Leeton Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Murrumbidgee River and falls within the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area.
The Shire includes the town of Leeton and the small towns of Yanco, Gogeldrie, Whitton, Wamoon, Stoney Point, Murrami, Corbie Hill, Amesbury, Merungle Hill, Fivebough and Stanbridge and the suburbs of Parkview, Wattle Hill, Wiradjuri, North Leeton, Gralee and Willimbong.
The shire was created on 6 January 1928 under the provisions of the Irrigation Act 1912 from land previously part of Yanko Shire and was originally called Willembong Shire.[3] It was renamed as Leeton Shire on 10 July 1946.[7]
The mayor of Leeton Shire is Tony Reneker.
^Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Leeton (A) (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
^"3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
^ ab"Irrigation Act 1912-1926. Proclamation (2)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 6 January 1928. p. 42. Retrieved 24 December 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Leeton Regional Profile". Riverina Regional Development Board. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
^"Leeton Shire Council". Department of Local Government. Retrieved 8 November 2006.
^"Profile of the electoral division of Farrer (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
^"Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (78)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 19 July 1946. p. 1597. Retrieved 24 December 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
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