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Collie

Collie Western Australia is located 203 km south of Perth and is known as "The Power centre of WA" as it is one of Western Australia's most important coal mining towns. The magnificent scenery of the Collie River Valley provides an enjoyable experience for all who visit. Surrounded by National Forest, State Forest or Conservation Parks, Collie offers great drives and picturesque drives.

Explore the Marri, Sheoak, Blackbutt & Jarrah forests and be amazed at their age and beauty. The Collie River provides water entertainment ranging from canoeing at Minninup Pool, water skiing and white water rafting which start from Wellington Dam a picturesque picnic spot. There are plenty of camping spots around too so you can get back to nature. Collie is also renowned for the abundance of wildflowers that bloom in Spring.

There are such a diverse range of wildflowers in the region that visitors flock to the area to see natures blooming extravaganza! The famous Munda Biddi Bike Track also passes via Collie so bring your bike along too. The Munda Biddi is a 900km bike track that extends from Perth to Albany in the far south.

HISTORY

Captain Stirling of the HMS Sulphur, led a party into the area around Collie in 1829. With Stirling, were Lieutenant Preston & Dr Alexander Collie, after whom the town and local are named was the physician on the which had brought Captain Stirling to the Swan River colony. Coal which was discovered in 1883 discovered along the Collie River and the subsequent success coal mining initiatives ensured the continued survival & prosperity of the town. By 1899,

Collie's population had swelled to 600 and the mines in the district were producing over 55 000 tonnes per year Today the estimated reserves of the Collie coalfield are around 2 000 000 000 tonnes of which it is believed that about 400-600 000 000 tonnes can be successfully extracted. Over the years all but two of the coal companies have either closed or amalgamated, leaving Griffin Coal and Wesfarmers Premier Coal as the two coal production companies in Collie. Underground mining ceased in 1994, with all mining now being by the open cut method, using state of the art machinery. Mined areas are now fully rehabilitated and re-vegetated

CLIMATE

Below are the average temperatures and rainfall for Collie
Month	Min°C	Max°C	RAIN(mm)
JANUARY	13.2	30.5	15.2
FEBRUARY	13.1	30.1	14.5
MARCH	11.5	27.3	24.0
APRIL	8.7	23.2	47.3
MAY	6.3	18.9	126.5
JUNE	5.0	16.3	181.3
JULY	4.2	15.5	181.0
AUGUST	4.5	16.3	140.7
SEPTEMBER	5.8	18.1	100.1
OCTOBER	7.4	20.7	65.7
NOVEMBER	9.7	24.8	31.7
DECEMBER	11.7	28.3	15.9