2016 council elections: Tamworth councillor a late withdrawal while out-of-towners draw top spots

Jacob McArthur
August 10 2016 - 7:30pm
GATES DRAWN: An election official empties the ballot box at the draw on Wednesday night, as several TRC candidates gathered. Photo: Gareth Gardner 100816GGF11
GATES DRAWN: An election official empties the ballot box at the draw on Wednesday night, as several TRC candidates gathered. Photo: Gareth Gardner 100816GGF11

THE ballot draw for Tamworth Regional Council nominees threw up some unexpected turns on Wednesday night, with the late withdrawal of a sitting councillor and two out-of-towners taking out the top spots.

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Jacob McArthur

Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.

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