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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

Demand for lanolin from non-mulesed sheep poses fresh challenge for industry

Demand for lanolin from non-mulesed sheep poses fresh challenge for industry

Demand for non-mulesed wool is spreading to by-products, as cosmetic and pharmaceutical companies factor it into their lanolin purchases.
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Negotiations continue on irrigation farms with 1000ML of water

Negotiations continue on irrigation farms with 1000ML of water

Negotiations are continuing on the Macintyre Brook properties Sunnygirl and Largo North, which were passed in at auction for $6.5 million.
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Trojan Horse: Labor pairs buybacks with water market reforms

Trojan Horse: Labor pairs buybacks with water market reforms

"It's pretty simple - we can live with the water market, but not the other crap they want to do... they can jam that bit up their ass."
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Gippsland dairy farms hit with fines for effluent breaches

Gippsland dairy farms hit with fines for effluent breaches

"Some farms even had pipes directly discharging into waterways."
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Sale of food icon sure to be hot property

Sale of food icon sure to be hot property

The largest horseradish farm in Australia is coming to market.
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