Leeton is a small town in (Riverina region), south-east of New South Wales, about 550km northeast from Sydney, the capital city of New South Wales. Southeast is about 120km by car from (Wagga), the largest city in the Wharina region.
The Rivarena region is Australia's second-largest wine region after (Barossa Valley), South Australia's Barossa Valley. Leeton is an important agricultural producer in Australia, surrounded by farms growing citrus, rice, grapes, wheat and other crops. In particular, (SunRice), an Australian specialty, has "Australia', the capital of Australia's solar rice." The name "s Rice Capital". Like Griffith (Griffith), the small town of (Riverina region) in the Wharena region, Leeton was a well-planned town built in 1914. The famous American architects Walter Burley Griffin (Walter Burley Griffin) and Marion Mahoney Griffin (Marion Mahony Griffin) who designed the Australian capital Canberra designed town plans for Leeton and nearby Griffith. Leeton has a number of town landmarks, including the (War Memorial), Madonna Square (Madonna Place), St. Peter's Church in the heart of the town, the Rox Theater's (Roxy Theatre), War Memorial Hall (War Memorial), Madonna Square) S Church) and the historic Hyderot motel (Hydro Motor Inn), among others.
