North Queensland’s Pick Paradise workforce attraction campaign has re-launched for the 2023 growing season, encouraging workers to experience what the Whitsunday region has to offer.
Following a successful “social media blitz” in 2022, this year’s campaign is focusing on the connection and friendship found as workers travel and support local growers.
Combined with destination imagery, the campaign hopes to inspire both domestic and international workers to book a ticket to the region, promising adventure, beauty, and the perfect work and holiday balance.
An audience of 391,000 was reached by the Pick Paradise campaign in 2022, generating strong interest from workers both domestically and globally – a target this year’s campaign hopes to match.
Metrics from the first phase, combined with worker and grower sentiment, means Pick Paradise 2023 will tighten its spread, though, focusing on target markets who are ready to travel to the Whitsundays and North Queensland for work in the horticulture, agriculture and aquaculture sectors.
Bowen Gumlu Growers Association Chief Executive Officer, Ry Collins, said the launch of Pick Paradise 2023 was timed to entice workers to the region when growers need them most.
“Highlighting the beauty of the region and the diversity of roles on offer was a great success in 2022,” Mr Collins said.
“In 2023 we once again aim to support our industry through this platform and look forward to the vibrancy and economic benefits that an engaged workforce brings to the region.”
Pick Paradise campaign hopes to capitalise on its website and free jobs board – a successful component of the previous attraction term. Close to 10,000 users visited the site in 2022, with the platform offering growers a large audience to share position vacancies and potential workers valuable information about the region and what is involved in farm work.
Colette Williams, Agriculture Workforce Officer, said the Pick Paradise website is an important tool for both growers and working holiday makers.
“The website has become a one-stop-shop for potential workers,” she said, “they can find all of the important information on travel, accommodation, leisure activities and work, and then easily apply for the jobs on offer.”
“The diversity of positions available across the region really means there is something for everyone considering a working holiday in North Queensland”.
As the growing season commences for 2023, local producers are encouraged to visit the Bowen Gumlu Growers Association website for more information on how to post jobs to the Pick Paradise website.
In addition, growers and workers can use the hashtag #pickparadise when posting to social media to spread the word on the campaign.
The successful Pick Paradise agricultural worker campaign is relaunching for 2023 with hopes to bring more seasonal workers to the region
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