NSW drought: Foodbank deliver 5000 hampers with call for more support

Jacob McArthur
Updated October 1 2019 - 5:32pm, first published 3:00pm
LOCAL DEPOSIT: Foodbank dropped off a number of hampers to Tamworth with a call out to help people struggling through the drought. Photo: Jacob McArthur 011019JMA01
LOCAL DEPOSIT: Foodbank dropped off a number of hampers to Tamworth with a call out to help people struggling through the drought. Photo: Jacob McArthur 011019JMA01

A BATCH of 5000 food hampers will make their way through the region as farmers and charities issue a plea to help get rural communities through the drought.

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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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