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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

Former Drouin dairy farm may have been a bargain buy at $4.1m

Former Drouin dairy farm may have been a bargain buy at $4.1m

Drouin farm had been held by same family for 80 years.
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Unaware Aussies already have a taste for GM foods

Unaware Aussies already have a taste for GM foods

Australia has embraced GM foods despite the early alarm.
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David Mayo recognised for lifetime devotion to Australian Ayrshires

David Mayo recognised for lifetime devotion to Australian Ayrshires

David Mayo has been awarded Australian Ayrshires life membership.
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Goat farmer and entrepreneur's brush with to Gordon Ramsay

Goat farmer and entrepreneur's brush with to Gordon Ramsay

A Sunshine Coast goat farmer and cheesemaker has starred on a show alongside celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay.
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From friends to folk music: how to keep a rural doctor

From friends to folk music: how to keep a rural doctor

The retention of rural doctors has long been an elusive problem, but new research has found social, professional and community connections are critical.
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