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.
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.
The Walgett District is a producer of a variety of agricultural commodities including cotton, wheat, beef cattle and sheep and pulse crops.
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.
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.
Plans for a new community space in Wee Waa are beginning to take shape.
Locals, collaborating with council to design a memorial precinct paying tribute to ANZAC soldiers – in the heart of town.
28
Mar
2025
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Categories: Uncategorized, Rural News, Community, Business
Tags: house valuation services
21
Aug
My name is Rob Bell, and I was born in East Bankstown (later Greenacre) in 1945, into a solid working-class family. By 1964, 5 years after leaving Punchbowl Boys High, I was requested by the local gendarmes to leave town. This was also issued to many of my friends who, like myself, travelled down the wrong roadway.
A friend who had been off the scene for a while was back in town and was going on about working on the railway as a fettler in a place called Burren Junction. Where the hell is B.J., we all cried, North West NSW, have you heard of Walgett? Well, it's this side of Walgett, and they are looking for workers.
So come Monday, we all troop down to Central Station (about 6 of us) for a medical and get the guts on this Fettler business. Being good, strong Aussie boys with an average age of around 20, we were in. Some of us were sent to Cryon and others to BJ.
Categories: Narrabri, Wee Waa, Burren Junction, Walgett, Rural News, Community
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13
2026
A wave of mild hysteria swept across the region this week as towns up and down the highway reported dwindling fuel supplies. Drivers were spotted forming queues longer than a Centrelink phone wait, clutching jerry cans like they were rare artefacts from a bygone civilisation. Rumours spread faster than a harvest fire: “No fuel by lunchtime!”, “Servo’s dry!”, “Someone filled a Hilux AND a boat—selfish bugger!”
Local councils issued calm, measured statements encouraging residents to “avoid panic buying,” which of course triggered even more panic buying. One town reportedly saw a man attempt to siphon petrol from his own lawnmower “just in case.”
But in the midst of the chaos, one community remained perfectly, serenely unfazed.
Burren Junction.
While the rest of the region scrambled, Burren locals simply shrugged, sipped their coffees, and carried on with their day. When asked how they were staying so calm during the crisis, one resident replied:
“Mate… Burren Junction ran out of petrol 15 years ago.”
Author - Stephen Gardiner
Categories: Boggabri, Narrabri, Wee Waa, Burren Junction, Walgett, Other News, Rural News, Agriculture, Community
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๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ !๐ฆ
Great news for locals and travellers alike — the Burren Junction Bore Baths will officially reopen on Monday 30th March ๐
Come and soak in the warm artesian waters and enjoy one of the Walgett Shire’s most relaxing stops ๐ฟ
Please note: ๐น There will be no caretaker onsite ๐น Camping is available for just $5 per night via an honesty box system ๐น A tap & pay honesty system will be installed in the near future
Pack the van, bring your swimmers, and make Burren Junction part of your outback adventure ๐โจ
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Apr
Categories: Rural News