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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

Growing producer pains of Labor's live sheep export ban

Growing producer pains of Labor's live sheep export ban

Report finds industry optimism at lowest levels in years but parliament hears the live sheep ban will "be executed over several years."
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Hello! What happened? Farm equipment disconnects as 3G D-day looms

Hello! What happened? Farm equipment disconnects as 3G D-day looms

Farmers perplexed as electronic devices go slow ahead of 3G network closure.
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Dairy industry gathers at conference in Adelaide Hills | PHOTOS

Dairy industry gathers at conference in Adelaide Hills | PHOTOS

FREE GALLERY: Break time at the 2024 DairySA Central Conference in Hahndorf on Thursday last week.
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AAM finalises 34,000 acre Sunshine Farms sale

AAM finalises 34,000 acre Sunshine Farms sale

AAM has finalised the sale of its 14,074 hectare Sunshine Farms properties in the Lachlan Valley.
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River Point: Top quality horse country in a secluded location | Video

River Point: Top quality horse country in a secluded location | Video

River Point is an equine estate boasting 87 hectares of outstanding horse country bound by the Manning River.
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