Welcome to Leeton

Leeton is situated in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area in the Riverina Region of southern New South Wales. The area was once described as a ‘howling wilderness’ but is now the heart of one of the richest food producing areas of Australia.

Leeton is the first of the planned towns in the M.I.A. and was designed by famous American Architect, Walter Burley Griffin.

Tree lined streets, well tended parks and attractive residential areas set the Leeton scene and the town has been well recognised with major Tidy Town and Best Tourist Town Awards in recent years.

Weirs, canals and irrigated ricefields surround Leeton, and orchards, vineyards and vegetable plantings add to the garden theme.

Leeton is a well-planned town that clearly takes advantage of its irrigation environment.

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Leeton – 2007 Tidy Towns Overall State Winner

Leeton was announced as the 2007 Overall State Tidy Towns Winner during the annual awards presentation weekend in Singleton in November, 2006.  This title made the town eligible for the National Tidy Towns Awards with results announced on 12 May, 2007 in Ballarat, Victoria.  Leeton enjoyed success being the recipient of two awards.  The first was the Recycle Recovery Award for the Leeton Landfill & Recycling Depot.  The second was the Dame Phyllis Frost Award for the Leeton Tidy Towns Committee.  This second award acknowledges the continued dedication and commitment of the Leeton Tidy Towns Committee.

Leeton will host the 2008 awards, which will be held from 23-25 November.  Planning for the weekend is well underway and the whole community of Leeton is excited and looking forward to hosting this event.