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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.

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Impressive 9800 tree macadamia farm located minutes from beaches | Video

Impressive 9800 tree macadamia farm located minutes from beaches | Video

Longstone offered with a productive 9800 tree macadamia orchard.
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Revealed: the take-home pay of Australia's high-flying agribusiness bosses

Revealed: the take-home pay of Australia's high-flying agribusiness bosses

Top executives earned 55 times the average Australian wage.
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Meet the finalists announced for Australia's top young ag leadership award

Meet the finalists announced for Australia's top young ag leadership award

The National Rural Ambassador Award will be announced in September.
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Why expecting teachers to be 'ag experts' is creating huge knowledge gaps

Why expecting teachers to be 'ag experts' is creating huge knowledge gaps

Why do our schools expect teachers to be subject matter experts?
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The long and short of fluctuating grain prices on the futures boards

The long and short of fluctuating grain prices on the futures boards

Speculators take growers, end-users and traders for a wild ride
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Community Nurse Visit

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Fishing Club Meat Raffles JCH Friday nights

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Wee Waa Show

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The GrainCorp Long Graze

Burren Junction P & C Fundraiser

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Burren Progress Inc Meeting

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