About Us

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Australia’s Primary Production & Agriculture Recruitment Specialists

Since 1990, The Lucas Group has been providing solutions to support our clients in recruiting the right people for the right jobs across Australian food and fibre production.


We provide executive search, recruitment, and human resource consulting across agriculture, horticulture, viticulture, and everything in between.


Our team has unique insight and understanding of agribusiness and rural jobs across Australia, and meaningful industry insight to every project.



We’re passionate about the continued prosperity of agriculture in Australia and our workforce. If it involves your people, you need our people.

STRATEGIC ADVERTISING

We’re not running a “set and forget” operation. We search for candidates through multiple databases, directly contacting potential candidates, and strategically placing digital advertising for best results.

DYNAMIC SEARCH PROCESSES

We undertake an intensive dual search process. For each project we contact possible candidates directly while also promoting the position to our extensive networks.

EXTENSIVE NETWORKS

Our recruitment promotions are seen by over 300,000 people globally each month.

ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT

We commit to actively engaging with you throughout the process, providing insight, advice, and guidance to ensure a successful appointment.

CERTAINTY & COMMITMENT

We offer certainty and commitment throughout all our specialist HR services, placing a high value on building and maintaining our client and candidate relationships.

STRATEGIC ADVERTISING

We’re not running a “set and forget” operation. We search for candidates through multiple databases, directly contacting potential candidates, and strategically placing digital advertising for best results.

DYNAMIC SEARCH PROCESSES

We undertake an intensive dual search process. For each project we contact possible candidates directly while also promoting the position to our extensive networks.

Our Difference

STRATEGIC ADVERTISING

We’re not running a “set and forget” operation. We search for candidates through multiple databases, directly contacting potential candidates, and strategically placing digital advertising for best results.

DYNAMIC SEARCH PROCESSES

We undertake an intensive dual search process. For each project we contact possible candidates directly while also promoting the position to our extensive networks.

EXTENSIVE NETWORKS

Our recruitment promotions are seen by over 300,000 people globally each month.

ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT

We commit to actively engaging with you throughout the process, providing insight, advice, and guidance to ensure a successful appointment.

CERTAINTY & COMMITMENT

We offer certainty and commitment throughout all our specialist HR services, placing a high value on building and maintaining our client and candidate relationships.

Our Team

Our team has first-hand insight and experience through the Australian agricultural industry. We live ag, so we know ag.

Geoff Lucas

Executive Director

Qualified in Agricultural Management, Geoff has more than 30 years of experience in executive recruitment, HR consulting and project management. Geoff is also an Agribusiness Representative for the Industry Skills Council of SA and a member of the SA State Council for Agribusiness Australia.

Tom Lucas

Managing Director

Gaining experience in production-based roles and through tertiary qualifications in Agricultural Business Management, Tom was a Trading Manager involved with cereal and pulse trading. In his role at The Lucas Group, Tom works actively on projects, providing specialist advice to clients across Australia and New Zealand.

Grace Marryat

Marketing Manager

Grace grew up in primary production and has a background working for rural & regional businesses. She executes brand development and strategy for farmgate businesses and has a keen interest in food security. Her strategic advice and bevy of knowledge leads our promotional campaigns for projects and ensures our network growth.

Adam Williams

Systems Manager

After completing tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Adam began his career in a generalist role in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector. Adam’s understanding of this stage of the agribusiness supply chain brings further knowledge of the agricultural industry to our team.

Luke Cuthbertson

Senior Consultant

Luke is a seasoned recruitment professional with over 15 years of experience, the majority of that in agribusiness. Luke has an unwavering commitment to transparency, honesty and integrity in his communications, building lasting relationships with clients and candidates.

John Lowe

Senior Consultant

With 25 yrs of recruitment experience, John’s true passion lies in agriculture. Growing up in the wheat and sheep belt of the Riverina and recently working in broadacre cropping, he brings deep industry insight. He is qualified in HR and is driven to create success one relationship at a time. He claims to be good at tennis – there is no real evidence of this.

Claudia Lodovici

Associate Consultant

Claudia brings exceptional customer service and administration experience to The Lucas Group team. She has a passion for building and maintaining strong relationships with both clients and candidates and enjoys learning and taking on new challenges.

Our Team

Our team has first-hand insight and experience through the Australian agricultural industry.

 We live ag, so we know ag.

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News and Insights

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Big Changes are Happening at The Lucas Group

By The Lucas Group • September 16, 2025
We're launching a new way to get your agribusiness jobs in front of the right people. It's our biggest change in decades!
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Culture is For Workplaces, Not Just Yoghurt

By The Lucas Group • September 15, 2025
The key to strong agribusinesses? Bringing in team members who help to strengthen your culture, safety, and team dynamics.
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Australian Olive Success Is Oil We Need

By Lucas Group • August 26, 2025
Australia’s 2025 olive harvest shines, with record yields, top-quality oil, and growers proving resilience despite drought and extreme weather.
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Rental Crunch Hits Agribusiness Workforces

By The Lucas Group • August 26, 2025
Australia’s rental crunch is hitting farmers hard, forcing creative housing solutions and driving up the cost of keeping essential staff.
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What Small Agribusinesses Need to Know About the Right to Disconnect

By The Lucas Group • August 13, 2025
Small agribusinesses, are you ready for the 2025 right to disconnect and casual employment changes, effective August 26? Get the details here.
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The Lucas Group and People in Paddocks Partner to Strengthen Our Ag Workforce

By The Lucas Group • July 24, 2025
The Lucas Group and People in Paddocks, have are teaming up to improve recruitment, onboarding, and workforce safety outcomes in ag.
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Fair Work Steps Up Pressure on Horticulture Sector

By The Lucas Group • July 1, 2025
New Fair Work report into Horticulture reveals Australia’s worst-performing regions and renews focus on labour hire providers.
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Wage Increases & Superannuation for FY25/26

By The Lucas Group • July 1, 2025
Here's a quick breakdown of increases to minimum and award wages, superannuation, and entitlements for the 25/26 financial year.
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Aussie Lamb Demand Surges With Record Prices Expected to Continue Through Winter

By The Lucas Group • June 19, 2025
Aussie lamb prices soar as overseas demand surges. Record prices expected to continue through winter, driven by strong exports to the US and China.
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Full-Service Recruitment is the Key to Success in Ag Hiring

By The Lucas Group • June 16, 2025
Discover why full-service recruitment is the future of ag hiring in Australia. Learn how it can help your agribusiness find the right talent and drive success.
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