Collie, Western Australia

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Collie
Western Australia

Main street - Collie

Population:

6,947 ^[1]

Postcode:

6225

Elevation:

204 m (669 ft) ^[2]

Location:

213 km (132 mi) S of Perth
59 km (37 mi) W of Bunbury

LGA:

Shire of Collie

State District:

Collie-Wellington

Federal Division:

Forrest

Mean Max Temp	Mean Min Temp	Rainfall
22.5 °C ^{73 °F}	8.4 °C ^{47 °F}	940.2 mm ^{37 in}

Collie is a town in Western Australia (WA), located 159 kilometres (99 mi) from Perth as the crow flies.^[3] near the junction of the Collie and Harris Rivers, in the middle of dense jarrah forest and the only coalfields in WA. At the 2001 census, Collie had a population of 6,947.^[1]

Collie is mainly known as a coal producing centre, but also offers industrial, agricultural and aquaculture tourism industries. 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",^[4] but on April 8, 2006, it won the Australian Tidy Towns Competition from finalists from six States and the Northern Territory. ^[5] Collie was named the top Tidy Town because of the commitment of the community to recycling, waste management, beautification and community projects.

As the winner of Triple J's One Night Stand 2008, Collie hosted a concert on April 26 which featured local band This End Up, Faker, Pnau and Cog.

1 Major Industries
2 Coal Mines
- 2.1 Wesfarmers Premier Coal
- 2.2 Griffin Coal
3 Schools
4 Things to see
5 Climate
6 Gallery
7 References
8 External links

[edit] Major Industries

Collie has a significant role in the provision of electricity for Western Australia. There are two coal mines in the town, and two power stations. The government of Western Australia will soon commission a new base load power station, for which a number of Collie base proposals have been made.

[edit] Coal Mines

[edit] Wesfarmers Premier Coal

Initially Western Colleries, the mine continues to produce 3-4 million tonnes of coal per year.^[6] It contains enough reserves for another 100 years of mining at the present rate. ^[6] The current General Manager is Patrick Warrand. ^[6]

[edit] Griffin Coal

The mine is owned by Ric Stowe.^[7]

[edit] Schools

Fairview Primary School
Amaroo Primary School
Saint Brigid's Catholic College
Wilson Park Primary School
Collie Senior High School

[edit] Things to see

Collie Tourist Information Centre
Steam Locomotive Museum
Collie Museum
All Saints Anglican Church
Soldier's Memorial Park

[edit] Climate

**Climatic Table**
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum temperature	30.5°C	30.1 °C	27.3 °C	23.2 °C	18.9 °C	16.3 °C	15.5 °C	16.3 °C	18.1 °C	20.7 °C	24.8 °C	28.3 °C	22.5 °C
Mean daily minimum temperature	13.2°C	13.1 °C	11.5 °C	8.7 °C	6.3 °C	5.0 °C	4.2 °C	4.5 °C	5.8 °C	7.4 °C	9.7 °C	11.7 °C	8.4 °C
Mean total rainfall	15.2 mm	14.3 mm	23.9 mm	47.5 mm	126.2 mm	180.5 mm	179.7 mm	141.1 mm	99.6 mm	65.7 mm	31.9 mm	15.8 mm	937.6 mm
Mean number of rain days	1.8	1.9	2.8	5.5	10.2	13.5	14.5	13.3	11.0	8.4	4.9	2.7	90.5
Source: Bureau of Meteorology