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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

Big production gains in biochar beef and dairy trials

Big production gains in biochar beef and dairy trials

More agricultural sectors are trialling biochar to improve soils.
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Lots of mixed farming land on offer in Victoria's Miga Lake district

Lots of mixed farming land on offer in Victoria's Miga Lake district

Farm land near Harrow in Victoria is being offered at auction in two lots.
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Vital east-west highway and rail line cut by outback floods

Vital east-west highway and rail line cut by outback floods

Both the Eyre Highway and Trans-Australian Railway have been closed.
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Call for more money into pasture dieback research

Call for more money into pasture dieback research

Pasture dieback on the Hughes property, Malarga, is the worst it's been since it first appeared five years ago.
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Saputo Dairy Australia helps prepare nutritious meals for those doing it tough

Saputo Dairy Australia helps prepare nutritious meals for those doing it tough

Saputo's the Big Cook Up involves staff from multiple locations.
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