The Advocate’s circulation area covers the most prosperous and stable agricultural district in Queensland. The heart of the region is the Lower Burdekin irrigation area in which 1,200 cane growers and four CSR mills produce an annual sugar crop valued at more than $500 million.

 The Federal and State governments have invested in excess of $480 million in the Burdekin Irrigation Project. The Burdekin region is Queensland’s richest and fastest growing rural economy. It is also becoming Australia’s leading provider of tropical fruits and vegetables. The region also supports grazing properties, feedlots and aquaculture