The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations has contracted MADEC to establish a National Harvest Labour Information Service that coordinates and distributes information on harvest labour in Australia .

As growers often have difficulty finding sufficient workers at harvest time, this service helps to match an itinerant pool of workers with variable seasonal work. A diverse range of organisations, growers and job seekers utilise this service.

The National Harvest Labour Information Service is responsible for:

• Marketing the National Harvest Trail;
• Developing and publishing an up-to-date National Harvest Guide;
• Providing a national telephone information service;
• Coordinating harvest labour vacancies on the Harvest Trail web site;
• Liaising and establishing networks with growers, grower associations, Harvest Labour Service providers, Job Network members, recruitment agencies and relevant government departments at the local, state and national level;
• Maintaining a feedback and complaints system.

The National Harvest Labour Information Service consists of three components, being:

• The National Harvest Information Telephone Services (FREECALL 1800 062 332);
• The National Harvest Guide
• The Harvest Trail Guide

Information on each can be found by following the links on the right.

For further information please contact the NHLIS office.