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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

Driverless tractors could help close farm labour gap, says industry head

Driverless tractors could help close farm labour gap, says industry head

Machinery automation may solve farming's labour challenges.
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Quality black soil inner Darling Downs farm makes $3.5 million

Quality black soil inner Darling Downs farm makes $3.5 million

A top quality farming property presented with a 450 acre sorghum crop has sold at auction for $3.5 million.
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Path for dairy in South Australian launched as action plan released

Path for dairy in South Australian launched as action plan released

South Australian Dairy Industry Action Plan 2024-2029 launched.
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Oakey red fire ant crisis deepens with turf from exclusion zone blamed for outbreak

Oakey red fire ant crisis deepens with turf from exclusion zone blamed for outbreak

A 'worse-case-scenario' of the Oakey red imported fire ants outbreak linked to turf transported from South-East Queensland as authorities have allegedly discovered new nests around the region.
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Confirmed: Major research proves cattle benefit the environment

Confirmed: Major research proves cattle benefit the environment

On-farm research has confirmed that ruminant animals grazing on the land benefit the environment and improve carbon cycling.
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