Leeton, New South Wales: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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Leeton holds a number of town landmarks, including the famous [[Roxy Community Theatre|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 of New South Wales]] in the early 1900s<ref name="walkabout"/><ref name="LeetonShire">{{cite web|title = About the Shire|url = http://www.leeton.nsw.gov.au/about.html|publisher = Leeton Shire Council|accessdate = 2008-03-20}}</ref>The 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<ref name="LeetonShire"/>. The unique design of Leeton (and nearby [[Griffith, New South Wales|Griffith]]) is still considered a practical method of planning even though Leeton was founded over 90 years ago.

[[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]].{{Fact|date=March 2009}} 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.{{Fact|date=March 2009}}