This transcript dates from 2004 and comes from a broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. In fact their constituency is smaller than Belgium, and is closer to the size of Armenia.
Kathleen Hyland went on the Eden Monaro campaign trail with the Liberals’ Gary Nairn and Kel Watt from the ALP.
GARY NAIRN: I’ve probably driven well over half a million kilometres as a member in the eight a half years.
KATHLEEN HYLAND (REPORTER) : Gary Nairn, the experienced businessman and serving MP since 1996 – this time he’s up against former advisor to Jon Stanhope – and 7th generation local – Kel Watt.
KEL WATT: What I can bring is a passion and understanding, I don’t need a map to get around the electorate.
REPORTER: And in this most marginal of seats, the main contenders know that here more than anywhere, that extra doorknock in Narooma or that extra mile to Moruya could truly count.
GARY NAIRN: Having lived overseas for a few years I realised it was the same size as Belgium which is a comment I’ve often made from before I was elected.
KEL WATT: It’s 31-thousand square kiloemtres so it’s huge – it’s the size of Belgium that’s my favourite statistic about Eden Monaro it’s like 3 or 4 electorates crammed together.