North Leeton, New South Wales
North Leeton is a locality in the northern part of the suburb Leeton, New South Wales in 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 a .... It is the most rapidly growing area of Leeton with many housing estates such as Karri Estate and Nobel Park Estate being constructed to meet housing demands. Brobenah Road is the main road passing through the area and such facilities as ABC Leeton North, a supermarket, Assumption Villa Retirement Village, Salvation Army Centre and the Brobenah Home Centre are located along the road. See also * Leeton Suburbs of Leeton, New South Wales {{Riverina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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New South Wales
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Leeton Shire Council
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 elected by ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |