Investment in infrastructure to support AgriPark innovation and industry engagement

A $37.5 million investment in the Wagga Wagga campus will provide world-class research and development infrastructure for the AgriSciences Research and Business Park (AgriPark), as well as enable Charles Sturt to host international business conferences at an upgraded convention centre.

Vice-Chancellor Professor Renée Leon said the investment in the AgriPark would expand the university’s pipeline of innovations and technologies, which will shape the future of Australian agriculture.

Furthermore, the two projects will generate up to 150 jobs during construction and another 400 ongoing jobs when completed. It is expected more than 75 per cent of those jobs will be filled by Riverina residents.

“These new facilities will grow Charles Sturt’s already significant economic contribution to the Wagga Wagga region, currently $240 million per annum, or 7 per cent of the city’s gross regional product,” Professor Leon said.