”Continuing the family tradition started by our Father, various members of the Scurr family work throughout the business alongside more than 70 full-time employees and up to 500 seasonal workers
Gavin & Stephen Scurr
Our Story
Our family farming business is based at Wamuran on the Sunshine Coast in south-east Queensland, in the heart of the Glass House Mountains. We’ve been growing pineapples here since founder Geoff Scurr started producing the fruit in the 1960s.
Our farms produce pineapples, Honey Gold mangoes, strawberries and specialty berries. From remote locations in the Northern Territory to the Sunshine Coast and the high country of southern Queensland, each enjoys distinct climatic growing conditions. Third-party growers also produce our fruit.
Piñata strawberries are grown both in traditional open field beds and under polytunnels where the crop is protected from extreme weather events. Our strawberries are grouped and packed in punnets specially designed to allow them to breathe. Each berry is carefully placed in the punnet to minimise bruising – which means presentation is picture perfect. Each picker has their own trolley that fits neatly inside the rows, providing easy picking and plenty of space for stacking just-picked strawberries.
150
Workers needed
57
years the farm has been operating
3000000
strawberry plants
6000000
strawberries punnets to harvest
Why Pick & Pack With Us?
As a large multi-crop farm, we can provide long seasons for workers wanting to work continuously and a lot of variety in your days’ work
We participate in the Seasonal Worker Program and we have a great diversity of cultures working at our farm so you’re guaranteed to find some new friends working for us
As we have farms in other locations, team members can travel to other regions and continue working for us
What is it like to work with us?
6am to 6.30pm with breaks at morning & afternoon tea as well as lunchtime
We have on-site housing for up to 62 workers, although this is mostly taken up by our Seasonal Worker Program staff
You need to have your own transport
We harvest strawberries from May-October in Wamuran
Find Us
Pinata Farms
382 Scurr Rd, Wamuran, Qld, 4512
CONTACT PINATA FARMS
pinata.com.au and select “Wamuran” as the location
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