Leeton Shire is a

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in the

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region of

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, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the

Murrumbidgee River The Murrumbidgee River () is a major tributary of the Murray River within the Murray–Darling basin and the second longest river in Australia. It flows through the Australian state of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, des ...

and falls within the

Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area The Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA) is geographically located within the Riverina area of New South Wales. It was created to control and divert the flow of local river and creek systems for the purpose of food production. The main river s ...

. The Shire includes the town of Leeton and the small towns of

Yanco Yanco is a village with a population of 505 in Leeton Shire in south western New South Wales, Australia. Yanco is a Wiradjuri aboriginal language word meaning ''the sound of running water''. Yanco is located from Leeton along Irrigation Way. ...

, Gogeldrie, Whitton,

Wamoon Wamoon is a village in Leeton Shire in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Wamoon is located from Leeton along the Irrigation Way to the Leeton CBD and Henry Lawson Drive to the Leeton suburb of Wattle Hill. Wamoon provides a vi ...

, Stoney Point, Murrami, Corbie Hill,

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, Merungle Hill, Fivebough and Stanbridge and the suburbs of Parkview, Wattle Hill,

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, 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

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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

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. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The

is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent election was held on 10 September 2016, and the makeup of the council is as follows: The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election, is:

Heritage listings

Leeton Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Gogeldrie Weir * Hydro Hotel * Koonadan Historic Site * Leeton District Lands Office * Leeton District Office artefacts * Leeton railway station * Roxy Community Theatre *

Yanco Weir Yanco Weir is a heritage-listed weir at Yanco, Leeton Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1928 to 1929 by WC & IC. It is also known as Yanco Weir and site. The property is owned by Department of Planning and Infrastructure, a ...

References

Leeton, New South Wales Local government areas of the Riverina Local government areas of New South Wales 1928 establishments in Australia {{Riverina-geo-stub