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Megarrity, Alison Patricia

 

Alison Megarrity is the (ALP) member for Menai in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. She was first elected to the seat in 1999 and was re-election in 2003. Prior to Alison's time in state politics she was a Councillor with the Liverpool City Council (1994-1999).


Career Highlights
Alison Megarrity grew up in central western NSW where her father was a railwayman. She was educated at Our Lady of Mercy College, Parramatta and Macquarie University, from which she graduated BA.

She worked in public sector organizations dealing with housing, education, and consumer affairs before winning the seat of Menai in 1999 at her first attempt.
She was active in the ALP, being a member of the Chipping Norton branch and holding office not only in the branch but also in the Moorebank and Menai State Electorate Councils.

She was elected to the Liverpool City Council in 1994 and represented it on the Chipping Norton Lakes Authority and the Georges River Combined Councils. She was a board member of the Whitlam Leisure Centre, deputy convenor of the Georges River Environment Alliance and Chair of the Chipping Norton Community Centre management Committee. She married Robert Megarrity,in 1982 and they have two sons, Liam and Glyn.

 
Sources used to compile this entry: http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf (accessed 19 November 2004 and 6 October 2005).
 

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Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.Prepared by: Annette Alafaci
Created: 14 December 2005
Modified: 6 February 2006

Published by National Foundation for Australian Women on Australian Women's Archives Project Web Site
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Updated: 19 June 2008
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