Welcome to the Shire of Leonora
Leonora is the service centre for the mining, exploration and well established pastoral industry. Gwalia is a must see for the visitor as it has been restored to its original condition (as it was in the early 1900's) and boasts one of Australia's finest museums. Malcolm serves today only as a railhead and has a population of zero.
Places of Interest
Leonora, with its wide main street and many old buildings (some retaining their original uses, like the two hotels, others remaining vacant or put to alternate use) exhibits some of its past character while providing modern facilities and services. Many of the older buildings are constructed of corrugated iron and hessian, as this was a versatile material and lightweight to transport. Similarly, many of the newer buildings are transportable.
Golden Gift Weekend
A small outback town, elite athletes, $50,000 up for grabs, a bitumen street as the track combined with dirt track horse racing, ‘A Night with the Stars’ in Concert, fireworks, market stalls, bands and street entertainment all weekend for the kids and you have yourself an outback experience that is Leonora's Golden Gift Carnival on the 30th of May through to the 1st June 2009.
View Golden Gift 2008 Weekend TV Spot