Tamworth Regional Council could knock back large scale solar farm bid

Jacob McArthur
Updated February 25 2019 - 6:28pm, first published 3:00pm
POWER PLAY: Tamworth Regional Council sustainability officer Tim Hurcum has penned a report asking councillors to opt away from a plan to establish a large solar farm. Photo: Jacob McArthur
POWER PLAY: Tamworth Regional Council sustainability officer Tim Hurcum has penned a report asking councillors to opt away from a plan to establish a large solar farm. Photo: Jacob McArthur

TAMWORTH Regional Council could be set to block out a proposal to build a large scale solar farm to power its sites in town with questions raised over the financial viability.

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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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