Neville is a Winchnum man and his language group is Wik Munkgan.

Neville is the current Mayor of the Aurukun Shire Council, Aurukun, which is a small Aboriginal community on the west coast of Cape York Peninsula. Neville has lived in Aurukun for most of his life.

He attended primary school in Aurukun and completed his secondary education at boarding school in Herberton, after which he returned home.

Neville is a board member of the Western Cape Regional Consultant Group and is involved in a number of youth projects in Aurukun and is the Aurukun Sport and Recreation Officer. He is a member of the Southern trust committee (WACCA).