TAMWORTH MP Kevin Anderson will join with Joblink Plus to make an announcement “on drug education for young people” this morning.
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It comes after it was revealed there would be no youth ice forum in Tamworth this year after government funding dried-up and no local groups took-up the baton.
The forum was an outcome from Mr Anderson’s now-defunct ‘ice action group’.
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Mr Anderson said it was up to the community to keep the education forum going.
Community Drug Action Team chairman, Peter France, a drug and alcohol counsellor said it was “not fair on the community to start something that’s not sustainable”.
The group was formed by police minister Troy Grant in January 2016 and was disbanded within two years.
Mr Anderson said the group got runs on the board when it came to “raising awareness”, building education and support in the community.
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.
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.
