Arriga Queensland |
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Tableland Sugar Mill, 2016
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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 | ||||||||||||
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Federal Division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||
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Arriga is a locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. In the 2011 census, Arriga had a population of 702 people.
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.