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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

Call for inquiry after grains losses run into "billions"

Call for inquiry after grains losses run into "billions"

The NFF and GrainGrowers have called on the federal government to respond to calls for an inquiry into anomalies found in the 2021-22 grain and oilseed market season.
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Pig welfare in the spotlight over activist footage released

Pig welfare in the spotlight over activist footage released

The peak body for Australian pork farmers will review confronting footage which appears to show pigs squealing inside abattoirs before being killed.
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Aussie grape growers digging in heels in Prosecco row

Aussie grape growers digging in heels in Prosecco row

Undeterred by a ruling 10 years ago that found the term Prosecco referred to a variety, not a region, the EU is pushing for GI status again.
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Well located, low cost breeding country

Well located, low cost breeding country

Percy Springs is a well located 6915 hectare freehold property estimated to sustainably run about 500-600 breeders.
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Live sheep export industry not backing down in phase out fight

Live sheep export industry not backing down in phase out fight

Stakeholders have begun to attend consultation meetings about the phase out of live sheep exports in Perth this week.
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