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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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Burren Progress Association Annual General Meeting

Published on Sunday, February 22, 2026

Burren Progress Association Annual General Meeting

Event date: 3/11/2026 Export event

To ALL community members

Progress Committee AGM 6 pm Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 at the hall, followed by a general meeting.

The Burren Progress Committee is working hard on issues important to our community. So far, these include, but are not limited to:

Grants totaling $54K:

  • Telstra grant to build a website for Burren - https://burrenjunction.com/
  • Burren switched on Grant - internet connectivity at the hall - Starlink is installed as well as a Smart TV for meetings and a drop-down screen for film nights
  • GrainCorp grant for a container to house gear from Smoker’s Room
  • Shire Grant for concrete around the hall, gravel, sand and air condition Smoker’s room for the Museum
  • Landcare grant to eradicate Indian Myna birds
  • Shire Grant for a walking history tour of the township

 

Ongoing work with Shire over:

  • Pilliga road upgrade and other roads in and around Burren
  • Airstrip upgrade
  • development of the Sports Precinct,
  • Maintenance of the bore baths and a possible walking track into town from the bore.
  • a designated truck stop in Burren with facilities
  • drainage in the township
  • School Crossing out the front of the school
  • Pool Upgrade
  • New town signage welcoming visitors to our town.

Events

  • Sunday Brekky during harvest
  • Annual Christmas community party – 3 years
  • Anzac Day light lunch
  • Helped with Beneath the Brim
  • Helped with the CWA Flower Show
  • Events available on website and events calendar https://burrenjunction.com/Events

We’d love as much community input as possible without adding to everyone’s meeting and volunteering load. Ideally, a representative from each community group could join Progress Inc so we can work together on a long-term plan for Burren that we can all be proud of. Many hands make light work.

Annual membership is $10. We meet 3-4 times a year, and meetings are ONLY ONE HOUR!

Bank details, our constitution, and Meeting minutes can be found on the following link.

https://burrenjunction.com/Groups/Burren-Junction-Progress-Committee

Please come and join us on Wednesday, 11th March at 6 pm.

We look forward to seeing you there,

Kind regards, Burren Progress Inc Committee.

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