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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

Prosperous Aussie farmers have invested in land and machinery

Prosperous Aussie farmers have invested in land and machinery

One of the major banks says farmers have been both borrowing and saving money to invest in the future and consolidate their gains.
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Cotton seed crushing plant geared for expansion

Cotton seed crushing plant geared for expansion

A cotton seed crushing plant producing 30,000 tonnes of pellets a year for the ruminant sector in addition to cotton seed oil is on the market.
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Gov't offer on live-ex compensation 'so lowball it's hurtful'

Gov't offer on live-ex compensation 'so lowball it's hurtful'

"This is not a game, this is people's livelihoods."
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Fonterra confident lower bid will still attract producers

Fonterra confident lower bid will still attract producers

Fonterra has announced its milk prices for the upcoming season as the deadline for release under the dairy code of conduct draws near.
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Autumn property sales: Top performers, how much they sold for and where

Autumn property sales: Top performers, how much they sold for and where

Australian farmland sales continued their strong run in autumn 2023 despite dropping commodity prices and rising interest rates. Here is a list of sales nationally through autumn.
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