Walgett Shire

Walgett Shire is situated in the far north west of NSW and it embraces the fertile black soil plains of northern inland New South Wales. It is a land of agricultural abundance and the home of opal – Australia’s National Gemstone. The Shire consists of two towns and a few villages all servicing a large rural population. The administrative centre of the Shire is Walgett, located on the Castlereagh Highway some 275 km north of Dubbo. Walgett is situated near the junction of the Namoi and Barwon Rivers. It’s also a 22,000 square kilometer playground for the modern day explorer. Walgett Shire’s towns and villages have a proud and fascinating pioneering history, and the people still have the inventiveness and good humour of the early pioneers. Come and see Lightning Ridge, Walgett, or one of the great little villages of Walgett Shire!

For further information visit to Walgett Shire website http://www.walgett.nsw.gov.au/

Your Outback Arts Board representative – Jane Keir

Walgett Regional Indigenous Cultural Development Officer: Susan Lawarance.

Lightning Ridge Regional Indigenous Cultural Development Officer: Karin Thurston