{"id":8208,"date":"2013-08-16T10:32:06","date_gmt":"2013-08-16T00:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?p=8208"},"modified":"2022-05-02T00:46:38","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T14:46:38","slug":"macarthur-lisakremmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/macarthur-lisakremmer\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Sydney Liberal Macarthur: @LisaKremmer reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8209\" alt=\"CJ-Macarthur\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/CJ-Macarthur.jpg?resize=600%2C300\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/CJ-Macarthur.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/CJ-Macarthur.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com.au\/maps?f=q&amp;source=embed&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=https:%2F%2Fdl.dropboxusercontent.com%2Fs%2Fxk9fk6bjtb87od1%2Fnofibs.%2520v2.0.kml&amp;aq=&amp;sll=-33.797409,148.798828&amp;sspn=60.664997,135.263672&amp;t=h&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=-34.060624,150.748901&amp;spn=0.455078,0.822601&amp;z=10&amp;output=embed\" height=\"400\" width=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<small><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-align: left;\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com.au\/maps?f=q&amp;source=embed&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=https:%2F%2Fdl.dropboxusercontent.com%2Fs%2Fxk9fk6bjtb87od1%2Fnofibs.%2520v2.0.kml&amp;aq=&amp;sll=-33.797409,148.798828&amp;sspn=60.664997,135.263672&amp;t=h&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=-34.060624,150.748901&amp;spn=0.455078,0.822601&amp;z=10\">View Larger Map<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tallyroom.com.au\/aus2013\/macarthur2013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Macarthur Seat Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<p>By <a title=\"Lisa Kremmer\" href=\"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/lisa-kremmer\/\">Lisa Kremmer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>16 August 2013<\/p>\n<p>I am a wife, mother, chief cook and bottle washer, gardener, avid reader and Registered Nurse who has lived in south western Sydney most of my life.\u00a0I was indoctrinated into the Australian Labor Party, joining at around 16 &#8211; as one used to do in a family with worker roots. My membership lapsed many years ago now, and I now prefers to observe politics independently. I \u00a0currently work with the NSW Nurses and Midwives\u2019 Association, but my views are are completely my own.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8211\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8211\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8211\" alt=\"Overlooking UWS Campbelltown Campus Macarthur Square\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Overlooking-UWS-Campbelltown-campus-Macarthur-Square.jpg?resize=600%2C169\" width=\"600\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Overlooking-UWS-Campbelltown-campus-Macarthur-Square.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Overlooking-UWS-Campbelltown-campus-Macarthur-Square.jpg?resize=300%2C84&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Overlooking UWS Campbelltown Campus Macarthur Square<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The federal seat of Macarthur lies in the outer south western Sydney suburbs, covering most of Camden in the west, parts of Campbelltown in the east, extending north to Wallacia and south to Appin and Wedderburn.\u00a0 The seat, a bellwether seat until 2004, \u00a0is named after one of our most famous locals. \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/adb.anu.edu.au\/biography\/macarthur-john-2390\">John Macarthur<\/a>. Sadly, Elizabeth Macarthur, the wife of John is nowhere near as well-known as she should be.\u00a0 While John Macarthur spent years in England trying to save his colonial neck,\u00a0Elizabeth ran the family farms and other mercantile interests. She is also credited with planting grape vines at Belgenny Farm, some of which reportedly still exist today.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8212\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8212\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8212\" alt=\"Main Street Campbelltown\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Main-Street-Campbelltown2.jpg?resize=600%2C448\" width=\"600\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Main-Street-Campbelltown2.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Main-Street-Campbelltown2.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Main Street Campbelltown<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But enough of the history \u2013 what is Macarthur like today?\u00a0 It\u2019s a much more sophisticated place to live, with significant population growth and urban sprawl.<\/p>\n<p>Camden is overrun with fine restaurants, a few pubs and a farmers markets every fortnight.\u00a0 Pockets of the landed gentry remain,\u00a0and there is quite a bit of wealth here and about, but there are also pockets of social disadvantage and poverty, predominantly in the suburbs around Campbelltown.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly for me, I\u2019ve got family connections across the region.\u00a0 My grandmother was one of the \u2018Ducks\u2019, and for anyone who&#8217;s lived in or around Camden,\u00a0that\u2019s a name with a lot of local history.\u00a0 My father was a long serving Councillor for over 20 years and Mayor of Campbelltown City Council.\u00a0 Indeed the current federal member\u00a0for Macarthur, Russell Matheson, credits my father with starting his political career and acknowledged Dad as a mentor in his maiden speech.\u00a0 Dad was an active Labor\u00a0Party member, joining up all six of his children until a heated falling out, which often happens in the \u2018game\u2019 of politics.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8214\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8214\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8214\" alt=\"Anglican-Church-Camden\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Anglican-Church-Camden.jpg?resize=450%2C600\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Anglican-Church-Camden.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Anglican-Church-Camden.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8214\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anglican Church Camden<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And as to other contenders, the ALP poses the main threat \u2026. more to come next instalment.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>View Larger Map Macarthur Seat Profile By Lisa Kremmer 16 August 2013 I am a wife, mother, chief cook and bottle washer, gardener, avid reader and Registered Nurse who has lived in south western Sydney most of my life.\u00a0I was indoctrinated into the Australian Labor Party, joining at around 16 &#8211; 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