Tamworth homeless figures on the rise

Jacob McArthur
Updated December 15 2017 - 1:15pm, first published 12:30pm
SMALL OFFERING: Kids from Calala's Goodstart Early Learning Centre donated food and goods to the region's needy ahead of Christmas. Photo: Peter Hardin 121217PHAC002
SMALL OFFERING: Kids from Calala's Goodstart Early Learning Centre donated food and goods to the region's needy ahead of Christmas. Photo: Peter Hardin 121217PHAC002

TIDINGS of comfort and joy may be the farthest thing from the minds of the number of people who will be homeless this festive season, with new figures showing more people are finding themselves without a roof over their head.

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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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