EMPLOYMENT

Seasonal Labour (picking and packing) is required from May to October each year.

We also take on WWoofers . If you have a Working Holiday Visa, your WWoofing experience on our farm can count towards your second Visa.

PEAK SEASON : July & August

Kununurra is situated in the East Kimberley, 830 kms South-West of Darwin. 

Temperatures during the Dry are very pleasant, averaging 30 degrees during the daytime and dropping slightly to 15-20 degrees at night.  

Beware the Wet! It is, well .........WET! See the page        

 named  Photo Gallery for a few examples of what

the Wet can do......... OR  how much fun you can have.

How to get to Kununurra? - There is a daily bus service from both Darwin and Broome. Air North fly into Kununurra from Broome and Darwin at least twice daily. Skywest flys directly from Perth a few times per week.

                        Blueys Outback Farm, aerial view

Seasonal employment opportunities at Bluey’s Outback Farm exist during the Harvesting season  (May to October) for Melon Picking and Packing. If you are interested in working for Blueys Outback Farm, please phone us or enquire via email about the current work situation. 

Contact Us

blueysoutbackfarm@bigpond.com
Phone : (08) 9168 2177
Fax : (08) 9168 2430

Accommodation - We do have some accommodation on the Farm available, but generally our employees choose to stay in the various Caravan parks and backpacker accommodation available in Kununurra. We can provide transport to and from work.

Hours of work & pay - The harvest time of the year is very labour intensive.  Fruit Pickers are paid an hourly rate, with a minimum of currently $ 16.49 per hour for the first 40  hours worked. The rate increases with the hours worked.  Fruit Packers are paid on a “per piece” basis.

Some people can’t handle the work at all, and quit after 2 hours, while others  stay for the whole season.  Some stay for a few months to make enough money to continue their travels around Australia.

Other things to do (apart from work) in Kununurra are: Canoeing the great Ord River, Cruising the Lake Argyle or Ord River, hiking in one of the many National Parks close by (including the Bungle Bungles - Purnunulu, National Park) and so on and so on … For more information, contact Kimberley Tourism Association.