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Griffith is a city in south-western New South Wales
New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
. It is also the seat of the City of Griffith
City of Griffith

The City of Griffith is a Local Government Areas in Australia in south-western New South Wales, Australia. It is the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area and the Kidman Way....
 local government area. Like the Australian capital, Canberra
Canberra

Canberra is the List of Australian capital cities of Australia. With a population of over 340,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth largest Australian city overall....
 and the nearby town of Leeton
Leeton, New South Wales

Leeton is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Leeton is situated approximately 550 km west of Sydney and 450 km north of Melbourne in the productive Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area....
, Griffith was designed by Walter Burley Griffin
Walter Burley Griffin

----Bold text'Walter Burley Griffin November 24, 1876–February 11, 1937) was a United States of America architect and landscape architect, who is best known for his role in designing Canberra, Australia's capital city....
. Griffith was named after Sir Arthur Griffith the first New South Wales
New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
 minister of Public Works. Griffith was proclaimed a city
City

A city is an urban area with a high population density and a particular administrative, legal, or historical status.Large industrialized cities generally have advanced systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, house, and transportation and more....
 in 1987, and presently has a population of 16,182 with a median age of 34.

It can be accessed by road from Sydney and Canberra via the Hume Highway
Hume Highway

The Hume Highway / Hume Freeway is one of Australia's most important and notable interstate highways which runs for 880 km inland between Sydney and Melbourne....
 and the Burley Griffin Way
Burley Griffin Way

Burley Griffin Way is a New South Wales State highway, is located in south eastern Australia. Named after the American architect, Walter Burley Griffin, designer of the cities of Canberra and Griffith, New South Wales, the highway links the two cities via Yass, New South Wales and the Barton Highway....
 and from Melbourne via the Newell Highway
Newell Highway

The Newell Highway is the longest highway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs parallel to the eastern coast about 400 kilometres inland, and is the main inland direct road link from Victoria to Queensland, bypassing the more congested coastal areas of New South Wales....
 and either by using the Kidman Way
Kidman Way

The Kidman Way is an important highway in New South Wales , Australia, which is designated as State Highway 87. It is named after Sir Sidney Kidman, Australian cattle king and philanthropist who owned a large number of cattle stations along the path, many still owned by his descendants....
 or the Irrigation Way
Irrigation Way

Irrigation Way is a major regional highway that runs approximately 88 kilometres through the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area in south western New South Wales, Australia....
.

The city of Griffith contains no traffic lights.

Demography
At the 2006 Census, 16,182 persons declared the urban centre locality of Griffith as their usual place of residence.






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Griffith is a city in south-western New South Wales
New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
. It is also the seat of the City of Griffith
City of Griffith

The City of Griffith is a Local Government Areas in Australia in south-western New South Wales, Australia. It is the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area and the Kidman Way....
 local government area. Like the Australian capital, Canberra
Canberra

Canberra is the List of Australian capital cities of Australia. With a population of over 340,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth largest Australian city overall....
 and the nearby town of Leeton
Leeton, New South Wales

Leeton is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Leeton is situated approximately 550 km west of Sydney and 450 km north of Melbourne in the productive Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area....
, Griffith was designed by Walter Burley Griffin
Walter Burley Griffin

----Bold text'Walter Burley Griffin November 24, 1876–February 11, 1937) was a United States of America architect and landscape architect, who is best known for his role in designing Canberra, Australia's capital city....
. Griffith was named after Sir Arthur Griffith the first New South Wales
New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
 minister of Public Works. Griffith was proclaimed a city
City

A city is an urban area with a high population density and a particular administrative, legal, or historical status.Large industrialized cities generally have advanced systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, house, and transportation and more....
 in 1987, and presently has a population of 16,182 with a median age of 34.

