Tamworth Regional Council events levy rejected due to lack of community awareness

Jacob McArthur
Updated May 13 2019 - 3:51pm, first published 10:20am
LEVY FAILS: Tamworth Regional Council has failed in its bid to enforce an events levy on businesses. Photo: Gareth Gardner 230518GGA002
LEVY FAILS: Tamworth Regional Council has failed in its bid to enforce an events levy on businesses. Photo: Gareth Gardner 230518GGA002

UPDATE: Tamworth business chamber president Jye Segboer conceded it might not have been the right time for the events levy given the current climatic and economic conditions in the region.

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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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