City of Vincent
244 Vincent Street
Leederville 6007
Fax: 9273 6099
Tel: 9273 6503
Mob: 0407 427 588
Email: Emma.Cole@vincent.wa.gov.au
Elected as Mayor: 24/02/2017 - 19/10/2019
Re-Elected as Mayor: 22/10/2019 - 21/10/2023
Served as Council Member: 19/10/2013 - 24/02/2017
Chair of the CEO Performance Panel
Member of the Safer Vincent Advisory Group
Emma is committed to ensuring Vincent’s neighbourhoods and town centres are greener, pedestrian friendly and vibrant with more opportunities for people to come together through inclusive events and inviting public spaces. Emma is passionate about reform in the way that local government serves community, engages, and responds to issues and is transparent and innovative.
Having experienced the growth and change in Vincent over the years, Emma understands the importance of connecting community through sports clubs, town teams and community groups, and by providing fantastic facilities, parks, and meeting places for our growing population.
Emma is a full-time Mayor but has a background as a public servant working in government policy across diverse areas, from public sector management to Aboriginal Health. This provided her with experience in effective project management, community engagement and a commitment to consultative and accountable decision making.
With an interest in planning and high quality, sensitive design, Emma is the Metropolitan Local Government representative on the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) and a Member of the WAPC’s Executive, Property and Finance Committee.
Emma is a voice for local government as Deputy Chair of the State Emergency Management Committee, where she focuses on building community resilience and engagement during recovery from disasters. Emma is also a Board Member of Keystart Homeloans, supporting the dream of affordable home ownership for more Western Australians.
Emma is a long-time resident of Mt Hawthorn with her husband, two spirited boys and Seamus the dog who is a regular at Britannia Reserve.