Leeton activities
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Rocking Horse Restorations
Rocking Horse Restorations was born in the middle of a ten year drought, when everything on the farm had dried up. No water meant no crops and no livestock. To ward off depression, Libby Baily began restoring old wooden rocking horses. …
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Roxy Theatre Leeton
The Roxy in Leeton is an art deco building and was opened in 1930 as a cinema and a stage was added in 1933. The Roxy film screen is one of the largest roll-up mechanised screens in Australia measuring approximately 16 metres wide by eight …
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Middle Beach
Middle Beach is a sandy Murrumbidgee River beach. It’s an easy place to spend a few hours and a wonderful spot to return to each day from your nearby bush campsite in the surrounding river red gum forest. Launch a kayak or canoe from the b…
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Museum Minature Trains and Yanco Powerhouse Museum
Museum Miniature Railway runs train rides on the last Sunday of the month, weather permitting. Keep an eye on their Facebook page for other times. Enclosed footwear is essential. Yanco Powerhouse Museum opens on the same day and hosts a va…
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Yanco Agricultural High School
Within a few hundred metres of the beautiful tree-studded banks of the Murrumbidgee River stands a school made famous by its contribution to the agricultural life of Australia. It has 280 hectares of rich arable land in a district noted for…
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Agricultural Tours Riverina
Agricultural Tours Riverina (ATR) offers a range of regional tour programs for groups, delivered by enthusiastic leaders with in depth industry and local knowledge. These tours take in a wide variety of interesting agricultural enterprises …
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Southern Cotton Gin
Southern Cotton operates a state of the art cotton gin in Whitton, New South Wales, in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. Southern Cotton, Australia's newest ginning facility, was built and commissioned in the 2012 season and boasts state o…
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Pages on Pine Restaurant and Grill
Established in 2002, Pagès on Pine Restaurant and Grill has earned itself a solid reputation for its good food and friendly service. French born and trained chef Eric Pagès brings you a little taste of France in the heart of Leeton taking…
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Fivebough Wetlands
Fivebough Wetlands is two kilometres north-east of Leeton, New South Wales. The wetlands contain a habitat of exceptional quality for water birds, particularly waders. Around 174 different species of bird have been observed at Fivebough to…
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McCaughey Bicentennial Park
McCaughey Bicentennial Park is an original natural spring fed waterhole, which existed as part of North Yanco Station - one of the pastoral holdings owned by the late Sir Samuel McCaughey. The waterhole was used for sheep brought in for she…
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Toorak Wines
Toorak Winery is a family owned and operated winery, making a range of premium wines, supplying Australian and international markets. It is situated in the heart of the Riverina, in the town of Leeton which is approximately half way betwee…
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Yanco Weir
The 1929 Yanco Weir is one of the earliest weirs built on the Murrumbidgee River to regulate the flow of water to the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. It was reconstructed in 1980 with a fixed wall and separate gated control structure on the…
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Lillypilly Estate Winery
Lillypilly Estate Winery is a boutique winery specialising in premium quality wines, and is acknowledged to be the best small winery in the huge Riverina wine growing area. The winery came to prominence in 1983 when the inaugural vintage o…
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Turkey Flat trail
Turkey Flat trail is the ultimate twitchers’ trail, taking you through the habitats of countless woodland and wetland birds. The trail begins at Turkey Flat wetlands, close to Leeton. Start with a little birdwatching at the bird hide and th…
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McCaugheys Lagoon
Named after Sir Samuel McCaughey, an early pioneer of irrigation, McCaugheys Lagoon is a critical part of a long-term wetland rehabilitation project, offering habitat for a wide range of local plants and animals. From here, you can also cat…
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Whitton Courthouse and Historical Museum
Whitton Courthouse and Gaol, built in 1890, was last used as a Court of Petty Sessions in 1975. Two years later it was handed over to a Public Committee for redevelopment as a museum. The museum was officially opened in 1988 and has since h…
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Tastes of Leeton
Tastes of Leeton presentation is held 11.30am daily at the Leeton Visitors Information Centre. Visitors will learn about some of the local industries here in Leeton such as citrus, walnuts, and rice. You will get to taste some of the produc…
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Turkey Flat Picnic Area and Bird Hide
Set on Murrumbidgee River, Turkey Flat picnic area and bird hide is a great picnic spot. Visiting these NSW wetlands is a top choice for things to do in Leeton. Located on the Murrumbidgee River floodplain, Turkey Flat is a site of global …