It can be accessed by road from Sydney and Canberra via the Hume Highway
Hume Highway

The Hume Highway / Hume Freeway is one of Australia's most important and notable interstate highways which runs for 880 km inland between Sydney and Melbourne....
 and the Burley Griffin Way
Burley Griffin Way

Burley Griffin Way is a New South Wales State highway, is located in south eastern Australia. Named after the American architect, Walter Burley Griffin, designer of the cities of Canberra and Griffith, New South Wales, the highway links the two cities via Yass, New South Wales and the Barton Highway....
 and from Melbourne via the Newell Highway
Newell Highway

The Newell Highway is the longest highway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs parallel to the eastern coast about 400 kilometres inland, and is the main inland direct road link from Victoria to Queensland, bypassing the more congested coastal areas of New South Wales....
 and either by using the Kidman Way
Kidman Way

The Kidman Way is an important highway in New South Wales , Australia, which is designated as State Highway 87. It is named after Sir Sidney Kidman, Australian cattle king and philanthropist who owned a large number of cattle stations along the path, many still owned by his descendants....
 or the Irrigation Way
Irrigation Way

Irrigation Way is a major regional highway that runs approximately 88 kilometres through the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area in south western New South Wales, Australia....
.

The city of Griffith contains no traffic lights.

Demography


At the 2006 Census, 16,182 persons declared the urban centre locality of Griffith as their usual place of residence. Of this number 13,949 were Australian citizens. The median age was 34, and the average household size was 2.6 members.

2,857 persons were born overseas, of which 942 persons were born in Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 and 357 persons were born in India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
.

28% of persons declared themselves being of Australian ancestry, 19% English ancestry, 18% Italian ancestry, 6% Irish ancestry and 5% Scottish ancestry. Respondants could nominate up to two ancestries.

History

Griffith was established in 1916
1916 in Australia

See also:1915 in Australia,1916,1917 in Australia and theTimeline of Australian history....
 as part of the New South Wales State Government's Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area
Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

The Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area is geographically located within the Riverina area of New South Wales was created to control and divert the flow of local river and creek systems for the purpose of food production....
 (MIA) project to supply irrigation from the Murrumbidgee
Murrumbidgee River

The Murrumbidgee River is a major river in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory . A major tributary of the Murray River, the Murrumbidgee travels from the foot of Peppercorn Hill in the Fiery Range of the Snowy Mountains, through the ACT, and to a confluence with the Murray....
 river in western New South Wales to be used for farming. The main dam was the large Burrinjuck Dam
Burrinjuck Dam

Burrinjuck Dam is a high, concrete gravity dam on the Murrumbidgee River near Yass, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia. The Yass River and Goodradigbee Rivers flow into the dam....
 between Gundagai and Canberra, which stored water to be released down the river for irrigation. Yanco Weir, near Leeton, was built across the Murrumbidgee, from which flows the Main Canal. The Canal, almost a river in its own right, flows through the MIA to Griffith, supplying water to the entire area, and petering out to the northwest of the city in rice farms.

The water supply was further enhanced with the construction of the Snowy River scheme by the Australian Federal Government in the 1950s and 1960s. The Blowering Dam
Blowering Dam

Blowering Dam is on the Tumut River in Australia. It is part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme. Associated with the dam is the Blowering Power Station, New South Wales....
, a large dam near Tumut
Tumut, New South Wales

Tumut is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, situated on the banks of the Tumut River. Tumut is at the foothills of the Snowy Mountains and is referred to as the gateway to the Snowy Mountains Scheme....
 stores a significant amount of water to be released down the Murrumbidgee for irrigation around Leeton, Griffith and the newer Colleambally area on the south bank of the Murrumbidgee near Griffith.

From the start of the MIA, citrus and other fruit and vegetables were grown in abundance around Griffith. In the 1950s the irrigation area expanded to include large rice farms. Vineyards were established early, and wineries followed, beginning with McWilliams wines at Hanwood and Yenda, two villages just outside the city.

From its earliest days, the MIA was populated by Italian
Italian people

The Italian people are a Southern European ethnic group located primarily in Italy and, by virtue of a wide-ranging Italian diaspora, throughout Western Europe, the Americas and Australia....
 workers, some of whom were initially employed by Australian farmers to run steamboats on the Murrumbidgee and Murray River
Murray River

The Murray River, or River Murray and sometimes informally referred to as the "Mighty Murray", is Australia's largest river. At in length, the Murray rises in the Australian Alps, draining the western side of Australia's highest mountains and, for most of its length, meanders across Australia's inland plains, forming the border between...
s. Approximately 60% of today's Griffith population claim Italian background. These include the initial settlement of Italians from the boat crews and other Italians who came out to Australia in the Depression, or from a second wave of immigrant Italians who came to Griffith in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

In the 1970s, Griffith was often associated with drug distribution (particularly marijuana
Cannabis (drug)

