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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

Rodda family's Mid North farm heads to auction

Rodda family's Mid North farm heads to auction

The mixed cropping/grazing farm will be offered for auction at the Jamestown Football Clubrooms on Thursday, October 5.
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Ticked-off Dutton seeks referendum vote method clarity

Ticked-off Dutton seeks referendum vote method clarity

The AEC says "a tick will be accepted as a formal vote of 'yes' but a cross will not be accepted as a formal vote".
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Red tape holding back unfilled jobs

Red tape holding back unfilled jobs

In this week's The Gauge Erika Chesworth says farmers are being tied up in red tape with "shoes on the carpet affecting boots on the ground".
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Why the Murray-Darling Basin Plan is about politics, not water

Why the Murray-Darling Basin Plan is about politics, not water

Labor's recent Murray-Darling Basin Plan is about more than water - it's about winning South Australian seats, pressuring the Liberals, creating a divide within Coalition and warding off the...
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Processor penalty sparks skin quality conversation

Processor penalty sparks skin quality conversation

Some producers say TFI's new skins disposal fee should prompt a conversation around skin quality.
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