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This is our on-line harvest guide. To use it, scroll to the state you are interested in, where you can then see what crops are available, where and when.


Use this map as a guide to help you locate the general areas in which the harvesting is available.
Please note it is only intended for use as a guide only and you should use official maps fo
r planning travel routes.

Queensland Harvest Guide

HARVEST PERIOD
CROP
CROP AREAS
MAP REFERENCE
NEAREST JOB CENTRE
Jan - Dec

Bananas
Mangoes/Potatoes/Avacado

Cardwell - Tully - Innisfail
Atherton-Mareeba
3
 2
Ingham/Tully
Atherton
Feb - Mar
Nov - Apr
Oct - Feb
Aug-Dec
Apples/Pears
Vegetables/Tomatoes
Stone Fruit
Asparagus
Stanthorpe


Warwick
11
Stanthorpe


Warwick
Apr - Nov Beans Mary Valley
9
Gympie
May - Dec Sugar Cane Mackay
Ayr
Tully
Inisfail
5
4
3
3
Mackay
Ayr
Apr - Nov
May-Nov
May-Sep
Apr-Dec
May-Dec
May-Oct
Nov-Dec
Apr-Nov
Zucchini, Pumpkins
Capsicums
Beans, Potatoes
Melons, Cucumbers
Tomatoes
Corn
Mangoes,Lychees
Planting, Weeding
Bowen
Bowen/Ayr
Bowen/Ayr
Bowen/Ayr
Bowen/Ayr
Bowen/Ayr
Bowen/Ayr, Childers
Bowen/Ayr
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Bowen
Bowen/Ayr
Bowen/Ayr
Bowen/Ayr
Bowen/Ayr
Bowen/Ayr
Bowen/Ayr
Bowen/Ayr
Nov-Feb Melons St George 12 St George

Oct-Jan/ Mar-Aug
Mar-Jun
Apr-Aug
Apr-Oct
Mar-Nov
Mar-Jul/Sep-Nov
Mar-May/Oct-Dec
Apr-June
Apr-May/Oct-Nov
May-Jul/Nov-Dec
Jul-Nov

Tomatoes
Citrus
Capsicum/Avocadoes
Snow Peas
Zucchini
Button Squash
Cucumbers
Custard Apple
Beans
Pumpkins
Cherry Tomatoes

Bundaberg-Childers

8
Bundaberg
Mar-Apr
Apr-Nov
Jun-Oct
Macadamia Nuts,Ginger
Zucchinis
Strawberries
Sunshine Coast 10 Maroochydore
Apr-May
Apr-Nov
Nov-Feb
Citrus
Strawberries/Zucchinis
Tomatoes
Maroochydore 10 Maroochydore


New South Wales Harvest Guide

HARVEST PERIOD
CROP
CROP AREAS
MAP REFERENCE
NEAREST JOB CENTRE
Dec-Mar

Stone Fruit

Adelong
25
Wagga Wagga
Dec-May
Nov-Dec
Cherries, Apples, StoneFruit Batlow/Tumut
Young
28
Tumut
Young
Dec-Mar
Jun-Apr
Nov-Feb
Jan-Mar
Prunes, Onions, Plumbs
Oranges
Onions, Melons, Prunes
Grapes, Stone Fruit
Darlington Point
Griffith/Leeton/Narrandera
27 Griffith & Leeton
Sep-Dec Asparagus Gundagai/Jugiong 26 Wagga Wagga
Jan-Apr Melons Hay 22 Griffith
July-Apr Oranges Hillston 23 Griffith
July-Mar Potatoes Narrandera 27 Griffith
Feb-Apr Apples Orange 25 Orange
Apr-Jun Cotton Ginning Wee Waa 21 Narrabri
May Grape Pruning Bourke 19 Bourke
Nov - Dec Cherries Young 28 Young


South Australia Harvest Guide

HARVEST PERIOD
CROP
CROP AREAS
MAP REFERENCE
NEAREST JOB CENTRE
Feb - Mar

Dried Fruits

Riverland
50
Berri
Feb - Mar Apples/Pears Adelaide Hills Payneham
Feb-Apr
Jun-Aug
Jun-Sep
Wine Grapes, Peaches
Navel Oranges
Pruning
Riverland 50 Berri
Feb-Apr Wine Grapes Barossa Valley 51 Gawler
Feb-Aug Brussel Sprouts Adelaide Hills Payneham


Tasmania Harvest Guide

HARVEST PERIOD
CROP
CROP AREAS
MAP REFERENCE
NEAREST JOB CENTRE
Feb - May

Apples, Pears

Huon Valley, Tasman Penninsular, West Tamar
40
Kingston
Eastern Shore
Launceston
Feb - Apr Grapes Huon
Tamar Valley
40 Kingston
Launceston
Mar-Apr Hops
Scottsdale, New Norfolk, Devonport 40 Mowbray
Glenorchy


Victoria Harvest Guide

HARVEST PERIOD
CROP
CROP AREAS
MAP REFERENCE
NEAREST JOB CENTRE
Jan - Mar

Pears - Peaches

Shepparton, Ardmona, Tatura
Kyabram
34
Shepparton
Kyabram
Jan - Mar

Pears - Peaches

Kyabram, Invergordon
32
Kyabram
Jan - Mar

Pears - Peaches

Cobram
33
Cobram
Feb - Apr

Tomatoes

Shepparton, Ardmona, Tatura
34
Mildura
Feb - Apr Table Grapes, Grapes Sunraysia, Robinvale 30 Mildura
Feb - Mar Grapes
Nyah District, Swan Hill, Lake Boga 31 Swan Hill
Feb - Apr Tobacco Ovens, King Valley, Kiewa valley 35 Wangaratta
Mar - Apr Apples Red Hill 38 Rosebud


Western Australia Harvest Guide

HARVEST PERIOD
CROP
CROP AREAS
MAP REFERENCE
NEAREST JOB CENTRE
Feb - Apr
Apr - Jun

Barley
Grapes, Oats, Wheat,

Albany, Mt Barker
62
Albany
Freemantle
Mar - May Apples, Pears Manjimup, Pemberton, Bridgetown , Bunbury 63 Manjimup
Mar - Oct Prawning, Scalloping Carnarvon 73 Carnarvon
Apr - Jun Grapes, Oats, Wheat, Gnowangerup, Katanning
Williams,
61
Apr - Jun Grapes, Oats, Wheat, Maradong 65 Collie
Apr - Jun Grapes, Oats, Wheat, West Arthur 64  
Apr - Jun Oats, Wheat Bindoon, Lower Chittering 70 Midland
Apr - Jun Oats, Wheat Moora 71 Midland
Apr-Oct Tomatoes, Pearling, Melons Broome 75 Broome
May-Oct Melons, Bannana Kununurra 76  
Nov - Jun Rock Lobster Fremantle, Kalbarri
Dongarra, Geraldton
67
72
Fremantle
Geraldton
All Year Fishing Broome 75 Broome

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