Everything about Leeton New South Wales totally explained
Leeton is a town and
Local Government Area in the
Riverina region of
New South Wales,
Australia. Leeton is situated approximately 550 km west of
Sydney and 450 km north of
Melbourne in the productive
Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. Leeton is administered by
Leeton Shire. Leeton's current population is 12,041 and as of 2001, Leeton ranked as the 19th fastest growing
Local Government Area in
New South Wales. Leeton is situated in one of the most productive farming regions in the state, with citrus, rice, grapes and wheat farms found throughout the Leeton Shire. Leeton is
Australia's Rice Capital as it's home to the SunRice headquarters. Other industry includes the Berri Juices, Rockdale Beef and Murrumbidgee Irrigation.
Leeton is known as
The Heart of SunRice Country.
Leeton holds a number of town landmarks, including the famous Roxy Theatre, War Memorial, Madonna Place, St Peter's Church, and the Historic Hydro Motor Inn which are located in the centre of town. Leeton's areas are also based around large towers that store the towns water that provide a striking feature for each section of town.
Leeton is a purposely built and designed town by
Walter Burley Griffin after the irrigation schemes were announced by the
NSW Government in the early 1900'sThe town has a unique circular road structure and streetscape. Leeton has distinct commercial, administrative, industrial, residential, educational, health, recreational and cultural areas and remains very organised today
. The unique design of Leeton (and nearby
Griffith) is still considered a practical method of planning even though Leeton was founded over 90 years ago.
Leeton is an attractive community, unique to other country towns in
Australia.
Leeton Shire Council prides itself on keeping the town neat and tidy. The town's appearance is comparable to that of coastal communities rather than one found in central
New South Wales. Leeton's relatively recent history provides the town with a more modern appearance. It is the current title holder of New South Wales overall state winner tidiest town.
Education
Riverina after
Wagga Wagga.
Leeton Shire has three secondary schools:
Climate
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| Notes: Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. Precipitation is in millimetres. Leeton Caravan Park Latitude: -34.57°S Longitude: 148.41°E Elevation: 140 m ASL (Closed: 01 Jan 2006) |
Transport
Leeton is connected very well to the surrounding regional centres and capital cities. Leeton is approximately 450 km from
Melbourne along the Newell Highway, Goulburn Valley Highway and Hume Highway and 550 km from
Sydney along the Sturt and Hume Highways. There are daily flights leaving
Narrandera Airport, operated by
Regional Express (REX). The airport is located near the shire boundary approximately 20 km from the CBD. There are coach services to
Sydney and
Adelaide, leaving Leeton Coach Terminal in Gidgee Street daily.
CountryLink also offers coach services to
Wagga Wagga to link the
Sydney–
Melbourne XPT daily. The
Griffith Xplorer train to and from
Sydney arrives at
Leeton Railway Station on weekends.
Industry
Leeton is a very industrial town with many employment opportunities in the field.
Ricegrowers Limited is by far Leeton's largest employer as its international headquarters are located in the town. Other large industry includes
Berri Juices and
Rockdale Beef which are both one of the largest producers in their respective fields of juice and meat products in
Australia.
Vetta Pasta (formerly known as
Greens) operated in the Leeton Shire for many years before relocating to
Melbourne in March
2006. Leeton was shocked at the prospect of 55 job losses but pleased when
SunRice announced that they were advertising for 89 new jobs within their company due to the large size of the harvest in
2006. Smaller industry includes
Toorak Wines,
Lillipilly Wines,
CopRice (a subsidiary of
Ricegrowers Limited),
Riverina Cheese,
Southern Central Engineering,
Pacific Fresh,
Murrumbidgee Irrigation and
AJ Bush and Sons Abbatoir. The extensive
Vance Industrial Estate houses many smaller scale industrial companies.
Leeton is also home to a Call Centre for
Country Energy. It is one of only four in Australia (others being located in the larger towns of
Port Macquarie,
Bathurst and
Queanbeyan)
Commercial Scene
Leeton's cosmopolitan heritage, coupled with its diversity of food production, gives rise to a variety and excellence in the towns eateries. The towns many restaurants, bistros and coffee shops offer great quality, service, variety and value.
Leeton's main shopping areas include Pine Avenue and Kurrajong Avenue which include the town's two shopping complexes,
Leeton Market Plaza and the Woolworths Complex. The beautifully decorated and maintained streets offers a wide range of small and major retailers, both local and national. Some of these include:
Go-Lo,
Best and Less,
Eagle Boys,
Woolworths,
Franklins,
The Reject Shop,
Red Rooster,
IGA and
Target.
Media
Leeton has its own newspaper known as
The Irrigator (formerly known as
The Murrumbidgee Irrigator) which is released throughout the region on Tuesday and Friday. Leeton also has influences on Star FM (99.7) and 2RG radio stations which are based in
Griffith.
WIN Television also broadcasts the local news of the
M.I.A weeknightly at 6pm.
Events
The Leeton SunRice Festival, which is held biennially for ten days at Easter.
Leeton Agricultural Show, which is held annually in October.
Future for Leeton
Leeton is continuing to grow so more needs to be done to provide for the growing population. Industry is continuing to grow with industrial areas expanded and existing industrial businesses undergoing extensions. These provide more jobs for the people of Leeton.
Leeton's housing development is continuing with various new housing estates being built on the town's boundaries. These housing estates include Karri Estate and Golf Links Estate. These have hundreds of new house blocks for people to purchase. These blocks are well equipped with all modern amenities. The shires first fully enclosed shopping centre Leeton Market Plaza, was opened in October.
Leeton is very community based, and many new community projects occur. Recent projects include the establishment of sections of the new town bike track network, regional skate park, indoor recreation centre and the federation stage in Mountford Park.
Notable people
John Faulkner
Lorna Gill - CWA founder and lamington cook
John Frederick Gorey - rowing champion
Henry Lawson - poet
Rod Maybon - rugby league
Robert McLachlan - road bicycle racer
Peter Peters - rugby league player/commentator
Mark Taylor - cricketer
Helen Wellings - consumer advocateFurther Information
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