The newest of the Collie MTB Trails the Collie Wagyl Biddi starts at Soldier’s Park and consists of five trails that are suitable for riders of all levels and hand …
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Karak (Red Tail) Trail
The Karak Trail (Noongar word for the red-tailed black cockatoo) is accessible to walkers, cyclists, families with prams, wheelchairs and gophers, with rubbish bins and seating dotted along its length. …
Mount Lennard Mountain Bike Trails
Mt Lennard, located south west of Wellington National Park off Pile Road, has over 40km of mountain bike trails for riders of all levels. The trails weave through the mature …
Munda Biddi
The Munda Biddi Trail (which means path through the forest in the Nyoongar Aboriginal language) has been designed for cyclists of all ages and experience levels. The trail begins in …
Ray’s Trail (MTB)
Type: Experiences, Mountain bike
Ray’s Trail is located on the outskirts of Collie and is part of the Arklow Network. It is a great example of how to cram as much single track as …
Wellington National Park
Type: Tracks and Trails
The beautiful forests and valleys of the National Park are a mecca for bush walkers and mountain bike riders. Several trails are located between Honeymoon Pool and the Quarry picnic …
Our Community Garden
Type: Experiences, Parks and Gardens
Community Gardens are becoming a very popular community project as they unite people from a range of ages and cultural differences in a common interest. Through social interaction, this creates …
Collie History
Type: About Collie, History
Collie was named after Dr Alexander Collie RN, a ship’s surgeon aboard the HMS Sulphur, who explored the region and in 1829 discovered the river from which Collie took its …
Coal
It is widely believed that coal was discovered in Collie by a stockman, George Marsh. Marsh was shepherding for Mr Arthur Perren who had a pastoral lease on the Collie …
Railways
In the early years Western Australia relied heavily on railways in developing the inland regions. Essential to the railways were coal for the fuel for steam engines, and water – …