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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

Govt power company sells land back to farmers for more than $30m

Govt power company sells land back to farmers for more than $30m

Ten farmers snap up surplus land sold by the Queensland government at Chinchilla for more than $30 million.
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Well watered, productive country with cattle and plant

Well watered, productive country with cattle and plant

Nangur is a very well watered 156 hectare cattle breeding aggregation in three freehold lots.
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Vegans take another big swipe at the Australian beef industry

Vegans take another big swipe at the Australian beef industry

Extremist vegans have taken another big swipe at the Australian beef industry, again claiming eating meat kills koalas.
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Dairy wait continues for many as Norco delivers price boost

Dairy wait continues for many as Norco delivers price boost

Norco is the third major player to announce its dairy prices as other processors wait right up until the deadline to release their bids
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Cheaper fertiliser a relief for farmers

Cheaper fertiliser a relief for farmers

Cheaper fertiliser is a relief for farmers, but more needs to be done to ease food inflation
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