TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN YOURHORTICULTURAL CAREER WITH TOOWOOMBA REGIONALCOUNCIL

- $1,307.56 gross per 38hour week, plus 17.5% annual leave loading and up to 12.65%superannuation.
- Two Permanent Full timepositions - based at Charlton and Goombungee.
- Work a 9 day fortnight with a Rostered Day Off.

About Parks & Recreation

The Parks & Recreation Team are thesecret behind the Toowoomba Region’s beautiful parks and gardens.With over 7000 hectares of public gardens, bushland park,sports and recreation facilities and other open space and anextensive urban forest, the Toowoomba region is well known for itsliveability and green infrastructure. The Parks and RecreationServices Branch is responsible for planning, developing andmaintaining our beautiful green infrastructure, some of which isheritage listed, and keeping up with the strong growth across theregion. The team is a diverse mix of approximately 200 peopleworking as labourers, gardeners, arborists, horticulturalists,plant operators, rangers, cleaners, project managers, landscapearchitects, administrators, regulators and their managers andleaders.

About the position

As a Horticulturist, you will beresponsible for performing skilled gardening work ensuring qualityassurance and best practice standards are maintained in therelevant work area, with a focus on providing excellent stakeholderservice to efficiently deliver the desired levels of service foropen space areas within the Toowoomba Region.

In this position, you will operateunder limited supervision.

What we provide

- Professional development andlearning opportunities.
- Salary sacrificingopportunities to boost your superannuation.
- Corporate discounts onselected private health insurance.
- Access to the Fitness PassportProgram - providing access to a wide range of local health,fitness, and leisure facilities with a single membership.
- Free Flu Vaccinations and SkinChecks.




- Employee Assistance Program –free 24 hour nationwide confidential counselling services foremployees and their families going through personal orwork-related problems.

What you’ll bring

- Certificate III inHorticulture, or a willingness to obtain within 18 months ofcommencement, with demonstratedexperience.
- Current ‘MR’ Class DriversLicence, or the willingness to obtain within six (6) months ofcommencement.
- WHS Competency (WhiteCard) for CPCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in theconstruction industry, or equivalent, or a willingness toobtain prior to commencement.
- Possession of an ACDC(Agricultural Chemicals Distribution Control) Sprayingcertificate, or ability to obtain within six (6) months ofcommencement.
- Level 1 Chainsaw Operationcertificate is desirable.
- Leadership, interpersonal andcommunication skills.
- Technical skills andknowledge.
- Accountability.

Please see the PositionDescriptions (Charlton and Goombungee ) for more detailedinformation.

Please contact Steven Penrose - CoordinatorParks Operations North - on within businesshours.

Closingdate

The closingdate for applications is at 11:59pm on Sunday, 27 September2026.

The Toowoomba region is about richtraditions and bold ambitions. Our long and proud agriculturalhistory has evolved Toowoomba into Australia’s second largestinland city supporting diverse townships in the council area andacting as a service centre for South West Qld and North West NSW.The region is boldly forging recent opportunities around the SuratBasin resource sector, education, health, transport and massiveinfrastructure investments. Growth hasn’t come at the expense ofliveability though, with Toowoomba twice voted in the top 5 mostfamily friendly cities in Australia.

Toowoomba Regional Council services aregional population of 178,500 and employs a team of approximately1,600 staff, dedicated and passionate about delivering excellentcustomer service to the community, residents and visitorsthroughout the region. We recognise that our success depends uponattracting and retaining skilled and talented staff and offer awide variety of interesting challenges and opportunities to developyour career.

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