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Working with worm farms at the garden

¶ ATTENDEES learned the ins and outs of worm farms at an Our Community Garden information session last Friday. It was the first of a series of free sessions the garden is planning, focused on good gardening practices. Helen Smart, who ran the...

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Troy top of the ladder in tipping competition

Collie River Valley Bulletin

¶ TROY Anderson is leading the Bulletin’s footy tipping competition at the halfway point of the season but it is a close-run affair. Mr Anderson, of T.R. Anderson Painting, holds a one-point lead in what has been a frequently unpredictable...

14 Jun 2025

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Digital maps preserve history at the library

Collie River Valley Bulletin

¶ COLLIE Coal Basin maps have been digitised and preserved as an historical record at the Collie Public Library. The initiative, under which more than 200 maps are being made digitally accessible, was made possible by a $3500 Premier Coal donation...

13 Jun 2025

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Environmental fears: Foul Minningup trash dump continues to grow

Collie River Valley Bulletin

¶ A TYRE dumping ground south of Minningup Pool continues to grow amid fears winter rains could lead to the discharge of toxins into the Collie River. As reported by the Bulletin in July last year, hundreds of tyres have been dumped in a pit on...

12 Jun 2025

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Wet weather not enough

Collie River Valley Bulletin

¶ RECENT rainfall provided a welcome end to Collie’s dry run of weather but a lot more is needed to boost local dam levels. A Water Corporation spokesperson told the Bulletin dams across the South West are holding just 34.6 percent of their...

11 Jun 2025

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Council loan strategy drills down on debt

Collie River Valley Bulletin

¶ COLLIE Shire Council endorsed the shire’s loan management strategy through to 2034/35 at its May meeting. The strategy will be incorporated within the shire’s 2025/26 budget, four-year corporate business plan and 10-year long-term financial...

08 Jun 2025

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Collie captures hat-trick of tourism bronzes

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¶ COLLIE has won bronze in the WA Top Tourism Town Awards for the third year running, further cementing its reputation as a tourist destination. Collie came up against Fremantle, Geraldton and Kalgoorlie-Boulder in the final, with Fremantle taking...

07 Jun 2025

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Good governance a strategic focus for shire

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¶ A NEW strategic priority focused on good governance has been integrated into Collie Shire’s corporate business plan. At its May meeting, council gave the go ahead for adjustment of the plan, which will run through to 2026/27 ahead of...

06 Jun 2025

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Cutting it close: Griffin burning through government bailout package

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¶ GRIFFIN Coal could exhaust the State Government’s $220 million bailout package well ahead of next year’s June cut-off. In a statement to parliament last week, Premier Roger Cook revealed $182.7 million has been doled out to the embattled...

05 Jun 2025

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Winter arrives in wet blast

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¶ A WET blast of weather has ushered in the winter months after an extended dry spell through May. Collie was lucky to remain relatively unscathed during a series of cold fronts over the last week which brought storms and heavy rain throughout the...

04 Jun 2025

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Heritage trail project progressing

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¶ COLLIE Shire Council gave the green light for acceptance of a $30,000 grant and implementation of stage one of the Collie Industrial Heritage and Mining Trail at its May meeting. The trail, which is being designed in conjunction with a Just...

01 Jun 2025

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Stress growing over bus uncertainty: Fears over community access to medical services

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¶ MICHAEL O’Donoghue fears he and his wife will be cut off from critical medical services if the Collie-to-Bunbury bus service is cancelled. As reported by the Bulletin earlier this month, the Public Transport Authority advised the service is...

31 May 2025

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Students assemble for anniversary

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¶ AMAROO Primary School students were tasked on Monday with forming the number 75 in recognition of the school’s 75th anniversary. The students gathered in the quadrangle, taking their positions in forming the number, and it was then all eyes to...

30 May 2025

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Minni maintenance: ‘Tick of approval’ for minor works following consultations

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¶ MAINTENANCE works are to be carried out at Minningup Pool’s main day-use area in the coming months. Collie Shire will undertake the works, anticipated to be completed by the end of July, following negotiations with the State Government and...

29 May 2025

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