Cannabis, also known as Marijuana or marihuana, or ganja , is a psychoactive drug extracted from the plant Cannabis sativa, or more often, Cannabis sativa subsp....
) and organized crime
Organized crime

Organized crime or criminal organizations comprise groups or operations run by crimes, most commonly for the purpose of generating a money profit....
. However, Griffith is now associated with good wine and food, primarily as a result of its diverse population, with notable contributions by Italian-Australians. Griffith's multi-ethnic population is now absorbing new national groups, including a significant Sikh Indian community. The city is sister city with the Italian town of Treviso
Treviso

Treviso is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of Treviso province and the municipality has 81,627 inhabitants : some 3.000 live within the Venetian walls or in the historical and monumental center, some 80,000 live in the urban center proper, while the city hinterland has a population of approximately 170,000....
 in the Veneto area. Many Italians in Griffith are from the Veneto
Veneto

Veneto or Venetia , is one of the 20 Regions of Italy of Italy. Its population is about 4.8 million, and its capital is Venice. Once the cradle of the renowned Republic of Venice, then a land of mass emigration, Veneto is today among the wealthiest and most industrialized regions of Italy....
 region or the Calabria
Calabria

Calabria , is a Regions of Italy in Southern Italy Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of the Italian peninsula. It is bounded to the north by the region of Basilicata, to the south-west by the region of Sicily, to the west by the Tyrrhenian Sea, and to the east by the Ionian Sea....
 region of Italy.

The Italian influence expanded the range of fruit and vegetables, and also significantly increased the number of wineries and the range of wines produced. De Bortolis, Rosettos and other wineries were established by Italian immigrants, and today they are well known around Australia. In recent times they have been joined by one of the country's best known wine labels, Yellowtail, produced by Casella Wines.

Griffith is the cathedral city of the Anglican
Anglican Church of Australia

The Anglican Church of Australia, a member church of the Anglican Communion, was previously officially known as the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania ....
 Diocese of Riverina. The foundation stone of the Parish Church of St Alban the Martyr was dedicated in 1954. It was proclaimed as a cathedral in 1984.

Climate


 align="bottom" style="padding:0 0;margin:0 0;"| Source: Averages for GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS, 1960 - 2007,
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Notes: Temperature
Temperature

In physics, temperature is a physical property of a Physical system that underlies the common notions of hot and cold; something that feels hotter generally has the greater temperature....
s are in degrees Celsius
Celsius

Celsius is a temperature scale that is named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius , who developed a similar temperature scale two years before his death....
. Precipitation
Precipitation (meteorology)

File:MeanMonthlyP.gifIn meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of Atmosphere water vapor that is deposited on the earth's surface....
 is in millimetres. Griffith Airport Latitude: -34.25°S Longitude: 146.07°E Elevation: 134 m ASL


Commerce

Griffith is the regional service centre for the vast Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area
Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

The Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area is geographically located within the Riverina area of New South Wales was created to control and divert the flow of local river and creek systems for the purpose of food production....
 - one of the most productive agricultural regions in Australia. Thanks to irrigation Griffith is rich in agriculture and it is only appropriate that the city is known as Australia's "Wine and Food Country". Fine wines, international standard restaurants, an incredible range of fresh produce and opportunities to visit farms are only a small part of the varied experiences available.

Development


Griffith is a growing city and is evident by the many developments occurring. Griffith has been criticised for progressing too quickly but Griffith City Council
City of Griffith

The City of Griffith is a Local Government Areas in Australia in south-western New South Wales, Australia. It is the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area and the Kidman Way....
 believes that the statistics of future growth are enough to justify the developments. Griffith's commercial sector is one of the largest for its size in Australia. Griffith is currently seeking a private hospital
Private hospital

A private hospital is a hospital owned by a for-profit company or a non-profit organisation and privately funded through payment for medical services by patients themselves, by insurers, or by foreign embassies....
 and university
University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
 campus to be built in the city. There are several motel and hotel developments also occurring within the city. Residential development is a reflection of the city's 2.4% growth rate and industrial growth remains strong with many large companies and company expansions.

