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

South-west Victorian dairy farmer new head of regional lobby group

South-west Victorian dairy farmer new head of regional lobby group

Koroit farmer Oonagh Kilpatrick takes top food and fibre role.
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South-west Victorian dairy farmer new head of regional lobby group

South-west Victorian dairy farmer new head of regional lobby group

Koroit farmer Oonagh Kilpatrick takes top food and fibre role.
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Champions for mental health

Champions for mental health

Local graziers who themselves have been through tough times, are a phone call away to engage in genuine conversations about mental health, provide advocacy for people impacted by drought and...
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Champions for mental health

Champions for mental health

Local graziers who themselves have been through tough times, are a phone call away to engage in genuine conversations about mental health, provide advocacy for people impacted by drought and...
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Researching which pasture legumes benefit honey bees

Researching which pasture legumes benefit honey bees

The Clover4bees project aims to create a list of pasture legumes farmers can grow that will benefit both them by fixing nitrogen and the honey bee as a nectar source.
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