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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

'Tilted playing field' for farmers against supermarkets

'Tilted playing field' for farmers against supermarkets

The major supermarkets have offered "rock bottom" prices for purchasing produce due to their influence, farmers have told a parliamentary hearing.
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Vietnam deal revamp to deliver more workers to Australian agriculture

Vietnam deal revamp to deliver more workers to Australian agriculture

Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Vietnam boosts ag, among other sectors.
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Five months after panel report no end in sight for live sheep

Five months after panel report no end in sight for live sheep

The live sheep by sea export industry remains in limbo as new markets open and government decides its fate.
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Well located, low maintenance backgrounding country on the market

Well located, low maintenance backgrounding country on the market

Western Queensland property Westward Ho is 10,579 hectares of low maintenance backgrounding or fattening country.
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SAFEMEAT says sheep eID standards need more work before sign off

SAFEMEAT says sheep eID standards need more work before sign off

A process has begun to finalise the standards that will underpin the shift to mandatory eID.
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