Work Wanted
Agricultural employers need to maintain a seasonal workforce while meeting their COVID-19 public health obligations.
To prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to have safe farm hygiene, you are encouraged to practice social distancing requirements along with other measures.
The persons listed below are not vetted by CANEGROWERS Mackay for their suitability. This and the on farm induction to your property and equipment is the responsibility of the employer.
Sam Bourzali - 0407 410 357
TYPE OF WORK: Haulout Operator
EXPERIENCE & LICENCES: Car Licence, MC Licence.
COMMENTS: Mechanical minded – truck driver. Own caravan, no preferred area of work
Ronald Sills - 0478 350 088
TYPE OF WORK: Haulout Operator
EXPERIENCE & LICENCES: C Class, blue collar worker, excavation work, concreting, plumber/drainer
COMMENTS: Completing the 2026 Haulout Course
Peter Pascoe - 0418 774 110
TYPE OF WORK: Haulout Operator
EXPERIENCE & LICENCES: C Class, forklift licence, tractor drivers and car maintenance experience
COMMENTS: Completing the 2026 Haulout Course
Marian/Eton area
4 on 4 off roster
Jenifer Morrison - 0409 611 484
TYPE OF WORK: Haulout Operator
EXPERIENCE & LICENCES: C Class, has own farm – cattle
COMMENTS: Completing the 2026 Haulout Course
Plane creek area
1-2 days per week
James Slade - 0475 854 114
TYPE OF WORK: Haulout Operator, General Farm Duties
EXPERIENCE & LICENCES: Manuel car licence, chainsaw use & maintenance, tree lopping
COMMENTS: Wanting full-time work
Preferred area: Mackay Region
Completing 2026 Haulout Course
Kobe Manion - 0401 948 235
TYPE OF WORK: Haulout Operator
EXPERIENCE & LICENCES: Auto car licence, fencing
COMMENTS: Wanting full-time work
Preferred area: Mackay Region
Completing 2026 Haulout Course
Daniel Burton - 0409 154 016
TYPE OF WORK: Haulout Operator
EXPERIENCE & LICENCES: C, HR, HC
Two seasons haulout experience
Annette Reeves - 0412 479 387
TYPE OF WORK: Haulout Operator
EXPERIENCE & LICENCES: C – Manual
Experience on a dairy family farm
Preferred area: Plane creek
Gal and Yahel - 0400 394 154
TYPE OF WORK: Haulout Operator, Genral farm duites
EXPERIENCE & LICENCES: C – Manual
White card, hands-on experience, used to working long hours, own transport
Emilie Balmont - 0493 198 138
TYPE OF WORK: Haulout Operator, Cane Harvester Driver
EXPERIENCE & LICENCES: C
Experience driving tractors, farm hand
COMMENTS: Acommodation available, caravans accepted on property.
Jina Hwang - 0415416510
TYPE OF WORK: General farm duties
EXPERIENCE & LICENCES: C
Forklift (LF), white card, work experience at construction environment
COMMENTS: Own transport, travelling with Jiyeon Han
Jiyeon Han - 0491 790 342
TYPE OF WORK: General farm duties
EXPERIENCE & LICENCES: C
Forklift (LF), white card, work experience at construction environment, grain handler
COMMENTS: Travelling with Jina Hwang
Beauvais Enzo - 0423 783 503
TYPE OF WORK: Haulout Operator, General farm duties
EXPERIENCE & LICENCES: C
Machinery, tractor driver/farm duties
COMMENTS: Able to work long hours
Maurice Madden - 0421 923 474
TYPE OF WORK: Haulout Operator, General farm duties
EXPERIENCE & LICENCES: C
Ryan Chambers - 0410 613 086
TYPE OF WORK: Haulout Operator
EXPERIENCE & LICENCES: C, HR, Forklift LF & LO
COMMENTS: Preferred area: Mackay – Racecourse
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Positive sign but permanent fix required in sugar dispute
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Queensland cane harvest update
Queensland’s 2023 sugarcane harvest has finally hit the halfway mark with over 50% of the estimated 30.1 million tonne crop now cut and crushed at the state’s 19 sugar mills, although harvest is lagging in some districts, such as Plane Creek. Read the media release.
STL stop hiding from shareholders
CANEGROWERS is calling on Sugar Terminals Limited (STL) to let grower shareholders have their say on the company’s controversial decision to insource terminal operations and sever a longstanding and successful relationship with Queensland Sugar Limited (QSL). Read...
Mackay growers call for certainty as Marian Mill underperforms
CANEGROWERS Mackay Area committee have said that, seven weeks into the crush, and Marian Mill’s reliability is at the lowest point compared to its performance over the past 15 years. Where the harvest should ideally be around 25-30% complete by the end of July,...
Mill pay dispute costing farming families millions
CANEGROWERS has welcomed news that Wilmar and unions representing workers at the company's nine Queensland sugar mills have accepted a mediation offer from the Fair Work Commission. Read the media release here.
CANEGROWERS Mackay urges Mackay Regional Council to reconsider its position on agricultural land ratings categories
CANEGROWERS Mackay Chairman Kevin Borg has urged Mackay Regional Council (MRC) to reconsider its position on the agricultural land ratings categories, as council heads to vote on its budget for 2024-25. Read more.
Positive sign but permanent fix required in sugar dispute
CANEGROWERS has welcomed a temporary suspension of strike action by Wilmar mill workers that has allowed crushing to begin at three Burdekin sugar mills. However, with the company responsible for crushing around 50% of Queensland’s sugarcane, the ongoing dispute could...
STL needs to win back grower confidence
CANEGROWERS is calling on Sugar Terminals Limited to take the first steps on the long road to repairing its relationship with growers following last week’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) where grower shareholders voted down the STL Board’s remuneration report. Read the...
Growers need to regain control of our sugar terminals
In late January STL ended a long-standing operating agreement with Queensland Sugar Limited (QSL) and the breakdown in the commercial relationship between QSL and STL has been a significant industry issue since. “CANEGROWERS has repeatedly called on these two...
Stepping away from EU deal, the right call
CANEGROWERS has congratulated Federal Trade Minister Don Farrell on taking the courageous decision to step away from free trade negotiations with the European Union rather than sign a bad deal for Australia’s farmers. Read the media release.
Fire ant funding could help turn the tide
CANEGROWERS has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of an additional $268 million for the control and eradication of Imported Red Fire Ants, with CEO Dan Galligan calling the funding essential to halting the spread of one of the world’s most devastating...
Queensland cane harvest update
Queensland’s 2023 sugarcane harvest has finally hit the halfway mark with over 50% of the estimated 30.1 million tonne crop now cut and crushed at the state’s 19 sugar mills, although harvest is lagging in some districts, such as Plane Creek. Read the media release.
STL stop hiding from shareholders
CANEGROWERS is calling on Sugar Terminals Limited (STL) to let grower shareholders have their say on the company’s controversial decision to insource terminal operations and sever a longstanding and successful relationship with Queensland Sugar Limited (QSL). Read...
