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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

South Australia catching up as national crop consolidates

South Australia catching up as national crop consolidates

Although remaining dry and patchy the crop is finally emerging in South Australia and western Victoria.
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Victoria's beekeepers brace for arrival of varroa mite

Victoria's beekeepers brace for arrival of varroa mite

Varroa mite is expected to cross the Murray River within months.
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Farmland Index results struggle as hort earnings slip again

Farmland Index results struggle as hort earnings slip again

Grain and livestock farm returns are up, but permanent crops drag Australian Farmland Index lower.
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More than a million birds culled already - and still counting

More than a million birds culled already - and still counting

Victoria's bird flu outbreak now considered worst ever.
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Beef's deforestation definition on show; Green groups crank up the hustle

Beef's deforestation definition on show; Green groups crank up the hustle

Two weeks to provide feedback on Cattle Australia's Land Management Commitment.
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