In regional Australia the seasonal work is there for the taking. Come harvest time most Australian f

The best part of it is that seasonal work in Australia is so easy to find. You can work for a few days, weeks or months, totally up to you. If you need money, there is always something that needs picking somewhere, so you never need to worry about finances. (Unless you're totally broke and on the wrong side of the continent.)
In regional Australia the seasonal work is there for the taking. Come harvest time most Australian farmers are desperate for good workers. A big crop is no good to them if they can't get it off. It's just a matter of knowing what ripens when and where, and there are plenty of seasonal work in Australia guides and resources available to help you with that. (See bottom of the page.)
Update: as you probably know, some parts of southern Australia have been struggling with a severe draught for many years now, so things down there are not necessarily easy and rosy. Different regions are affected differently, it depends car rental reservations where exactly you go. When you do your research, make sure you get recent information.
The backpacker hostels in Australia are a great place to start. In major growing regions you will usually find dedicated "working hostels", hostels car rental reservations that help you to find jobs, give advice, arrange the work for you and in some cases even drive you to work!
Other hostels may have lists of phone numbers for farms in the area, farmers might have notes up on notice boards around car rental reservations towns, and of couse the other working backpackers will have a wealth of information to share.
You will also come across Australians and New Zealanders who are full time, all year round fruit pickers. They follow the seasons all over the country car rental reservations and have the best information on everything and everywhere.
How and what you get paid depends on the job and the crop. Some fruit picking jobs have hourly rates, but many farmers pay you for what you actually do, say per bin or bucket you fill, per box that you pack etc.
So often the first few days you make very little and wonder why on earth you are doing this to yourself. But with a bit of practice you can get good at it, and I have known pickers who made a couple of hundred dollars by 2 pm every day and took every afternoon off.
Another thing about seasonal farm work is that good workers car rental reservations who stick around are rare. If you are good and reliable you will move up on the ladder, and get more interesting, varied, and better paid work. Farmers also don't mind teaching you new stuff if they see you've got your head screwed on right and you don't mind to do a bit.
I hated working car rental reservations on the east coast. Too many backpackers for the work that's available, you get paid less, and the whole atmosphere just wasn't what I was used to. (My favourite state to work in was Western Australia.)
I much prefer picking fruit over picking vegetables , because you can munch on it all day, and fruit smells better. Sitting in a cherry tree is preferable to stooping over a row of onions... (I made more money with the onions in the two days I lasted.)
I prefer crops where you get paid hourly rates. The reason is not the money. The reason is that the work is more varied, and that you work more as a team. That's why the farmers are unable to pay contract rates in the first place. If you pick for contract rates you are on your own, and all you do is fill bucket after bucket after bucket... (You make more money on contract car rental reservations rates once you get the hang of it.)
I've had farm jobs where I lasted half a day and told them to stick it. Only to end up a few kilometres further on and do the same job for many weeks. It depends who you are working for and who you are working with.
If you are worried about the physical aspects car rental reservations there is always packing shed work. Shady and easy... Often you'll have the blokes out picking and the girls in the shed. (I hate shed work and prefer to be outside.)
There are many free brochures and booklets available for backpackers, and they include the what, when, where kind of information. (General info, not contact details.) You'll pick up those booklets for free at the hostels.
Once in Australia you can also freecall the National Harvest Information Service on 1800 062 332 , and they can put you in touch with the local harvest offices to find out current details. (Weather can delay a harvest or make it start early etc.)
Go to "Towns and Crops". After selecting a state you can do searches by month, car rental reservations by crop or for specific towns. car rental reservations You can also search for labour providers and find out more about what the seasonal work involves and the usual fruit picking pay rates.