Walgett Website and Business Directory

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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

One of our driest spots is today our wettest - again

One of our driest spots is today our wettest - again

Parched Nullarbor Plain hit by record-breaking rain.
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Farmers fear price hike with electric ute push

Farmers fear price hike with electric ute push

There are few electric utes available for Australian farmers.
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National taskforce to help stricken winegrape growers

National taskforce to help stricken winegrape growers

A wine sector working group has been formed to attack challenges faced by winegrape growers in three states.
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Move away from easy rotations

Move away from easy rotations

A farm systems specialist says growers need to diversify their rotations.
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Sharing the wealth through succession requires a long conversation

Sharing the wealth through succession requires a long conversation

Dairy share-farming succession returns on back of higher prices.
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