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A career in horticulture has opened a world of opp A career in horticulture has opened a world of opportunity for Woolgoolga local Melissa Mullee.
After graduating from the University of New England with a Bachelor of Agriculture, Melissa joined Costa’s berry business, beginning a career that has now spanned 14 years. In her horticulture roles with Costa, Melissa has travelled to countries including the United States, Mexico, Thailand, China, Laos, Morocco, the Netherlands and England.
“The reason I have stayed for so long is that there has always been progression and the opportunity to do different things and work with different people,” she said. Her experience highlights one of the industry’s key economic strengths: the ability to attract, train and retain a skilled workforce in a regional area, while creating opportunities for advancement in agronomy, operations and international management.
After working at Costa’s Corindi berry farm and then Far North Queensland for several years, Mel moved back to the Woolgoolga region to take up a position with Costa’s Berries International team, as the Regional Horticulture Manager for Asia and New Territories.
“I have had the most amazing opportunities travelling to different countries. I have been involved in setting up trials and new farms.”
Melissa said she did not initially realise the long-term opportunities the industry could provide, particularly the chance to build an international career while ultimately returning home to live and work on the Coffs Coast.
Aside from her professional success, Melissa also met her husband while working at the FNQ berry farm. He started as a backpacker in operations and is now the planting manager at Corindi.
Mel said the passion and commitment of the people working in the farms was inspiring. “We have technical staff here who have worked here for 20-30 years and there’s plenty of opportunity for people who work hard and are committed.”
Grown across Tropical North Queensland, our banana Grown across Tropical North Queensland, our bananas are grown with care and harvested at just the right time to deliver the smooth texture and delicious flavour you know and love.
What started as a gap-year job in the Tasmanian Co What started as a gap-year job in the Tasmanian Costa berry harvest has turned into a long-term career, taking Henry Scott to Corindi in New South Wales, Far North Queensland and now China for a three-year posting.

Henry began working for Costa Berries during a gap year working in field quality roles then coaching for those roles, before moving into harvest coordinating, planning and forecasting and then into field leadership.

In 2025, after considering his career prospects he was offered an opportunity to take up a posting in China, working in the Operations, Improvement and Innovation team.

“Moving here has been better than what I thought it would be. The operation here is massive and the people who work here have such passion for the work they do.” Henry said.

“I’m excited about how I can contribute to such a large, fast-moving and complex operation. And the culture is fun too. It’s great to learn and challenge yourself in a different environment and the support I’ve had from Costa is great.”
Crisp, fresh, flavour-packed grapes in every bite Crisp, fresh, flavour-packed grapes in every bite 🍇

From growing and harvesting to careful packaging and distribution, Costa is hands-on at every stage of the process to ensure our grapes reach you at their very best.
With nearly year-round production, we bring you ex With nearly year-round production, we bring you exceptional Hass & Shepard Avocado’s, packed with premium quality and consistency 🥑
Our trusted Lovacado® and Vitor® avocados are ripe and ready to eat with a smooth buttery texture.
Golden pastry, bubbling filling, and a generous ha Golden pastry, bubbling filling, and a generous handful of fresh Australian-grown blackberries… there’s nothing quite like it 💜

Try making this fresh blackberry pie, bursting with juicy sweet-tart blackberries and enjoyed best served with a generous dollop of vanilla ice cream 🥧
Our new season of oranges are being picked at peak Our new season of oranges are being picked at peak ripeness, full of vibrant colour, natural sweetness, and juicy flavour.

Ready to be enjoyed across the country 🍊
At Costa, our farms are places where passion thriv At Costa, our farms are places where passion thrives, skills develop, and careers take shape 🍊
Grown with precision, picked at perfection 🍅 Insid Grown with precision, picked at perfection 🍅
Inside our state-of-the-art glasshouses, every tomato is carefully nurtured in the ideal conditions.
Proudly growing the berries you love 🍓🫐 From plum Proudly growing the berries you love 🍓🫐

From plump blueberries to sweet raspberries and blackberries, every berry we grow is bursting with flavour. Carefully nurtured from the very first seed to harvest by our expert growers, it’s freshness you can taste in every bite.

Growing fresh, nutritious produce loved by all

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