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Clock ticking on upgrade

¶ COLLIE Shire councillors were told time is running out for the proposed upgrade of the Collie Visitor Centre at their June meeting. Shire president Ian Miffling stressed that the message was “very clear”, in that the shire needed to make...

29 Jun 2025

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Collie River Valley Bulletin

Electors’ meeting locked in for July 8

Collie River Valley Bulletin

¶ COLLIE Shire’s annual electors’ meeting will be held on July 8 after council locked in the date earlier this month. The electors’ meeting will be held at the council chambers in 87 Throssell Street, getting underway at 6pm. Council also...

28 Jun 2025

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Collie River Valley Bulletin

Police investigating failed ATM ram raid

Collie River Valley Bulletin

¶ AN INVESTIGATION into a ram raid and unsuccessful attempt to steal an ATM at Collie Central Shopping Centre in the early hours of Sunday morning is ongoing. Bunbury detectives are continuing their inquiries after offenders used a white Isuzu...

27 Jun 2025

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Collie River Valley Bulletin

Tourist park boost: $4 million in funding for Allanson project

Collie River Valley Bulletin

¶ DEVELOPMENT of a multi-purpose tourist park in Allanson has been given a boost courtesy of $4 million in State Government funding. The grant, delivered via the Collie Industry Attraction and Development Fund, was part of a wave of funding...

26 Jun 2025

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Collie River Valley Bulletin

‘Broken’ system: Regional NDIS participants at risk

Collie River Valley Bulletin

¶ WA SOUTH West Plan Managers plan manager Yvonne Armour says regional participants are particularly at risk in a “broken” NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) system. The roll out of pricing changes following the National Disability...

25 Jun 2025

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Collie River Valley Bulletin

Rail history unearthed

Collie River Valley Bulletin

¶ A PIECE of local rail history was recently unearthed by two members of the Collie Rail Heritage Group. Keith Robinson and Trevor Wright undertook an extensive search of the old rail track bed between Lyalls Mill and Cardiff during the Australian...

22 Jun 2025

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Collie River Valley Bulletin

Anai thrilled with Collie posting

Collie River Valley Bulletin

¶ ANAI Gelmi is looking forward to putting her Environmental Science degree to good use in her new role with the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions’ (DBCA) Parks and Wildlife Service in Collie. The recent graduate has taken...

21 Jun 2025

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Collie River Valley Bulletin

Rates rise: 4.5 percent increase proposed in 2025/26 budget

Collie River Valley Bulletin

¶ COLLIE Shire Council endorsed the shire’s 2025/26 draft budget proposing a 4.5 percent rates increase at its June meeting. As reported by the Bulletin in April, the shire’s long-term financial plan projects rate rises of 4.5 percent for the...

20 Jun 2025

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Collie River Valley Bulletin

Traffic trade-off: Green Steel go ahead a symptom of ‘growing pains’

Collie River Valley Bulletin

¶ COLLIE residents will have to tolerate increased Coalfields Highway traffic associated with Green Steel of WA’s proposed Collie Steel Mill as the price of Just Transition progress. This was the message at Collie Shire Council’s June meeting...

19 Jun 2025

By Bulletin News