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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

Burren Junction Public School’s open netball team win their way through to the state knockout finals

Burren Junction Public School’s open netball team win their way through to the state knockout finals

Netball took centre stage when Burren Junction Public School’s open team travelled to Yamba this week, with the beach as a perfect scenic backdrop to their shot at going for state glory.

The small school from the north west proved unstoppable once again in round three of the 2025 NSWPSSA Small Schools Netball Knockout Competition as they scored a dominant victory to book a ticket to the state finals in Sydney this September.

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How I became a Fettler in 1964

How I became a Fettler in 1964

by Rob Bell

My name is Rob Bell, and I was born in East Bankstown (later Greenacre) in 1945, into a solid working-class family. By 1964, 5 years after leaving Punchbowl Boys High, I was requested by the local gendarmes to leave town. This was also issued to many of my friends who, like myself, travelled down the wrong roadway.

A friend who had been off the scene for a while was back in town and was going on about working on the railway as a fettler in a place called Burren Junction. Where the hell is B.J., we all cried, North West NSW, have you heard of Walgett? Well, it's this side of Walgett, and they are looking for workers.

So come Monday, we all troop down to Central Station (about 6 of us) for a medical and get the guts on this Fettler business. Being good, strong Aussie boys with an average age of around 20, we were in. Some of us were sent to Cryon and others to BJ.

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Meticulously developed beef cattle property with executive benefits | Video

Meticulously developed beef cattle property with executive benefits | Video

Almost all of the 868 acre property has been pasture improved.
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Late winter rainband sets up winter crop through Queensland, northern NSW

Late winter rainband sets up winter crop through Queensland, northern NSW

There were useful rainfall totals on either side of the country.
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Corporate farmer tests NSW cropping land price after 'unsolicited' approach

Corporate farmer tests NSW cropping land price after 'unsolicited' approach

Approach for corporate farmer's land near Forbes prompts sale.
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Productive Sheep Achieving Success in Every Season

Published on Thursday, July 31, 2025

Productive Sheep Achieving Success in Every Season

Local Land Services Field Day

Event date: 8/26/2025 Export event

The North West Local Land Services Ag team is running an event in Walgett on 26 August 2025 for all sheep producers in the region. 

This is a free event for all producers in the area with morning tea and lunch included.

The link to register can also be found here:

https://comms.lls.nsw.gov.au/pub/pubType/EO/pubID/zzzz686df9c41de9d138/interface.html

Please reach out to Ellie Ireson with any questions.

Emma Clifton

Engagement Coordinator

North West | Local Land Services

 0437 921 083   E emma.clifton@lls.nsw.gov.au

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