Walgett Website and Business Directory

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Welcome to Walgett

Walgett is a town in northern NSW, Australia, it is the junction of the Barwon and Namoi Rivers and the Kamilaroi and Castlereagh Highways. It was inhabited by the Gamilaroi (also spelt Kamilaroi) Nation of Indigenous peoples before white settlement.

Walgett website and business directory, Walgett is a town in northern NSW, Australia, it is the junction of the Barwon and Namoi Rivers and the Kamilaroi and Castlereagh Highways. It was inhabited by the Gamilaroi (also spelt Kamilaroi) Nation of Indigenous peoples before white settlement. It was gazetted in 1851 and town sites were surveyed in 1859.

Tourism

Walgett is a major highway junction for touring routes to the north Lightning Ridge, to the East Burren Junction and Wee Waa to the South Coonamble to the west Brewarrina.

Agriculture

The Walgett District is a producer of a variety of agricultural commodities including cotton, wheat, beef cattle and sheep and pulse crops.

History

Walgett is rich in history it was gazetted in 1859 and the courthouse built in 1865 it was a port for paddle steamers in 1861 to 1870.  It was proclaimed 20 March 1885 and surveyed.

Directory

A business directory of the town and is included in the Namoi Business Directory, if you own a business the cost to have a landing page and or a listing is minimal.

Rural News

Greens flex to bust supermarket power attracts Nationals support

Greens flex to bust supermarket power attracts Nationals support

The ACCC would be provided powers to force Coles and Woolworths to sell parts of their operations under a private senator's bill being tabled by the Greens this week.
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Large scale sheep, goat opportunity on the market for $40 million

Large scale sheep, goat opportunity on the market for $40 million

Large scale sheep and goat enterprise Talbalba Aggregation is on the market for $40 million or $200/acre.
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Triple length trucks called on help solve WA's freight crisis

Triple length trucks called on help solve WA's freight crisis

The rail line between east and west Australia is still closed.
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Willows causing river to eat away land, risking livelihood say Bega farmers

Willows causing river to eat away land, risking livelihood say Bega farmers

Willow trees in river are damaging farms across the Bega Valley.
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Goulburn Valley orchards are ripe for the picking

Goulburn Valley orchards are ripe for the picking

Plum opportunity to buy productive Shepparton district orchards.
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