For the past 30 years Carolyn has called the Greater Whitsunday region home. Having lived in Mackay, Moranbah, and Airlie Beach, she has first-hand experience of the opportunities, attraction and challenges met with living and doing business in the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday local government areas. She understands the economic needs of the region.

Her drive to realise the region’s potential and strengthen economic development is stoked by her business, Moranbah Discount Tyres and Mechanical. The established business, started in 2005, has grown to 38 employees with a solid customer base extending throughout the region and broader Bowen Basin.

Economic development success of the MIW region for Carolyn is about investing in local employment, allowing families to live and grow. It is also about creating a stable economic platform that is immune to the boom/bust cycle of the mining industry. From her time in business, Carolyn believes diversification is essential and that it is vital that there are strategies in place for innovation to ensure evolution of workforces of the future. Carolyn places great importance on having support and strategies in place for the community to shop local and to develop recruitment to maintain our low unemployment rate.