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Corbie Hill, New South Wales
Corbie Hill is a small locality south-east of Leeton, New South Wales, Australia in Leeton Shire. It can be accessed by Corbie Hill Road which links to the Irrigation Way Irrigation Way is a major rural road that runs approximately through the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area in south western New South Wales, Australia. Route Irrigation Way commences at the intersection with Newell Highway in Narrandera and heads i ... at Gralee. The Leeton Landfill & Recycling Depot is located in Corbie Hill. References Leeton Shire Towns in New South Wales {{Riverina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeton, New South Wales
Leeton is a town located in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Leeton is situated in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, approximately 550 km west of Sydney and 450 km north of Melbourne. It is the administrative centre of the Leeton Shire Council local government area, which includes neighbouring suburbs, towns and localities such as Yanco, Wamoon, Whitton, Gogeldrie, Stanbridge and Murrami. Situated in one of the most productive farming regions in the state, the town was designed by Walter Burley Griffin and purpose-built for the irrigation schemes announced by the New South Wales government in the early 20th century. The Leeton Shire possesses numerous citrus, rice, cotton, grape, walnut and wheat farms. Leeton is known as ''Australia's Rice Capital,'' as well as ''The Heart of SunRice Country'', as it is home to the headquarters of SunRice corporation, one of Australia's largest food exporters. Other industry includes Arnott’s Biscuits (previously Freed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeton Shire
Leeton Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Murrumbidgee River and falls within the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. The Shire includes the town of Leeton and the small towns of Yanco, Gogeldrie, Whitton, Wamoon, Stoney Point, Murrami, Corbie Hill, Amesbury, Merungle Hill, Fivebough and Stanbridge and the suburbs of Parkview, Wattle Hill, Wiradjuri, North Leeton, Gralee and Willimbong. The shire was created on 6 January 1928 under the provisions of the '' Irrigation Act 1912'' from land previously part of Yanko Shire and was originally called Willembong Shire. It was renamed as Leeton Shire on 10 July 1946. The mayor of Leeton Shire is Paul Maytom. Council Current composition and election method Leeton Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is electe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irrigation Way
Irrigation Way is a major rural road that runs approximately through the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area in south western New South Wales, Australia. Route Irrigation Way commences at the intersection with Newell Highway in Narrandera and heads in a north-westerly direction for before reaching Leeton, continuing another before ending at the intersection with Kidman Way in Griffith. The road is an important link between the three towns as it is a very productive farming region. Irrigation Way provides a direct route between the national highway network and Griffith. This complements the two state routes that pass through Griffith. The route is most important in linking Leeton to other regions of the state as its only major road. History The passing of the ''Main Roads Act of 1924'' through the Parliament of New South Wales provided for the declaration of Main Roads, roads partially funded by the State government through the Main Roads Board (later the Department of Main Roads, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gralee, New South Wales
Gralee is a suburb of Leeton, New South Wales in Leeton Shire. Gralee facilities include: * St Francis De Sales Regional College * Gralee Special School * Ricegrowers Co-operative Limited Headquarters * Leeton Caravan Park * Leeton Soldiers Club * Riverina Motel * Heritage Motor Inn * Leeton Visitors Information Centre * Leeton Coach Terminal * Lutheran Church * Scout Hall * Grahame Park * Leeton Golf Course * Leeton Veterinary Hospital * Gralee Store Gralee (Gra + Lee) was named after Leeton poet, "Jim Grahame" (J. W. Gordon), as was Grahame Park. The Geographical Names Board of New South Wales The Geographical Names Board of New South Wales, a statutory authority of the Department of Customer Service in the Government of New South Wales, is the official body for naming and recording details of places and geographical names in the sta ... no longer recognises Gralee as a suburb. References Suburbs of Leeton, New South Wales {{Riverina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
