesert, QLD 4285)" on Employment Hero, labelled Casual, Temporary and On-site; it is an entry-level role and no poultry experience is needed. The ad does not state a closing date.

Hiring now

Farm Hands (casual, Allans Creek Farm, Bromelton/Beaudesert, posted 29 September 2026, no closing date stated)

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

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Before you apply

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You will need

  • Right to work in Australia (the ad says "right to work in Australia"; it does not specifically say whether Working Holiday visas are accepted)
  • Physically able to handle the work
  • Pass a pre-employment physical assessment and alcohol/drug testing

Restrictions

  • Biosecurity rule: people who have regular contact with pigs or birds (including keeping them at home) cannot apply
  • The ad does not state the length of employment

Licences required

No licence is needed for general roles.

Official website
proten.com.au
Careers page
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Transport

To be confirmed. The ad does not say whether you need your own car; there is a travel allowance for commutes over 30 km. The farm is in the countryside around Bromelton/Beaudesert, and the information we found shows no public transport to the farm.

Getting there without a car

No public transport to the farm was found.

Public transport

Wikipedia says Beaudesert has a bus service to and from Brisbane (operator not stated); the Beaudesert railway stopped running in 1996.

Nearest airport

Brisbane – Beaudesert is about 70 km south of Brisbane (Wikipedia)

Nearest town: Beaudesert (Bromelton is about 3.7 km north-west of Beaudesert)

Accommodation and local amenities

Beaudesert is the administrative centre of the Scenic Rim (population 6,752 at the 2021 Census) and has a hospital with a 24-hour emergency department.

Accommodation

To be confirmed

The ad does not mention accommodation.

Grocery shopping

No information was found on supermarkets in Beaudesert (the Woolworths store locator page could not be read).

Medical

Beaudesert Hospital (64 Tina Street, Beaudesert QLD 4285); the emergency department is open 24 hours, phone 07 5541 9111 (healthdirect).

Other

To be confirmed

Weather

Humid subtropical climate: hot, wet summers and mild winters; average maximum 27.1°C, average minimum 13.2°C, annual rainfall about 915 mm (Wikipedia, Beaudesert).

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.

7.8out of 10
Worth considering
Specified work eligibility
10.0Postcode 4285 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
5.0To be confirmed
Amenities
7.0Basic shopping in nearby small towns
Weather
6.0Climate data to be added

Pros

  • Direct employment; the ad says pay is above Award
  • Allowances for travel (commutes over 30 km), night shifts and meals
  • Entry-level role, no poultry experience needed
  • Postcode 4285 is eligible for specified work (plant and animal cultivation)
  • About 70 km from Brisbane; nearby Beaudesert has a hospital with a 24-hour emergency department

Watch out for

  • The ad does not state the hourly rate, weekly hours or length of employment
  • Accommodation not mentioned
  • Biosecurity rule: people who have regular contact with pigs or birds cannot apply
  • A pre-employment physical assessment and alcohol/drug testing are required
  • The advertisement does not say whether the Working Holiday visa is accepted
  • The farm is in the countryside; no public transport was found

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

  • On 13 October 2020, a contractor worker at a farm in Griffith was struck and killed by a telehandler being reversed by another contractor employee. ProTen committed to spending AU$250,000 on researching and trialling technology to reduce the risk of collisions between people and vehicles, introducing a safety app for its chicken farms, and running safety leadership courses, among other measures; the undertaking was accepted on 30 April 2024. (2024-04-30・Source)
An Indeed review page for Proten exists (https://au.indeed.com/cmp/Proten/reviews), but Indeed returned a 429 rate-limit error this time, so the rating was not read. No backpacker accounts or news about the Beaudesert farm were found.

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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Reviews on other sites: Indeed (Proten)

Sources

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

Not yet confirmed: Whether Working Holiday visas are accepted: the ad only says you need the right to work in Australia and does not say anything specific about it.; The posting date of 29 September 2026 is shown on ProTen's Employment Hero company page; the job page itself shows no posting date or closing date.; The exact employing entity is not stated (PROTEN PTY LIMITED or the trustee of the ProTen Queensland Trust).; The coordinates use the centre of the Bromelton locality (Wikipedia); the exact farm address has not been disclosed.; Award: not stated in the ad; shown here as the Pastoral Award (MA000035), which generally applies to poultry farming.; "Casual weekend opportunity" may mean the work is mainly weekend shifts; please confirm the actual hours when you apply.; The Indeed review page was not read because Indeed was rate-limiting requests (429).