Arriga, Queensland
| Arriga Queensland | |||||||||||||
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 Tableland Sugar Mill, 2016 | |||||||||||||
  Arriga | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°04′40″S 145°18′57″E / 17.07778°S 145.31583°ECoordinates: 17°04′40″S 145°18′57″E / 17.07778°S 145.31583°E | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4880 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Mareeba | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||
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Arriga is a locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the 2011 census, Arriga had a population of 702 people.[2]
Economy
The Tableland Sugar Mill is located in Arriga (17°07′11″S 145°20′43″E / 17.1197°S 145.3453°E). Built in 1997-1998, it was the first new sugar mill in Queensland for 75 years and the most technologically advanced making extensive use of automation and being environmentally-friendly. It started operation on 28 June 1998.[3]
References
- ↑ "Arriga (entry 48500)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Arriga (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ↑ "Tableland Mill". MSF Sugar. 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
External links
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