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
Fabian Mullier - 0437 928 102
TYPE OF WORK: Haulout Operator, Cane Harvest Driver
EXPERIENCE & LICENCES: Car Licence, Machinery Operator, Tractor driver, Field navigation in crops
COMMENTS: Own accommodation – caravan
Jacob Peoples - 0493 252 047
TYPE OF WORK: Haulout Operator
EXPERIENCE & LICENCES: Car Licence, previous farm experience – working on cane and cattle farm, experience driving tractors, roll on roll off
COMMENTS: expected start date: 01/06/2026
Campbell Piper - 0411 470 799
TYPE OF WORK: Haulout Operator
EXPERIENCE & LICENCES: HR
COMMENTS: expected start date: 06/04/2026
Kiaus Fey - 0409 873 890
TYPE OF WORK: Haulout Operator
EXPERIENCE & LICENCES: HC, truck driving on construction sites
COMMENTS: Greater Mackay Area
John Morello - 0428 825 474
TYPE OF WORK: Haulout operator, General farm duties
EXPERIENCE & LICENCES: HR Licence, experienced working on farms.
COMMENTS: Sarina area
Ronald Sills - 0478 350 088
TYPE OF WORK: Haulout operator
EXPERIENCE & LICENCES: C Class, blue collar worker, excavation work, concreting, plumber/drainer
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
Completing the 2026 Haulout Course
Marian/Eton area
Jenifer Morrison - 0409 611 484
TYPE OF WORK: Haulout operator
EXPERIENCE & LICENCES: C Class, has own farm – cattle
Completing the 2026 Haulout Course
Plane creek area
1-2 days per week
Graham Schoorl - 0408 284 281
TYPE OF WORK: Haulout operator, General farm duties
EXPERIENCE & LICENCES: C Class, HR, high risk forklift
Diesel fitter/ water treatment plant operator
Completing the 2026 Haulout Course
Part time 2-3 days a week
Preferred accommodation for a camper onsite while working
CANEGROWERS Mackay appoints new chief
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Milestone sugar shipment headed to the UK
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Show Cane 2023
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Sustainability Achiever
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RFDS: Mental Health and Wellbeing on the Land
The Royal Flying Doctor Service has produced the booklet Mental Health and Wellbeing on the Land. A down-to-earth guide to mental health especially designed for people living on the land, it covers ideas for maintaining good mental health, managing stress, and...
2023 sugar cane crushing season about to start
Mackay Sugar, CANEGROWERS Mackay and Australian Cane Farmers Association (ACFA) have met and agreed on the start of the 2023 sugar cane crushing season. Read more here
Queensland cane crush fires up
Queensland's 2023 sugarcane crush is officially underway, with harvesters roaring into life across the Atherton Tablelands near the end of May as growers, harvesting crews and mill workers start the race to get Queensland’s 30 million tonnes of cane cut and crushed by...
Once in a generation sugar price sets stage for bumper year
Queensland’s 2023 sugarcane crush is just weeks away and once again growers are heading into harvest with a sense of trepidation and optimism. CANEGROWERS Chairman Owen Menkens says a recent spike in the world sugar price, coupled with a drop in fertiliser prices, is...
Solving air travel’s emissions dilemma
CANEGROWERS has welcomed Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s recent public vote of confidence in the sugarcane industry’s ability to supply the feedstock for a biofuels revolution in Queensland. Read more here
CANEGROWERS Mackay appoints new chief
CANEGROWERS Mackay has appointed its new chief, District Manager Michelle Martin. View more information
Milestone sugar shipment headed to the UK
Australia’s first raw sugar shipment to the United Kingdom under the new Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UKFTA) was loaded in Townsville on 10 July, opening an important new market for the Queensland sugar industry. View more information
Show Cane 2023
Show season is almost here, and entering your cane in show is a good way to highlight our industry and to get behind our Pioneer Valley and Mackay Ag Shows. There are sections for adults, children, and schools, so we encourage you to take a look at the schedules...
Sustainability Achiever
This year, Andrew Vassallo was the CANEGROWERS Mackay Sustainable Management Practices award winner in Mackay Sugar's annual Productivity Awards. Read about how Andrew farms in his profile story, featured in the June Billet. The Billet is a monthly magazine produced...
Is government failing Australians on fire ants?
CANEGROWERS is calling on the federal, state and territory governments to redouble their efforts to halt the march of Red Imported Fire Ants (RIFA), following the release of a damning report on the failure of the current eradication program. Read more here
RFDS: Mental Health and Wellbeing on the Land
The Royal Flying Doctor Service has produced the booklet Mental Health and Wellbeing on the Land. A down-to-earth guide to mental health especially designed for people living on the land, it covers ideas for maintaining good mental health, managing stress, and...
2023 sugar cane crushing season about to start
Mackay Sugar, CANEGROWERS Mackay and Australian Cane Farmers Association (ACFA) have met and agreed on the start of the 2023 sugar cane crushing season. Read more here
Queensland cane crush fires up
Queensland's 2023 sugarcane crush is officially underway, with harvesters roaring into life across the Atherton Tablelands near the end of May as growers, harvesting crews and mill workers start the race to get Queensland’s 30 million tonnes of cane cut and crushed by...
Once in a generation sugar price sets stage for bumper year
Queensland’s 2023 sugarcane crush is just weeks away and once again growers are heading into harvest with a sense of trepidation and optimism. CANEGROWERS Chairman Owen Menkens says a recent spike in the world sugar price, coupled with a drop in fertiliser prices, is...
Solving air travel’s emissions dilemma
CANEGROWERS has welcomed Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s recent public vote of confidence in the sugarcane industry’s ability to supply the feedstock for a biofuels revolution in Queensland. Read more here
