13-525: Collie Power Station is a power station in Collie , Western Australia . It is coal powered with one steam turbine that generates a total capacity of 300 megawatts of electricity . The coal is mined locally from the Collie Sub-basin and is transported to the power plant by overland conveyor. On 14 June 2022 the state government announced that Synergy would close Collie Power Station by 2027. The station
26-553: A glimpse of the history and development of the mining town of Collie. Collie experiences a Mediterranean climate with warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters ( Köppen climate classification Csb ). The town was lashed with unseasonal storms on 12 December 2012 resulting in some flooding in the town. The town received 126 millimetres (5 in) of rain in a 12-hour period; several houses were evacuated. Collie Speedway ( 33°20′45″S 116°11′01″E / 33.34583°S 116.18361°E / -33.34583; 116.18361 )
39-576: A significant role in the provision of electricity for Western Australia. The state's two coal mines are in the town, and there are three power stations. The government of Western Australia will soon commission a new base load power station, for which a number of Collie base proposals have been made. Initially Western Collieries, the Premier Coal mining operation produces approximately 5 million tonnes (11 billion pounds) of coal per year. It contains enough reserves for another 30 years of mining at
52-745: Is a motorcycle speedway venue on the eastern edge of Collie, on Clifford Street. The venue, which opened in 1971 has hosted important motorcycle speedway events, including qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship (starting in 1992) and the final of the Western Australian Individual Speedway Championship on two occasions. Premier Coal Yancoal is an Australian coal mining company operating mines in New South Wales , Queensland and Western Australia . A dual-listed company on
65-710: The Australian Securities Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange , Yancoal is majority owned by the Yankuang Group . Yancoal was established in 2004 with the acquisition of the Austar coal mine in the Hunter Valley . In June 2012 it was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange . In September 2017 Coal & Allied was purchased by Yancoal from Rio Tinto . In December 2018 Yancoal became
78-766: The Collie River. Stockton Lake, Lake Kepwari, Harris River Dam and Wellington Dam are man-made reservoirs and lakes available for leisure and recreation. Sporting facilities include the Roche Park Recreation Centre, Collie Hockey Grounds and the Collie Eagles Oval. Collie also hosts the Collie Motorplex , one of Western Australia's few permanent motorsport venues outside the Perth metropolitan area. The Coalfields Museum and Historical Research Centre provides
91-407: The electricity grid. That is, Collie Power Station emits slightly less CO 2 per kilowatt-hour of electricity produced than nearby closing Muja Power Station (1.14 kilograms or 2.5 pounds) but more than also nearby Bluewaters Power Station (0.825 kilograms or 1.82 pounds) based on estimates for the same year. Two grid batteries are being built at the site; a 219 MW / 877 MWh (4-hour) to reduce
104-518: The only coalfields in Western Australia. At the 2021 census , Collie had a population of 7,599. Collie is mainly known as a coal-producing centre, but also offers industrial, agricultural and aquaculture tourism industries. Muja Power Station is located east of the town, and to its west is the Wellington Dam , a popular location for fishing, swimming and boating. The town is named after
117-671: The present rate. The Griffin Coal mine is owned by the Indian company Lanco Infratech . Collie has five primary schools, Allanson Primary School, Fairview Primary School, Amaroo Primary School, Saint Brigid's Catholic College and Wilson Park Primary School and one high school, Collie Senior High School . Tourist attractions at Collie include the Steam Locomotive Museum, Collie Art Gallery, Minninup Pool and Wellington Dam . Parks include Soldier's Memorial Park and natural features include
130-471: The river on which it is situated. James Stirling named the Collie River , which in turn is named after Alexander Collie . He and William Preston were the first Europeans to explore the area, in 1829. It has been reported that coal was discovered in the area by a shepherd named George Marsh in the early 1880s. The townsite was surveyed and gazetted in 1897. The first coal mine opened in 1927. Collie
143-469: The solar duck curve , and a 500 MW / 2000 MWh (4-hour). Collie, Western Australia Collie is a town in the South West region of Western Australia, 213 kilometres (132 mi) south of the state capital, Perth , and 59 kilometres (37 mi) inland from the regional city and port of Bunbury . It is near the junction of the Collie and Harris Rivers, in the middle of dense jarrah forest and
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#1733084669547156-822: Was commissioned in 1999 with a single 300 megawatts steam turbine. Power generated by the station supplies the south-west of Australia through the South West Interconnected System (SWIS) operated by Western Power . In the financial year of 2008/2009, the station consumed approximately 1 million tonnes (2.2 billion pounds) of coal. Carbon Monitoring for Action estimates that, in 2009, Collie Power Station emitted 2.59 million tonnes (5.7 billion pounds) of CO 2 to generate 2.3 terawatt-hours (8.3 petajoules) of electricity. In household consumer terms, this equates to 1.13 kilograms (2.5 lb) of CO 2 emitted for each one kilowatt-hour (kWh) , or 3.6 megajoules, of electricity produced and fed into
169-588: Was once referred to as a "dirty mining town", but on 8 April 2006 it won the Australian Tidy Towns Competition from finalists from six states and the Northern Territory. Collie was named the top Tidy Town because of the commitment of the community to recycling, waste management, beautification and community projects. According to the 2021 census, there were 7,599 people in Collie. Collie has
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