Arrived about 11.00am the traditional custodians of Griffith are the Wiradjuri people. In 1817 explorer John Oxley described the area as being uninhabitable and useless to civilised man but in 1912 saw the official proclamation of the Murrumbidgee irrigation scheme. Today the area is one of the most diverse and productive agriculture region in aust and contributes over 5 billion each year to the national economy. Peter says it was the drugs capital of aust for growing pot and the mafia was involved. Also more wine is produced here mainly sweet and ports.