Full Name
Kelly Vea Vea
Job title
Mayor
Organisation
Isaac Regional Council
Speaker biography
Mayor Vea Vea grew up in Collinsville and relocated to Moranbah with her young family in 2007.
After spending most of her life in the Central Queensland coalfields, she has a passion for ensuring that regional communities grow and thrive alongside new and existing industries, and that they have a seat at the table when it comes to policy development affecting their future.
Mayor Kelly Vea Vea was first elected to the Isaac Regional Council in 2012, served as Deputy Mayor from 2018, and was elected unopposed as Mayor in March 2024.
She works closely with her colleagues to ensure that mining and renewable projects develop social licence and create a long-lasting legacy for the communities that host them.
Mayor Vea Vea serves as a Director of the Greater Whitsunday Council of Mayors and the Australian Mining Cities Alliance. She is Chair of the Moranbah Early Learning Centre, Queensland Beef Corridors, and the LGAQ Resources and Energy Committee. She also sits on the Board and Policy Executive of the Local Government Association of Queensland.
After spending most of her life in the Central Queensland coalfields, she has a passion for ensuring that regional communities grow and thrive alongside new and existing industries, and that they have a seat at the table when it comes to policy development affecting their future.
Mayor Kelly Vea Vea was first elected to the Isaac Regional Council in 2012, served as Deputy Mayor from 2018, and was elected unopposed as Mayor in March 2024.
She works closely with her colleagues to ensure that mining and renewable projects develop social licence and create a long-lasting legacy for the communities that host them.
Mayor Vea Vea serves as a Director of the Greater Whitsunday Council of Mayors and the Australian Mining Cities Alliance. She is Chair of the Moranbah Early Learning Centre, Queensland Beef Corridors, and the LGAQ Resources and Energy Committee. She also sits on the Board and Policy Executive of the Local Government Association of Queensland.
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