Collie, named after the river on which it is situated, is located 59 kilometres (37 mi) inland from the coastal city of Bunbury. The town is surrounded by dense jarrah forest, and is a popular spot for watersports on the nearby lakes and dams. Collie has a strong mining history, as the only coalfields in Western Australia. After the town was discovered in the early 1880s, the coal fields were developed in the 1890's, with the townsite surveyed and gasetted in 1897. Tourist attractions at Collie include the Steam Locomotive Museum, Collie Museum, Minninup Pool and Wellington Dam. Collie also hosts the Collie Motorplex, one of Western Australia's few permanent motorsport venues outside the Perth metropolitan area.

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Designed by C Y O’Connor and built in 1898, the old Goods Shed has recently been restored by the Collie Heritage Group and is also used for markets on alternate Sunday mornings. The shed houses a railway interpretive display and features a…

The Premier Hotel is located in the heart of Collie and provides a very typical, traditional style Aussie pub venue. With character and old-style charm, this pub also features accommodation upstairs.

This is a replica coal mine showing the workings of a typical underground mine. It can provide quite a realistic setting without the need to venture down. The Replica Coal mine is attached to the Visitor Centre.

Coal mined in the Collie region was transported to Bunbury by rail, and a number of old train carriages and this old steam train are housed in one of the sheds in town, maintained bu the Collie Heritage and Men’s Shed group.

Built in 1903 the Victoria Hotel Collie is a well established “local” hotel. While recently refurbished, it is in the heart of the heritage precinct of Collie and captures the style and grace of days gone by. Besides a traditional bar,…