THE curtain may have drawn on the Mildura Country Music Festival for the final time as the 33rd event came to a close on Sunday.

The 10-day festival has injected an estimated $200 million into the Sunraysia economy over the three decades, attracting grey nomads and country music lovers from all over the country to Mildura.

Festival co-ordinator John Arnold said this year's event was "highly succ...