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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

Farmer's fury at Victoria's "reckless" plans to fast-track renewable projects

Farmer's fury at Victoria's "reckless" plans to fast-track renewable projects

Applications for renewable projects in Victoria will soon be decided "within four months" and farmers and local communities may have to take objections to the Supreme Court.
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Profits set to increase in grain even as prices fall

Profits set to increase in grain even as prices fall

Rabobank is forecasting grain profits on a gross margin basis even as prices drop.
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From hotpot to halal: how sheepmeat exports will grow over next three years

From hotpot to halal: how sheepmeat exports will grow over next three years

MLA's global snapshots give insight into potential market growth.
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CBA's cheap green ag loan model expands to with new business offer

CBA's cheap green ag loan model expands to with new business offer

CBA launches business loan for wind, solar farms and emissions reduction projects.
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This Tasmanian family has supplied a glass and a half for generations

This Tasmanian family has supplied a glass and a half for generations

'...now you just sit in a tractor and push some buttons'
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