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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

Challenging weather conditions and rising input costs weigh on milk production

Challenging weather conditions and rising input costs weigh on milk production

Most dairying regions are experiencing hardship this season
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Major sugarcane aggregation with urban growth advantage hits the market

Major sugarcane aggregation with urban growth advantage hits the market

A 1001 acre Innisfail cane growing enterprise has hit the market.
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Water buybacks to rip $500 million from dairy industry

Water buybacks to rip $500 million from dairy industry

A new report puts shows the detriment of water buybacks
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Australia's chicken king adds another farm near Geelong to cement dominance

Australia's chicken king adds another farm near Geelong to cement dominance

Chicken giant buys Victorian farm to expand its national footprint.
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More of the Tanami tamed as legendary outback road wins a bitumen makeover

More of the Tanami tamed as legendary outback road wins a bitumen makeover

Even more of the notorious Tanami Road in the outback has been sealed.
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