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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

Mixed rice grower reaction to industry marketing shakeup

Mixed rice grower reaction to industry marketing shakeup

The single desk arrangement for Australia's largest rice exporting region will end on July 1, 2025 under a bill being introduced to parliament next month.
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Prisoners produce dairy products in paddock to plate lesson

Prisoners produce dairy products in paddock to plate lesson

Prisoners learn all aspects of dairy at Cadell Training Centre.
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Machinery matters - the latest industry news

Machinery matters - the latest industry news

Find out the latest happenings in the machinery sector.
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Big stretch of private beach for sale right on the border

Big stretch of private beach for sale right on the border

Not your typical beach shack on the Vic/SA border.
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Dangerous precedent set in live sheep ban

Dangerous precedent set in live sheep ban

OPINION: While our farming sector is powered by passion, the industry is built on a firm foundation of science, evidence, and fact.
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