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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

Woolworths boss threatened with jail in Senate hearing

Woolworths boss threatened with jail in Senate hearing

Woolworths chief executive Brad Banducci has been warned of possible jail time for holding the Senate in contempt during a tense committee hearing.
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Slight dip for cattle prices this week but doubled by the end of 2025

Slight dip for cattle prices this week but doubled by the end of 2025

A 'new norm' of higher cattle prices by the end of next year that could last seven years, says Simon Quilty.
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Spectacular Romlo presents as 973ha of majestic tablelands country

Spectacular Romlo presents as 973ha of majestic tablelands country

Romlo is 973 hectares of spectacular country on the Southern Tablelands.
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Blue gum fears grow on prime farmland in southwest Victorian dairy country

Blue gum fears grow on prime farmland in southwest Victorian dairy country

A German company's blue gum plans in Victoria are raising concerns.
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Nation's biggest grower of beans, corn on shopping list for big price

Nation's biggest grower of beans, corn on shopping list for big price

The Emerick family created a vegetable powerhouse with Mulgowie.
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