WorkChoices. Never Again in Paterson

Today’s Liberal leader Tony Abbott was a key Minister in the former Liberal Government that introduced WorkChoices. Now, he wants to bring it back. He just won’t call it WorkChoices.

We need to go forward on workers' rights, not backwards to the Liberals' new version of WorkChoices.

At this election, the "Your Rights at Work" team will be targeting the federal electorate of Paterson. On this page you'll find:

A summary for the federal electorate of Paterson
Contact details for your campaign coordinator
Materials to download and
A sign up form to help out with local campaign activities

Paterson Electorate Summary

The information below has been sourced from the Australian Electoral Commission.

State: New South Wales

Name derivation: Named after Andrew 'Banjo' Paterson (1864-1941), Australian author and poet. There is also conjecture that the division was first named in 1947 after Colonel William Paterson 1755-1810 after whom the town and river within the division were named.

Size & location description: Paterson covers an area of approximately 6,652 sq km and extends from Raymond Terrace, Medowie and Anna Bay in the south to the southern boundary of Greater Taree local government area in the north and west to the Great Dividing Range. The main towns include Anna Bay, Bulahdelah, Clarence Town, Dungog, Forster, Hawks Nest, Lemon Tree Passage, Medowie, Morpeth, Nelson Bay, Paterson, Raymond Terrace, Stroud, Tuncurry and parts of Nabiac, Thornton and East Maitland.

Products/industries of the area: Timber, beef and dairy cattle, mixed farming, maize, sawmilling, fishing and oyster farming, tourism and general engineering.

First proclaimed/election: 1947/1949 (Division was abolished in 1984 and re-established at the 1992 redistribution.)

Demographic rating: Rural

Members: