Leigh Creek 'The Best End of the Flinders'. Leigh Creek is modern, attractive town with many facilities to offer weary travellers. It is on the northern edge of the Flinders Ranges, servicing the nearby Leigh Creek Coalfield. The coal is sent on the longest coal train in Australia to the power stations at Port Augusta. You can visit the coal mine, rugged gorges, the Aroona Dam Sanctuary, go four wheel driving, bush walking or just relax.