Leeton is a service and administrative centre to the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. The town is situated in one of the most productive farming regions in the state, with citrus, rice, grapes and wheat farms found throughout the Leeton Shire.

Where is it?: Riverina. Leeton is 579 km from Sydney; 819 km from Adelaide; 457 km from Melbourne; 369 km from Canberra; 129 km from Wagga Wagga.

Events: Leeton agricultural show is held in October; the Leeton Sunrice Country Festival, held every second Easter, features a street parade, carnivals, bands, a family day, sports, and other activities. Leeton Art Deco Festival is held annually.

Leeton is a purpose-built town designed by Walter Burley Griffin, who also designed Canberra, Australia's Capital. Unlike the majority of Australian inland towns that have developed around a main street, which in turn is usually a highway that passes through the town, Leeton has a unique circular road structure and streetscape.

Its unique design (like that of nearby Griffith, also designed by Walter Burley Griffin) is still considered a successful, practical method of planning even though Leeton was founded over 90 years ago.

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Leeton is without question the Art Deco capital of Australia, having a concentration of Art Deco architecture second to none. Leeton in fact has 21 buildings listed with the Art Deco Society of NSW's Register. This occurred because the town did not develop over an extended period of time like most towns do, but was largely built in the interwar years when Art Deco was the dominant architectural style. One of the bonuses of being a town which was largely built in the interwar years is, in this case at least, a concentration of Art Deco architecture. TheseMost of Leeton's Art Deco buildings are to be found along Kurrajong and Pine Avenues.