THE PARISH CHURCH IS ONE OF THE OLDEST IN BROKEN BAY DIOCESE. BUILT IN 1913 THE CHURCH TODAY REMAINS A MONUMENT TO THE CONFIDENCE OF THE THE LOCAL CATHOLIC POPULATION. THE PRE VATICAN II STRUCTURE OF THE CHURCH IS EVIDENT IN THE LONG HIGH NAVE AND THE DOMINATING WEST TOWER. THE STYLE IS A SIMPLIFIED GOTHIC IN KEEPING WITH THE ACCEPTED RULES OF CHURCH BUILDING AT THE TIME. IT IS BUILT OF BRICK WITH STONE DRESSING AND TRACERY. A STONE STATUE OF THE CHURCH PATRON, ST LEONARD OF PORT MAURICE, STANDS ABOVE THE TOWER DOORWAY.
THE FRONT ELEVATION REINFORCES THE THE GOTHIC STYLE OF THE CHURCH. A SET OF STEPS LEADS UP TO THE FORECOURT. ENTRANCE TO THE CHURCH IS THROUGH THE TOWER DOORWAY. ON THE LEFT CAN BE SEEN THE SACRISTY AT THE BACK OF THE CHURCH. DOMINATING THE WEST WALL IS THE LOVELY GOTHIC ROSE WINDOW. BELOW THIS IS THE UNIQUE ENCLOSED PORCH WITH ITS STONE TRACERY. AN ATTRACTIVE RAYED CROSS TOPS THE RIDGE OF THE WEST GABLE. TO THE RIGHT TWO GOTHIC FEATURES ARE OF NOTE, THE ENTRANCE DOORWAY, SET WITHIN A RECESSED POINTED ARCH, AND THE CANOPIED NICHE HOLDING THE STATUE OF ST LEONARD.
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