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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

Manning retires after illustrious dairy and beef career

Manning retires after illustrious dairy and beef career

Well-known cattle breeder Allan Manning has "done it all" in his lifetime within the agriculture industry.
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Appetite to buy grain increases

Appetite to buy grain increases

Prices have stabilised or improved recently for many grades in locations around Australia.
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Handy reward for owner of small farm block near Sale

Handy reward for owner of small farm block near Sale

A small irrigated farm block near Sale has sold for $1.5m.
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Getting animal welfare right is key to industry future | Opinion

Getting animal welfare right is key to industry future | Opinion

One of the key policies Labor took to the last Federal election was the development of a renewed Australian Animal Welfare Strategy, writes Troy Setter.
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Dairy part of grocery shopping mindset change

Dairy part of grocery shopping mindset change

"Consumers are changing the way they spend their money to fit within new budgets, to save money."
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