Murrumbidgee Shire

The Murrumbidgee area covers about 8% of the Murray–Darling Basin in southern New South Wales

• The Murrumbidgee produces 50% of Australia’s rice, 25% of NSW’s fruit and vegetables and 90% of NSW’s potatoes.
• The word Murrumbidgee means “big water” in the Wiradjuri language.