The town of Griffith on the Murrumbidgee river, and the centre of the Riverina district, is a major wine, rice and fruit-growing area. It was also ground zero when it came to opposition to the Murray-Darling basin plan. Young men burn copies of the guide to the Murray-Darling basin plan in the carpark outside the Murray-Darling Basin Authority meeting in Griffith in 2010. The commonwealth government also poured $387m into water efficiency projects that further stimulated the local economy. Marsden Jacobs calculated that, during the construction phase (2010-19), growth in the local economy would increase by an estimated $178m.

Source: The Guardian April 04, 2018 18:00 UTC