Meet Emma Kealy

Growing up in Edenhope in a farming family, Emma knows the challenges and great opportunities of rural living.

Like many young people, Emma left the country to further her education, and attained a Degree in Biomedical Science at the University of South Australia. She is trained to think analytically and logically, to look at problems from different perspectives and search for an answer.

Emma lived and worked in Hamilton, Melbourne and the Northern Territory, before making the decision to return to Edenhope to raise her family in a country environment.

Emma has worked at senior levels in the health sector including Western District Health Service in Hamilton, and relished her role as chief executive of the Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital, where she was able to make a positive difference to the lives of people in the region.

Before entering Parliament, Emma was involved in many community activities, including having served on the Edenhope College Council, helping to deliver an Anglicare program to support and connect young mums in Edenhope, Relay for Life, and helping out at the Lake Charlegrark Country Music Festival. She also assisted many community groups with grant applications, planning and negotiating with councils and other stakeholders on their behalf.

After becoming the Member for Lowan in November 2014, Emma moved to Horsham.
Over the past 11 years as an MP, Emma has worked alongside community groups, schools, health services, sporting clubs, councils, emergency service organisations and many other local champions to help deliver hundreds of millions of dollars in funding and much-needed upgrades.

Emma is deeply passionate about continuing to make Lowan an even better place to live, work, study and do business, and standing up for local communities on issues that matter to them.