Collie would be 'separated' from the south west

COLLIE-PRESTON MLA Jodie Hanns has slammed a submission to the WA Electoral Commission suggesting Collie be taken out of her electorate.
The WA Liberal Party suggested Collie could be moved into the seat of Roe in its response to the commission's 2023 review of the state's electoral boundaries.
Mrs Hanns said the change proposed by the Liberals would “separate Collie from the South West”.
The Liberals suggested Collie-Preston be renamed “Preston” and that Roelands becomes part of the Murray-Wellington electorate.
The renamed Preston district would gain Australind from Murray-Wellington, along with Balingup from the district of Warren-Blackwood, and Capel River from the district of Vasse.
Mrs Hanns was also disappointed by the National Party's proposal for Collie-Preston to cede Eaton and Millbridge to the district of Bunbury, and Kirup, Brookhampton, Wilga West, Brazier and Newlands to Warren-Blackwood.
Under the proposal, it would also cede Yourdamung Lake to the Central Wheatbelt district.
It would gain Dalyellup and Stratham from Bunbury, with the Shire of Capel almost entirely placed within one district.
The Nationals said that as the district would comprise recreational areas, farming and dense suburbia, it could be renamed to “Ferguson” or “Ferguson Valley”
Mrs Hanns said she was “very disappointed” to see the submissions.
“Under the Opposition’s plan, Collie would join the electorate of Roe, which covers the southern Wheatbelt through to Esperance,” Mrs Hanns said.
“I don’t believe this is in the best interests of our community.”
Mrs Hanns said the proposed changes would leave Collie without a voice or identity”.
“WA Labor has made a submission to and argues that Collie should remain in the electorate of Collie-Preston with other South West communities,” she said.
Submissions were also made by Collie Shire Council and by deputy shire president Cr Ian Miffling. 
Both the shire and Cr Miffling advocate for the retention of Collie in the Collie-Preston district and also that the naming of the district remain unchanged.
“The social, economic, environmental and functional relationships Collie holds with its namesake, the Collie-Preston district, are not replicated across the Central Wheatbelt or Roe districts,” the shire pointed out.