The Shire of Collie is a Local Government Area

Local Government Areas of Western Australia

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 in the South West region of Western Australia

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, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of Bunbury

Bunbury, Western Australia

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 and about 200 kilometres (124 mi) south of the state capital, Perth

Perth, Western Australia

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. The Shire covers an area of 1711 square kilometres (661 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Collie

Collie, Western Australia

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History

The Collie Road District was gazetted in 1900, and a separate Municipal District to manage the affairs of the town of Collie was gazetted a year later. On 2 March 1951, they amalgamated to form the Collie Coalfields Road District. On 1 July 1961, following the enactment of the Local Government Act, the district was reconstituted as the Shire of Collie.

Towns

• Collie
  Collie, Western Australia
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• Allanson
  Allanson, Western Australia
  Allanson is a small town in Western Australia located in the South West Region just west of Collie on the Coalfields Road and on the shoreline of the Collie River....
  
  
• Buckingham
• Collie Cardiff
• Harris River
• Lyalls Mill
• Muja
• Shotts
  Shotts, Western Australia
  Shotts is a small town in Western Australia located in the South West Region just off the Coalfields Road between Collie and DarkanThe town originated as a railway siding named Benelaking on the Collie to Narrogin line in 1911. Later the same year the town was renamed as Shotts, in honour of the...
  
  
• Worsley
  Worsley, Western Australia
  Worsley is a town in Western Australia located in the South West region near the town of Collie. The town is part of the Shire of Collie.The town's name comes from the Worsley river, a tributary of the Collie river, that is located nearby. The origin of the name is thought to be from the Worsley...
  
  

External links

• Shire of Collie website