Shire of Collie explained

The Shire of Collie is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, about 60km (40miles) east of Bunbury and about 200km (100miles) south of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 1711km2, and its seat of government is the town of Collie.

History

The Shire of Collie originated in the amalgamation of the Municipality of Collie (1901) and the Collie Road District (1900) to form the Collie Coalfields Road District on 2 March 1951. It was declared a shire and named the Shire of Collie with effect from 1 July 1961 following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.^[1]

Indigenous people

The Shire of Collie is located on the traditional land of the Kaniyang and Wiilman people of the Noongar nation.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Wards

The shire is no longer divided into wards and the eleven councillors sit at large.

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Collie with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:^{[7] [8]}

Locality	data-sort-type=number	Population	data-sort-type=number	Area	Map
			Id: Q4731102 Zoom: 12 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q55807678 Zoom: 11 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q31440607 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q130685 Zoom: 11 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q55448665 Zoom: 11 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q55772045 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q55448666 Zoom: 11 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q55498956 Zoom: 11 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q55448667 Zoom: 11 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q55448668 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q31431673 Zoom: 11 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q7502603 Zoom: 11 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q8037101 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q31430311 Zoom: 9 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes

Notable councillors

• John Ewing, Collie Roads Board chairman 1905; also a state MP
• Herbert Wells, mayor of Collie 1908–1909, 1911–1913; later a state MP
• Bob Pike, Collie Shire Council 1957–1970, shire president 1962–1970; later a state MP

Heritage-listed places

See main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Collie. As of 2023, 198 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Collie,^[9] of which eight are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them Wellington Dam.^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Municipality Boundary Amendments Register . Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission . 11 January 2020.
2. Web site: Lake Kepwari . . exploreparks.dbca.wa.gov.au . . 9 July 2024.
3. Web site: Map of Indigenous Australia . . aiatsis.gov.au . . 8 July 2024.
4. Web site: Wiilman . . www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au . . 9 July 2024.
5. Web site: Kaneang . . www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au . . 9 July 2024.
6. Web site: Wiilman (WA) . . www.samuseum.sa.gov.au . . 9 July 2024.
7. Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 3 February 2023 .
8. Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 3 February 2023 .
9. Web site: Shire of Collie Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.
10. Web site: Shire of Collie State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.