Rowe was born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, to Margaret Mary (née Brock) and Archibald Richard Trahair.
She also worked as a research officer for two Liberal members of the Legislative Assembly – Kevin Minson (from 1996 to 2001) and Jamie Edwards (from 2001 to 2005).
[1] Rowe first ran for parliament herself at the 2001 state election, occupying the fifth position on the Liberal Party's ticket in Agricultural Region.
However, Rowe's time in parliament was short-lived, as she resigned due to ill health in June 2007.
[2] She had earlier missed six sitting days without explanation, for which she was found in contempt of parliament and had to apologise.