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Located in the Atherton Tablelands, Mareeba is home to some of Australia’s best mango and paw paw harvests. You may also find work with many other crops including: pineapples, avocados, lychees, sugar cane and cashews.
 

Population: Approx. 7,000

Fruit Picking Work in Mareeba

January to December – Paw paws, bananas, citrus
February to March – Longans
February to May – Avocados
October to February – Pineapples
November to January – Lychees
November to March – Mangoes

Fruit Picking Jobs in Mareeba

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Where’s Mareeba



Getting There

Take the Kennedy highway west from Cairns, the drive should take just under under an hour*( 65km)

Accommodation

Getting accommodation at the site of your harvest work is always a good plan, so carrying your own camping equipment is a smart idea, especially if you have a car. Otherwise there’s camping, caravan parks and hotels and motels in town.

Not Fruit Picking – What to do?

This is a beautiful region with tropical rainforests and plenty to do in the outdoors. Hot Air Balloon rides, outback camping, the annual rodeo ( July) are all activities that will keep you busy when not partaking in harvest work.

Extending Your Australian Working Holiday Visa

Many harvest jobs will meet the Second Australian Working Holiday Visa eligibility and count towards the 88 days of specified work. Some regional locations and jobs are ineligible which could lead to the Department of Immigration rejecting your application. So remember to confirm whether or not your fruit picking or harvest job will count towards the Second Australian WHV.

 

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5 Responses to “Mareeba”

  1. Janina Weiss

    Hi there,
    i’m looking for a fruit picking job ASAP.
    if there is anything available please let me know.

    Nina

    Reply
  2. Cerrini Mathias

    Hello, we are 2 french people, we are in cairns for 3/4 month to complete us visa working and hollidays!
    we are very motivate, we can make every work easy to very hard !
    please help us ! with accomadation if it’s possible because we haven’t got a car.

    Reply
  3. samuel kuri

    I like fruite picking and working in tje farms because it is one way i like having fun.

    Reply

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