Wests Entertainment Group and The Pub Group forecast economic impacts of Tamworth Country Music Festival cancellation

Billy Jupp
Updated September 2 2020 - 9:16am, first published September 1 2020 - 5:30pm
ECONOMIC BLOW: Wests Entertainment Group chief executive officer Rod Laing believes cancelling the 2021 Tamworth Country Music Festival is for the best but it will have a major impact on local businesses. Photo: Peter Hardin 010920PHA091
ECONOMIC BLOW: Wests Entertainment Group chief executive officer Rod Laing believes cancelling the 2021 Tamworth Country Music Festival is for the best but it will have a major impact on local businesses. Photo: Peter Hardin 010920PHA091

THE local economy could be out of pocket to the tune of more than $50 million should Tamworth Regional Council opt to follow expert advice and cancel next year's country music festival.

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Billy Jupp

Billy Jupp

Senior Livestock Journalist

Billy is a Senior Livestock Journalist for the Queensland Country Life based in Toowoomba. He has worked for a variety of different ACM mastheads during the past five years including the Namoi Valley Independent, Northern Daily Leader and The Land.

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