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Queensland

Home to the 
Great Brrier Reef

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88 days in Queensland

Home of Great Barriei Reef

Main big city is Brisbane

Second biggest state in Australia

Home to GBR, Whitsunday Islands & Fraser Island

Known as the sunshine state 
Winterless north 

Wet season Nov to April (summer) 

Dry season May to Oct (winter) 

Best state to find good hourly farm work

Stanthorpe

Season: Sept - May

Closest Well Known Town/City: Byron Bay

Picking/Packing/Planting

Various Fruit & Veg / Tree-prunning

Bundaberg

Season: All Year 

Closest Well Known Town/City: Bundaberg

Picking/Packing/Planting

Sweet Potato/ Zucchini/ Pineapple/ Capsicum/ Big Tomatoes/ Chillies/ Strawberries/ Potatoes/ Macadamia/ Passionfruit/ Avacado

Childers

Season: All Year 

Closest Well Known Town/City: Bundaberg

Picking/Packing/Planting

Various Fruit & Veg

Burgara

Season: All Year 

Closest Well Known Town/City: Bundaberg

Picking/Packing/Planting

Various Fruit & Veg

Bargara Sunrise Court

+(07) 4159 1513

No Email or Website found

Bowen

Season: March - Dec

Closest Well Known Town/City: Airlie Beach

Picking/Packing/Planting

mangoes/ lemons/ limes/ oranges/ grapefruit/ 
mandarins/ pineapples/ bananas/ passionfruit

Reefers by the Beach

+(07) 4786 4199

No Email or Website found

Ayr

Season: March - Dec

Closest Well Known Town/City: Townsville

Picking/Packing/Planting

Sugar cane, Mangoes, tomatoes, chillies, cucumbers, eggplants(aubergine), zucchinis, squash, capsicums (peppers), pumpkins, melons

Atherton

Season: All Year

Closest Well Known Town/City: Cairns

Picking/Packing/Planting

Banana farming, mango, avacado, lychee, sugarcane, potatoes, coffee plantations & citrus fruits

Cardwell

Season: All Year

Closest Well Known Town/City: Cairns

Picking/Packing/Planting

bananas, pineapple and avocados

Cardwell Central Backpackers

+(07) 4066 8404

No Email or Website found

Walkabout 

+(07) 4061 2311

No Email or Website found

Retreat

+(07) 4061 2284

No Email or Website found

Innisfail

Season: All Year

Closest Well Known Town/City: Cairns

Picking/Packing/Planting

Bananas

Budget Backpackers

+(07) 4061 7833

No Email or Website found

Tully

Season: All Year

Closest Well Known Town/City: Cairns

Picking/Packing/Planting

Bananas

Home Hill

Season: March - Dec

Closest Well Known Town/City: Townsville

Picking/Packing/Planting

Mangoes,capsicum (peppers), eggplant (aubergine), rockmelon, watermelon, pumpkin, cucumbers, chillis.

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Backpacker Bible 2019

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