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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

Red Sea crisis and the "new normal" problems of a 6,500 kilometre detour

Red Sea crisis and the "new normal" problems of a 6,500 kilometre detour

Unpredictable schedules, extended journeys and price hikes are the "new normal" for cargo shipping lines navigating the Red Sea crisis.
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New research facility to shape lamb feedlots

New research facility to shape lamb feedlots

A new Charles Sturt University facility will help shape the sheep feedlots of the future.
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Goat Track campaign aimed at domestic consumers

Goat Track campaign aimed at domestic consumers

Goat Track campaign aims to boost goat meat eating in Australia.
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Milk pool may be stabilising, January dairy production figures show

Milk pool may be stabilising, January dairy production figures show

Steady milk production growth on the back of floods and fires.
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Chinese sanctions on Australian wine set to be lifted

Chinese sanctions on Australian wine set to be lifted

Australia's trade minister has raised sanctions on wine and the suspended death sentence handed down to writer Yang Hengjun with his China counterpart in Dubai.
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