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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

Well located property for about 700 cows or 1000 adult cattle equivalents

Well located property for about 700 cows or 1000 adult cattle equivalents

Excellent mix of undulating country with potential farming areas.
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Burren Junction Bore opens for the season 30th March

Burren Junction Bore opens for the season 30th March

Article from Walgett Shire Facebook

๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ง ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ !๐Ÿ’ฆ

Great news for locals and travellers alike — the Burren Junction Bore Baths will officially reopen on Monday 30th March ๐Ÿ™Œ

Come and soak in the warm artesian waters and enjoy one of the Walgett Shire’s most relaxing stops ๐ŸŒฟ

Please note:
๐Ÿ”น There will be no caretaker onsite
๐Ÿ”น Camping is available for just $5 per night via an honesty box system
๐Ÿ”น A tap & pay honesty system will be installed in the near future

Pack the van, bring your swimmers, and make Burren Junction part of your outback adventure ๐Ÿšโœจ

#VisitWalgettRegion #BurrenJunction #BoreBaths #OutbackNSW #RoadTripReady #artesianwater

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Fuel Chaos Grips the Nation

Fuel Chaos Grips the Nation

12 March 2026 - Author Stephen Gardiner

A wave of mild hysteria swept across the region this week as towns up and down the highway reported dwindling fuel supplies. Drivers were spotted forming queues longer than a Centrelink phone wait, clutching jerry cans like they were rare artefacts from a bygone civilisation. Rumours spread faster than a harvest fire: “No fuel by lunchtime!”, “Servo’s dry!”, “Someone filled a Hilux AND a boat—selfish bugger!”

Local councils issued calm, measured statements encouraging residents to “avoid panic buying,” which of course triggered even more panic buying. One town reportedly saw a man attempt to siphon petrol from his own lawnmower “just in case.”

But in the midst of the chaos, one community remained perfectly, serenely unfazed.

Burren Junction.

While the rest of the region scrambled, Burren locals simply shrugged, sipped their coffees, and carried on with their day. When asked how they were staying so calm during the crisis, one resident replied:

“Mate… Burren Junction ran out of petrol 15 years ago.”
 

Author - Stephen Gardiner

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Kamilaroi Highway set for major rehabilitation to boost safety and resilience

Kamilaroi Highway set for major rehabilitation to boost safety and resilience

Published: 3 March 2026 Released by: Minister for Roads

A vital stretch of the Kamilaroi Highway west of Burren Junction is set for significant rehabilitation, with the Minns Labor Government delivering long-term improvements to one of north-west NSW’s most important road corridors. From Tuesday, 3 March, work will begin on a full rehabilitation of a three-kilometre section between Walgett and Cryon, near the Goangra–Beanbri intersection, where the pavement has continued to deteriorate despite routine and heavy patching. Rather than temporary fixes, crews will carry out a full pavement rehabilitation to rebuild and restore the road surface, improving ride quality and strengthening the highway for the long term.

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Free Wifi available at Burren Junction Hall

Free Wifi available at Burren Junction Hall

The Progress Association has managed to get a grant to have free wifi at the hall, which is best accessed from the concrete courtyard.  No password is needed.

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Burren Progress Association Annual General Meeting

Published on Sunday, February 22, 2026

Burren Progress Association Annual General Meeting

Event date: 3/11/2026 Export event

To ALL community members

Progress Committee AGM 6 pm Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 at the hall, followed by a general meeting.

The Burren Progress Committee is working hard on issues important to our community. So far, these include, but are not limited to:

Grants totaling $54K:

  • Telstra grant to build a website for Burren - https://burrenjunction.com/
  • Burren switched on Grant - internet connectivity at the hall - Starlink is installed as well as a Smart TV for meetings and a drop-down screen for ๏ฌlm nights
  • GrainCorp grant for a container to house gear from Smoker’s Room
  • Shire Grant for concrete around the hall, gravel, sand and air condition Smoker’s room for the Museum
  • Landcare grant to eradicate Indian Myna birds
  • Shire Grant for a walking history tour of the township

 

Ongoing work with Shire over:

  • Pilliga road upgrade and other roads in and around Burren
  • Airstrip upgrade
  • development of the Sports Precinct,
  • Maintenance of the bore baths and a possible walking track into town from the bore.
  • a designated truck stop in Burren with facilities
  • drainage in the township
  • School Crossing out the front of the school
  • Pool Upgrade
  • New town signage welcoming visitors to our town.

Events

  • Sunday Brekky during harvest
  • Annual Christmas community party – 3 years
  • Anzac Day light lunch
  • Helped with Beneath the Brim
  • Helped with the CWA Flower Show
  • Events available on website and events calendar https://burrenjunction.com/Events

We’d love as much community input as possible without adding to everyone’s meeting and volunteering load. Ideally, a representative from each community group could join Progress Inc so we can work together on a long-term plan for Burren that we can all be proud of. Many hands make light work.

Annual membership is $10. We meet 3-4 times a year, and meetings are ONLY ONE HOUR!

Bank details, our constitution, and Meeting minutes can be found on the following link.

https://burrenjunction.com/Groups/Burren-Junction-Progress-Committee

Please come and join us on Wednesday, 11th March at 6 pm.

We look forward to seeing you there,

Kind regards, Burren Progress Inc Committee.

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