Whitton (New South Wales)

Whitton is a small country town in the heart of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area in the Riverina region of New South Wales.

Understand
Whitton was the first town established in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. It is located in the Leeton Shire.

By road
Whitton is a 23-km drive from Leeton, via the Back Whitton Road. It is also accessible from a turn-off on Irrigation Way.

By bus
NSW Trainlink operates a daily service from Wagga Wagga to Griffith, which stops through Whitton along the way.

Get around
The town is small enough to walk around, but a vehicle is required if you go to the Whitton Malt House or Whitton Beach, as they are more than 10 km south of town.

There are no petrol stations in Whitton, the nearest being in Leeton, or a little further in Darlington Point.

Connect
Telstra and Optus mobile phone reception works throughout the town. Vodafone is limited, and often cuts out indoors.

There is a Telstra payphone on Hulong Street, near the post office.

Go next

 * Leeton
 * Griffith