JOSHUA Green, the Christian Democratic Party candidate, is age 29.
He said he has a passion to see young people develop into constructive people within the community and wants to see an open, honest approach brought back into government.
"As part of the Christian Democratic Party I will ensure fair treatment and adequate funding for the people and needs of Macquarie Fields. If elected I will fight for projects to engage youth, provide increased opportunities for local apprenticeships, increase police presence in the community, work to implement restorative justice processes and retain scripture classes in public schools."
Sam Eskaros (Liberal Party),
is a real-estate agent and father of three children. He is from Casula and has worked in the area for 20 years after migrating from Egypt. He is an active member of the Coptic Orthodox Christian community and a former school-teacher.
"Based on what Labor has done in Macquarie Fields for the past 16 years people have had enough and want a change," he said.
Nola Fraser (independent),
of Long Point, has lived in the area for 25 years. The mother of three children started her political career after she made her concerns public about the state of the health system in 2002, in particular Camden and Campbelltown hospitals where she worked. Labelled the whistleblower nurse, she previously ran in the seat of Macquarie Fields as the Liberal candidate.
She said she was running as an independent because she only wants to be answerable to the community. A lift for Macquarie Fields station is on the top of her political agenda.
Mick Allen (independent) has lived in Glenfield for 57 years and has run as an independent since 1991. He said he was unconventional.
"We need to stop immigration until we can home the homeless. There should be no military deployment outside Australia because the soldiers need to be here to fight our own disasters like the Queensland floods."
Dr Simon McCaffrey (independent) is a member of the Democratic Labor Party which is a registered national party but is not registered in NSW. A resident of Hunters Hill, he lived in Macquarie Fields for 15 years and still runs two surgeries in Liverpool and Campbelltown. Dr McCaffrey said he will still be running with the DLP policies that will help pensioners, working mothers and families.
Bill Cashman (The Greens) has been the co-ordinator of the Fairfield/Liverpool Greens since he joined the party almost eight years ago. Mr Cashman lives in Bonnyrigg Heights but said he has always been actively trying to help locals in the community with their concerns. Mr Cashman said the Greens has 53 policy areas and his party could make a real difference. "I'm going to work 100 per cent for 365 days a year for the people in the area first and the Greens second."
Dr Andrew McDonald (Labor Party), is the sitting MP. He lives in Campbelltown and was a paediatrician at Campbelltown Hospital before entering politics. He still works one day a week pro-bono at Liverpool and Campbelltown hospitals as well as teaching medical students as an associate professor. He believes his party has contributed to the area in the last four years. "Doctors don't build hospitals, politicians do. We've redeveloped Liverpool Hospital and will upgrade Campbelltown Hospital if elected. We've started work on the South West Rail Link. Each school in the electorate has had substantial upgrades in the last four years. There are more police in the state than at any other time in history. There've been upgrades to Cowpasture and Hoxton Park roads."
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