Victoria is Australia’s second-smallest state but the 2nd most populated. With a wealth of diverse regional areas and attractions, from the great ocean road, Phillip Island and pristine beaches to national parks and forests teeming with wildlife to wineries, lakes and mountains offering skiing, climbing and hiking. Best of all, many of Victoria’s unique and varied landscapes are easily accessible as day trips from Melbourne. In many of the Victorian towns where you can do your fruit picking and harvest work you’ll be able to enjoy the attractions, scenery and extra curricular activities.

Victoria is famous for its picking of Stone Fruits, Citrus and Grapes with the most well known areas for fruit picking in victoria and harvest work being, Shepparton and Mildura. Thousands of backpackers and working holiday makers swarm to these towns each year in the search of money, fun, work and the chance at getting the 2nd year visa extension. Many 462 Work and Holiday Visa holders try their hand at harvest work for the experience but can simply find bar work / city work as their visa doesn’t permit staying a second year in australia.
 
Fruit Picking in Victoria is a great way to see the country side and obtain an unique experience and get you out of Melbourne. Many of the smaller farm towns are swarming with backpackers come January and the experience of meeting others, completing specified work and seeing Australia is referred as a once in a lifetime experience. If you are unable to find fruit picking work in victoria you can always try new south wales or south australia. Many others will also try tasmania for fruit picking work.

Fruit Picking in Victoria ( VIC )

 

Bairnsdale	Beechworth	Cobram	Echucha
Koo Wee Rup	Maffra	Mildura	Myrtleford
Nangiloc	Nyah	Robinvale	Rutherglen
Shepparton	Swan Hill	Yarra Valley

 

Fruit Picking Jobs in Victoria