Michelle Rowland

Member for Greenway

About Michelle

Michelle was born in Blacktown Hospital. She grew up in Seven Hills and went to school in Lalor Park.

Michelle supported herself through high school and university by working as a checkout operator in a Blacktown supermarket. She was a senior lawyer with the leading law firm Gilbert & Tobin in Sydney.

Michelle lives in Glenwood with her husband, Michael, who grew up in Mt Druitt.

Michelle has previous experience working to improve local services and infrastructure as a Director of the Western Sydney Area Health Service from 2000 to 2004, and as a local Councillor and Deputy Mayor of Blacktown.

Through her work at Gilbert & Tobin, Michelle took on a mentor role in the City Job Futures program, an initiative to help disadvantaged women into the workforce, and has worked as a pro bono duty solicitor for victims of domestic violence.

Michelle has been a respite carer to a foster child for several years through Banardos Australia.

Michelle is also a patron and supporter of many local community and sporting groups.

Contact Michelle

Postal Address
PO Box 686
Seven Hills
NSW
1730
(02) 9671 4780
(02) 9671 5147
Email Michelle

Electorate Office
230 Prospect Hwy
Seven Hills
NSW
2147

Electorate Profile

Greenway

State:

NSW

Name Derivation:

Named after Francis Greenway (1777-1837), an architect under Governor Macquarie.

Area and Location Description:

Greenway covers an area of approximately 84 sq km from Prospect and Pendle Hill in the South to Riverstone and Vineyard in the North encompassing most of Blacktown Council area and portions of Holroyd and Parramatta Council areas. Suburbs and towns include Acacia Gardens, Girraween, Glenwood, Kellyville Ridge, Kings Langley , Kings Park, Lalor Park, Parklea, Seven Hills, Stanhope Gardens, The Ponds, Toongabbie and parts of Blacktown, Pendle Hill, Prospect, Quakers Hill, Riverstone, Rouse Hill, Schofields and Vineyard.

Products/Industries of the Area:

Light and heavy engineering, Smash repairs, electronics, food processing, warehousing and distribution, light industrial. The area of Greenway also contains comprehensive educational facilities.