Collie, Western Australia

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Main street - Collie

Collie is a town in Western Australia (WA), located 203km from Perth ^[1] near the junction of the Collie and Harris rivers, in the middle of dense jarrah forest and the only coalfields in WA. Collie has a population of around 9,000 people. ^[2]

Collie is mainly known as a coal producing centre, but also offers industrial, agricultural and aquaculture tourism industries. ^[2] Muja Power station is located east of the town, and to its west is the Wellington Dam, a popular fishing, swimming and boating spot.

Collie was once referred to as a "dirty mining town",^[3] but on April 8, 2006, it won the Australian Tidy Towns Competition from finalists from six States and the Northern Territory. ^[4] Collie was named the top Tidy Town because of the commitment of the community to recycling, waste management, beautification and community projects.

1 Things to see
2 Gallery
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Things to see

Collie Tourist Information Centre
Steam Locomotive Museum
Collie Museum
All Saints Anglican Church
Amaroo Primary School

[edit] Gallery

Muja Power Station.

Colliefields Hotel.

Collie Railway Station.

Main Street Collie.

[edit] References

^ Collie - Western Australia's most important coal mining town www.smh.com.au. February 8, 2004. Retrieved 13 August 2006.
^ ^a ^b About Collie www.collierivervalley.org.au. Retrieved 13 August 2006
^ Sustainability DoE Issue 9. Retrieved 2 November 2006
^ 2006 Tidy Town Media Release www.collie.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 13 August 2006