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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

Trump tariffs 'good' for Australia as China flags free trade deal rewrite

Trump tariffs 'good' for Australia as China flags free trade deal rewrite

Trump threatens more tariffs as Albo to talk trade in China.
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Leading analyst projects cattle price upswing of up to 200c/kg for 2026

Leading analyst projects cattle price upswing of up to 200c/kg for 2026

"We've got a fair bit of upswing still to go this year."
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Learn how an Aussie is working to rescue one of the world's biggest crops

Learn how an Aussie is working to rescue one of the world's biggest crops

Cassava lifeline, a humble root is lifting Vietnam's small farmers.
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How the AEI SmartBox could be the 'most effective invention in agriculture'

How the AEI SmartBox could be the 'most effective invention in agriculture'

This device can cut farm power bills by up to 70 per cent.
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Single $20 million bid buys stand-out 11,397 acre brigalow belt property

Single $20 million bid buys stand-out 11,397 acre brigalow belt property

A stand-out brigalow belt property has sold for $20 million.
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Burren Anglican Church Restoration Project

Burren’s Anglican Church Restoration Project.

The Edwin Charles Holcombe Family’s Memorial window , on the right, has been beautifully restored by Jeff Hamilton ‘Design Glass’,
and reinstalled in the church. 
The Good Shepherd Window on the left which is collapsing, has been removed  for safety, & stored until such time as funds are 
raised for its restoration..If anyone is interested in supporting this restoration, donations would be appreciated.. For information regarding
this please call 0417683704. Thank you.

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PEST - Indian Minor Bird Traps

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Burren firm all smiles after Future Drought Fund fillip

Grain Central June 19, 2025

PRIVATE research company AgEcon Australia has received $6 million from the Federal Government’s Future Drought Fund to investigate a suite of issues around securing irrigation water, renewable energy, and climate science.

Partners in the five-year project which kicked off this month include Macquarie University and the University of Southern Queensland, with a major investment from the Cotton Research and Development Corporation.

Other stakeholders include Sugar Research Australia, Horticulture Innovation Australia, and the Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia, and the $6M in FDF funding adds to around $7M in total in in-kind support from all partners.

AgEcon is based in the north-west New South Wales town of Burren Junction, and its project was one of only eight from a field of 120 gain FDF funds in the current round.

“We have teamed up with some of the best and brightest minds in the nation to find solutions to saving water, understanding climate processes, ensuring efficient land use, and exploring new business opportunities for energy generation,” AgEcon partner Janine Powell said.

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