This follows a tide of anger over the controversial appointment of the Cabramatta MP as parliamentary secretary to the police minister.

Police whistle-blower Tim Priest resigned, three independent councillors complained to the premier and the police association publicly slammed the decision.

Mr Treyvaud told the Champion on Monday he was being approached on a daily basis by members of the community to stand against Ms Meagher.

"Cabramatta has a desperate need for better representation," he said.

"I would prefer to throw my support behind a good independent candidate but if necessary I will not shy away at all from running myself."

Ms Meagher, meanwhile, welcomed her appointment and called it a "message" that local crime prevention efforts had been recognised.

"Valuable lessons have been learned in Cabramatta and I will continue to work with local police and the community to make the streets even safer," she said.

But Mr Treyvaud sees her appointment as a political move to "shore up" her profile before the next election.

To lose Cabramatta - the second safest ALP seat in NSW - would be a disaster.

"And they were obviously willing to sacrifice Tim Priest to do that, it's the old Graham Richardson thing ... whatever it takes," Mr Treyvaud said.

Mr Priest, who had been working as a liaison officer on drug strategies in the minister's office, only found out about Ms Meagher's appointment when contacted by the Champion last Tuesday, and he announced his resignation the day after.

"I felt uncomfortable with the prospect of working with her because of her lack of support to the police who came forward in the Cabramatta policing inquiry," Mr Priest told the Champion.

(Ms Meagher in 2001 dismissed the inquiry as a waste of resources and described Mr Priest as "a disgruntled detective" making "unproven and demonstrably false allegations".)

Fairfield independent councillors Cr Maria Heggie, Thang Ngo and Peter Cork, as well as Mr Treyvaud, wrote to the premier describing Ms Meagher's appointment as an "appalling decision".

They and Mr Treyvaud have vowed to boycott any meeting on policing in Cabramatta that Ms Meagher attends.

President of the Police Association Ian Ball has been a strong supporter of police minister Michael Costa but said his 13,800 members "view with some concern" the appointment of Ms Meagher.

"It will be a long time before we forget the way she treated a group of police who spoke the truth. We will never forget her ridicule of Tim Priest," he said.

Cr Ngo is also widely predicted to stand as an independent against Ms Meagher. He issued a press statement last week saying the MP had no credibility on policing matters.

"The member for Cabramatta sat around while Cabramatta was burning," Cr Ngo said.

Ms Meagher said she wants to work with the community to identify problem areas and address specific concerns.