Faces of Tamworth: Young citizen of the year Georgia Taggart

Jacob McArthur
Updated May 10 2018 - 7:55am, first published May 9 2018 - 3:00pm
READY TO FIGHT: Young citizen of the year Georgia Taggart. Photo: Ben Jaffrey 260118BJ06
READY TO FIGHT: Young citizen of the year Georgia Taggart. Photo: Ben Jaffrey 260118BJ06

On Australia Day, she called for unity. To those who know Georgia Taggart it mightn’t be a surprise to hear the young woman to show gumption, initiative and leadership. The surprising, and perhaps ironic, thing is a youngster with so many strings to her bow calling for a sense of oneness. While she has the exuberance you might expect from a teenager with the world at her feet, people say she demonstrates “inclusiveness, modesty and a maturity beyond her years”.

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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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