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Australia Day 2020: Citizen of the year award winners Christine Walters, Lara Graham

Jacob McArthur
Updated January 26 2020 - 9:27pm, first published 3:00pm
SHOCKED: Christine Walters (second from left) was named Tamworth's citizen of the year at a ceremony on Australia Day. Photo: Peter Hardin 260120PHA205
SHOCKED: Christine Walters (second from left) was named Tamworth's citizen of the year at a ceremony on Australia Day. Photo: Peter Hardin 260120PHA205

THE winners of Tamworth's top awards say being able to make a difference in people's lives is the real honour and privilege.

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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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