Commercial

Griffith has experienced strong commercial growth in recent years. Griffith's main streets are Banna Avenue and Yambil Streets but commercial growth has occurred throughout the city. Shopping centre developments include:
  • Griffith City Plaza
  • Griffin Plaza
    Griffin Plaza

    Griffin Plaza is a shopping centre located in Griffith, New South Wales, Australia. The centre was completed in 1997 to cope with Griffith's rapid growth....
  • Griffith Central
    Griffith Central

    Griffith Central is a shopping centre which opened on October 30, 2007 in Griffith, New South Wales. The centre was constructed at the former reservoir site on the corner of Yambil and Jondaryan Avenues between the CBD of Griffith and Griffin Plaza....
  • Griffith Lifestyle Centre
    Griffith Lifestyle Centre

    Griffith Lifestyle Centre is a large shopping centre with various homemakers stores located in Griffith, New South Wales in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia....
  • The Gateway Centre
  • Griffith Woolworths Complex
  • Griffith City Central
  • Driver Shopping Complex


Griffith is home to many national retailers including Woolworths, Big W
Big W

Big W is the largest chain of discount department stores in Australia, with over 140 stores. It is a division of Woolworths Limited, the largest retailer in Australia....
, Coles
Coles

Coles may refer to:Businesses:*Coles Supermarkets, a supermarket chain in Australia*Coles Group, former owner of Coles, Target, Kmart, Harris Technology Officeworks and many other large chains in Australia....
,Harvey Norman
Harvey Norman

Harvey Norman is a large Australian-based retailer of electrical, computer, furniture, entertainment and bedding goods. It is effectively a Franchising and the main brand owned by Harvey Norman Holdings Limited....
, Payless, Target
Target (Australia)

Target Australia Pty Ltd is an Australian department store chain owned by Wesfarmers . It operates 268 stores with its head office located in North Geelong, Victoria....
, The Reject Shop
The Reject Shop

The Reject Shop is an Australian discount variety store chain. Founded in 1981 as a "seconds" store in South Yarra, Victoria, the company currently operates over 160 stores in Victoria, Australia, South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, Australian Capital Territory And in 2008 opened its first store in Hobart Tasmaina , employing over 2...
, Go-Lo
Go-Lo

Go-Lo is a chain of Australian discount variety stores with hundreds of stores throughout Australia. Their parent company has recently gone into receivership....
 and Best and Less
Best and Less

Best and Less is an Australian retailer stocking clothing and manchester....
. Major Homemaker retailers include Harvey Norman
Harvey Norman

Harvey Norman is a large Australian-based retailer of electrical, computer, furniture, entertainment and bedding goods. It is effectively a Franchising and the main brand owned by Harvey Norman Holdings Limited....
, The Warehouse, Bunnings Warehouse
Bunnings Warehouse

Bunnings Warehouse is the southern hemisphere's largest hardware chain, with 223 stores in Australia and New Zealand.The chain is owned by Australia's largest employer Wesfarmers Limited, based in Perth, Western Australia....
, Fantastic Furniture, Barbeques Galore
Barbeques Galore

Barbeques Galore is an Australia and U.S. chain of retail stores specializing in Grill . There are 40 stores in the United States of America. The firm was recently purchased by Grand Home Holdings Inc....
, Super Cheap Auto and Repco
Repco

Repco is an Australian engineering company. Its name is derived from 'Replacement Parts Company', referring to one of its major lines of work....
. Major fast food outlets of Griffith include McDonalds, KFC
KFC

KFC, founded and also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a chain of fast food restaurants based in Louisville, Kentucky. KFC was a wholly owned subsidiary of YUM! Brands from 1997?2002, and has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Yum! Brands since 2002....
, Eagle Boys
Eagle Boys

Eagle Boys is an Australian fast food chain specialising in pizza. Eagle Boys has over 180 stores throughout Australia, particularly in regional areas....
, Subway
Subway (restaurant)

Subway Restaurants, commonly known as Subway, is a restaurant franchising that primarily sells Hoagies and salads. It is owned by Doctor's Associates, Inc. ....
 and Red Rooster
Red Rooster

Red Rooster is one of Australia's largest fast food restaurant chains. Red Rooster specialises in selling roasted chicken and other related products....
. Griffith's fine dining restaurants include The Clock, Vita's, Belverdere,La Tavola, Il Corso and Michelin's. Griffith has several retail developments in the pipeline such as the city's second Woolworths supermarket located on the former Exies on Burrell site.

