DESTINATION: Griffith

Griffith

Designed by Walter Burley Griffin, Griffith is the largest centre in the rich agricultural Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. Famous for its citrus crops, Griffith is one of the largest wine and vegetable production areas in the country. More than 70% of New South Wales' wines are produced here.


Main Attractions

The Griffith Food and Wine Festival is held every Easter to celebrate the harvest. There are champagne breakfasts, country music shows, wine tastings, banquets, wine auctions, a street procession and the Venetian Carnival, held on the main irrigation canal. Griffith Regional Art Gallery is housed in the old Soldiers Memorial Hall, a 1930s Art Deco building. The gallery has a growing collection of Australian-designed jewellery displayed in one gallery, while touring exhibitions from all over Australia are in another. The gallery is located in Banna Ave, and is open Tues-Sat, 10.30am-4.30pm.

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Cocoparra NP is 30km NE of Griffith and can be reached via the Whitton Stock Route, the route taken by Cobb & Co coaches in the early days. The spring wildflowers are spectacular and wildlife is abundant. Good views of the surrounding countryside can be seen from the summits of Mount Caley and Mount Brogden. Many of the wineries in the area are open for tastings and sales.

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Copyright 2007, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. cmsadmin. (2005, May 20). Griffith. Retrieved December 04, 2008, from Plan Book Travel Australia Web site: http://www.planbooktravel.com.au/australia/nsw/griffith. This work is licensed under a Universal Publishers. Universal Publishers

Region: Riverina

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The Riverina has a lot to offer; from some of the nation's best food and wine, to the widest, most breathtaking horizons filled with wonderment, just waiting for your discovery. National parks, picnic grounds, unique wildlife, heritage buildings, festivals, art galleries, historic trains and planes, walking trails, country music, haunted houses, botanical gardens, agricultural shows, museums, producer's markets, rivers and ancient aboriginal culture. more

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Cnr Banna and Jondaryan aves, Ph: (02) 6962 4145 or 1800 681 141

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