Hire firm says locals could help Tasmania by picking crops

Leah McBey
Updated September 17 2020 - 2:14pm, first published September 14 2020 - 12:00pm
WORKERS: Crop picker Joel Hepehi is happy to have secure work, and he and employer Belle Binder are urging others to 'give it a go'. Picture: Phillip Biggs
WORKERS: Crop picker Joel Hepehi is happy to have secure work, and he and employer Belle Binder are urging others to 'give it a go'. Picture: Phillip Biggs

A TASMANIAN farm labour hire firm has found between half and three-quarters of the people they called about seasonal crop picking didn't answer the phone.

Leah McBey

Leah McBey

Senior Journalist

As a southern New Zealander I love island life. So Tassie was an obvious choice after living in North America, Europe and the Pacific Islands. I've done a bit of everything but communication is the motif threading through my life.

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