Industrial

Griffith is home to the Riverina's
Riverina

The Riverina is an agricultural List of regions in Australia of south-western New South Wales , Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation....
 largest employer, Bartter Enterprises . Griffith also has several wineries, including De Bortoli Wines
De Bortoli Wines

De Bortoli Wines is one of the larger privately owned companies in Australia. De Bortoli makes a wide range of wines including the sweet white Noble One....
 and Casellas (makers of Yellowtail
Yellowtail

A yellowtail may be any of several different species of fish. Most commonly the Yellowtail amberjack Seriola lalandi is meant. In the context of sushi, yellowtail usually refers to the Japanese amberjack, Seriola quinqueradiata....
 wine); and the Summertime Juice Factory.

Residential

Griffith's urban sprawl is very extensive due to the rapidly growing population. The entire suburb of Collina
Collina, New South Wales

Collina is the newest suburb of Griffith, New South Wales, Australia in the City of Griffith. Collina is located to the northwest of the city and reflects Griffith's rapid growth....
 has been constructed to the north west of the city. Other housing development has occurred in North Griffith, Mayfair and Pioneer.

Education

Griffith is the third largest centre for education in the Riverina
Riverina

The Riverina is an agricultural List of regions in Australia of south-western New South Wales , Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation....
 after Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales

Wagga Wagga is a city in New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, Wagga with an urban population of 46,735 people, is the state's largest inland city and the country's fifth largest inland city, as well as an important agricultural, military, and transport hub of Australia....
 and Leeton
Leeton, New South Wales

Leeton is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Leeton is situated approximately 550 km west of Sydney and 450 km north of Melbourne in the productive Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area....
. Griffith is home to three high schools:
  • Wade High School
    Wade High School

    Wade High School is a high school in Griffith, New South Wales, Australia. Wade High School was established in 1971 as Griffith?s second high school....
  • Griffith High School
    Griffith High School

    Griffith High School is a coeducational, government of New South Wales public school located in Griffith, New South Wales, Australia....
  • Marian Catholic College
    Marian Catholic College

    Marian Catholic College is a Catholic, co-educational secondary school for students in Years 7 to 12. It is situated in Griffith, New South Wales, in the diocese of Wagga Wagga, in Australia and is a member college of the diocesan school system....
     (formerly Catholic High School)


Griffith also has 13 primary schools and various day care and pre-school facilities. Griffith has one of the largest campuses of TAFE NSW Riverina
Riverina

The Riverina is an agricultural List of regions in Australia of south-western New South Wales , Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation....
 Institute
Institute

An institute is a permanent organizational body created for a certain purpose. Often it is a research organization created to do research on specific topics....
. There has been recent plans to construct a fifth campus of Charles Sturt University
Charles Sturt University

Charles Sturt University is an Australian multi-campus university in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. It has campuses at Bathurst, New South Wales, Albury, New South Wales, Dubbo, New South Wales, Orange, New South Wales and Wagga Wagga....
 in Griffith.

Transport


Griffith Buslines operates buses through Griffith and surrounding towns And villages.

Griffith is a major junction for the Kidman Way
Kidman Way

The Kidman Way is an important highway in New South Wales , Australia, which is designated as State Highway 87. It is named after Sir Sidney Kidman, Australian cattle king and philanthropist who owned a large number of cattle stations along the path, many still owned by his descendants....
, Burley Griffin Way
Burley Griffin Way

Burley Griffin Way is a New South Wales State highway, is located in south eastern Australia. Named after the American architect, Walter Burley Griffin, designer of the cities of Canberra and Griffith, New South Wales, the highway links the two cities via Yass, New South Wales and the Barton Highway....
 and Irrigation Way
Irrigation Way

Irrigation Way is a major regional highway that runs approximately 88 kilometres through the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area in south western New South Wales, Australia....
. Griffith is located 550km west of Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
 via Burley Griffin Way and Irrigation Way and 450km north of Melbourne
Melbourne

Melbourne is the more common name for the geographic region and Census in Australia of the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area. It is the second List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a population of approximately 3.8 million and serves as the List of Australian capital cities of Victoria ....
 via the Kidman Way. Griffith has daily bus services to the major metropolitan areas and a special Xplorer
CountryLink

CountryLink is the operator of passenger rail services in country New South Wales, Australia and from New South Wales into Queensland and Victoria, Australia....
 service to Sydney on weekends. Griffith Airport
Griffith Airport

Griffith Airport is an airport in Griffith, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia....
 operates daily flights to Sydney.

