Riverina

The Riverina is characterised by its flat plains, toasty sunny weather and the abundance of life giving water, enabling the region to produce massive quantities of fruit, vegetables and grain as well as sustaining a strong sheep and cattle industry and an expanding cotton industry. Both wine and table grapes thrive in this region, along with citrus.

This region is also the centre for the Australian rice growing industry, with an ideal warm to hot climate and that all too important ingredient for rice growing... water.

Fodder for livestock is grown under irrigation and provides vital sustenance for stock in drought ravaged areas, elsewhere in the country.

The cities of Wagga Wagga, Albury and Griffith belong to this region and both Wagga Wagga and Albury host campuses of the Charles Sturt University, an important rural university with a focus on agribusiness education.

The Riverina played an important role in the formation of the Federation of Australia. Participation in the political process by members of this community was vital in shaping our national identity and the course of history.