A Department of Agriculture and Fisheries program to encourage Queenslanders to fill short-term labour demands in agriculture has been expanded to include the whole State.
Incentives include payments of up to $1,500 to help with travel and accommodation.
Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries, Mark Furner said the Back to Work In Agriculture Incentive Scheme was aimed at enticing people to work in remote locations.
“We are also offering up to $6,000 for Australian jobseekers to relocate for farming jobs, and our incentive scheme is additional to that,” Mr Furner said.
“We started this program in the Wide Bay and Darling Downs regions to support harvesting activities, and now we’re opening it up to other farming areas of Queensland.”
He said it was an opportunity for people to see parts of Queensland they might not have visited and experience a fulfilling working holiday.
“Applicants can work for different eligible employers at a range of places depending on available work,” the Minister said.
“We would love to see Queenslanders taking up these jobs. It is a real life experience, can put some money in your pocket and let you enjoy some of the great sights of regional Queensland.”
Applications can be made through the Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority application portal. Applications will close once all funding has been allocated, or before 30 June 2021.
The application portal can be accessed at this PS News link.
