Personal and Community Life
O'Farrell was first married in 1988, but the union lasted for less than a year and he seeks to maintain the privacy of his former wife.
While working for Bruce Baird in Sydney, O'Farrell met Rosemary Cowan, Baird's PA and daughter of former National Party State and Federal MP Bruce Cowan. They married in late 1992 and had two sons. O'Farrell and his family reside within his electorate at Roseville. In April 2008, O'Farrell and his elder son walked the Kokoda Track.
Having been a member of Parliament since 1995, O'Farrell has been involved in various local organisations including Ku-ring-gai Amateur Swimming Club, the Ku-ring-gai Historical Society and as an honorary Member of the Rotary Club of Wahroonga. O'Farrell is Patron of the Trish MS Resaerch Foundation, and Vice Patron of the NSW Branch of the RSPCA and the Sir David Martin Foundation.
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