The railway reached Griffith on 3 July 1916 and since that date has provided an excellent service in transporting passengers and goods into and out of the area. Regular goods trains continue, making it a unique railway centre.

Events

  • Riverina
    Riverina

    The Riverina is an agricultural List of regions in Australia of south-western New South Wales , Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation....
     Field Days, which is held annually in May.
  • La Festa, Wine, Food and Multicultural Festival, which is held annually over the Easter weekend.


Attractions

Griffith has many attractions which make the city very enticing for tourists. These include Pioneer Park, a 510 seat Regional Theatre, the Italian museum, the Griffith Regional Art Gallery, craft and antique shops, and its many high standard restaurants. Many of the Griffith wineries also have wine tasting at the cellar door, notably De Bortoli Wines
De Bortoli Wines

De Bortoli Wines is one of the larger privately owned companies in Australia. De Bortoli makes a wide range of wines including the sweet white Noble One....
, McWilliams, Beelgara Estate (formally Rossetto Wines), West End Wines, Miranda Wines and Riverina Wines. Griffith is famous for its botrytis
Noble rot

Noble rot is the benevolent form of a grey fungus, Botrytis cinerea, affecting wine grapes. Infestation by Botrytis requires moist conditions, and if the weather stays wet, the malevolent form, "grey rot", can destroy crops of grapes....
 including Debortoli's
De Bortoli Wines

De Bortoli Wines is one of the larger privately owned companies in Australia. De Bortoli makes a wide range of wines including the sweet white Noble One....
 Noble One and its fortified wine such as McWilliams' Hanwood Port. Ecotourism is also available in Griffith. Scenic Hill has various walking trails, lookouts and is home to the famous Hermit's Cave
Hermit's Cave

The Hermit's Cave, situated on Scenic Hill on the outskirts of the town of Griffith, New South Wales, Australia, is in fact a complex of stone structures covering an area of 16 hectares....
. Nericon Swamp is one of only 40 world listed habitats for migratory birds. Nearby Cocoparra National Park
Cocoparra National Park

Cocoparra is a national park in New South Wales , 457 km west of Sydney, Australia.Cocoparra National Park is located 25 kilometres northwest of Griffith, in the Riverina region of south western New South Wales....
 offers walking trails and there are opportunities to explore along the Murrumbidgee River
Murrumbidgee River

The Murrumbidgee River is a major river in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory . A major tributary of the Murray River, the Murrumbidgee travels from the foot of Peppercorn Hill in the Fiery Range of the Snowy Mountains, through the ACT, and to a confluence with the Murray....
 and Lake Wyangan
Lake Wyangan

Lake Wyangan is a recreational lake located immediately to the northwest of the town of Griffith, New South Wales in New South Wales, Australia....
.

Notable people

Evonne Goolagong
Evonne Goolagong

Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley, Order of Australia, Order of the British Empire is a former World No. 1 Australian female tennis player. She was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s, when she won 14 Grand Slam title titles: seven in singles , six in women's doubles, and one in mixed doubles....
, former World No. 1 Australian female tennis player.

Donald Mackay, anti-drugs campaigner

See also

  • Donald Mackay
  • Phillip Noyce
    Phillip Noyce

    Phillip Noyce is an Australian film director.Noyce was born in Griffith, New South Wales, New South Wales, attended Barker College, Sydney, and began making short films at the age of 18, starting with Better to Reign in Hell, using his friends as the cast....
  • Robert Trimbole
    Robert Trimbole

    Robert Trimbole was an Italian-Australian businessman, Illegal drugs trade and organised crime boss whose alleged involvement in the disappearance of anti-marijuana campaigner Donald Mackay and involvement in drug trafficking in the Griffith, New South Wales area, led to a Royal Commission, a Coroner's inquest and an international chase by...
  • Valerio Ricetti
    Valerio Ricetti

    Valerio Ricetti was an Italian Australians hermit who lived mainly in a cave in the Griffith, New South Wales area for a period of 23 years. Working only at night and in the early morning hours so that he would not be seen, he turned the cave into his own private "utopia" complete with kitchen, chapel, landscaping, pathways, stone walls, sto...