Collie, WA 6225

It’s 5pm on a Sunday. In the 21st century. The supermarkets, which opened at 11am, are now closed. The town centre is deserted, like it is on a Saturday night. If you need anything other than gas station essentials you have to drive 50km to the coast. Yet this is soon to be the site of the world’s largest power bank, with promises of a boom in tourism.

The store opening hours reflect the backward thinking and lack of vision in this town. Don’t move here unless you have a permanent well paid job, plan to drive out of town every weekend and enjoy a low rent outlook. There are some gorgeous people here but you will never be accepted as an outsider and will tear your hair out with the time warped experiences. I tried to like this place but it gives very little and will make you regret moving here very quickly.

Steere st deli’s sausage rolls are the highlight.

awesome

Collie is located 200km south of Perth and but is 60 kms inland from the coast. Collie is well known for the mining industry here and since 1994 all mining is open cut method. Mining, manufacturing and agriculture are the main industries here as well as a growing tourist trade. Collie has warm to hot summers with cold crisp winters producing many misty mornings. There is also quite a lot of cold rain here during winter. Collie boasts a few large shopping centres with supermarkets, specialty stores including camping and sports stores, gift and clothing including boutique style stores. There are banks with ATM facilities, newsagents and chemists etc. There are also many weekend markets selling arts and crafts as well as fresh locally grown produce. There are some really good restaurants as well as pubs serving counter meals and of course there are always fast food outlets. Collie has several pre schools and primary schools and a high school and TAFE College. There are plenty of sporting groups and associations to join and there is a swimming pool, playing fields and a recreation centre as well as many natural activities such as bush walking, canoeing, white water rafting, fishing and waterskiing. Real estate in the area is quite reasonable as are rental properties.