| Fifty-nine
kilometres southeast of Griffith, LEETON is the third-largest town
in the MIA, with a quarter of its population of Italian extraction; like
Griffith, it was designed by Walter Burley Griffin. For information on the
area and details of visiting its rice mill, head for the Leeton
Visitor Information Centre on Chelmsford Place (Mon–Fri 9am–5pm,
Sat & Sun 9.30am–12.30pm; tel 02/6953 2832). |
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| There
are two caravan parks, both 2km southeast: the Leeton Caravan
Park, on Yanco Avenue, and the Gilgal Family Holiday Centre, on
Corbie Hill Road, caters more for tourists with a better range of
facilities. The large, tree-filled property at Gilgal is also a
great spot to pitch a tent, with cheap rates for pickers. Despite the
Italian population, Leeton feels less cosmopolitan than Griffith, but you
can nevertheless enjoy an Italian meal at the MIA Social Club
on Racecourse Road (daily from 3pm; tel 02/6953 4357). |
