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GOVERNMENT OFWESTERN AUSTRALIA

Collie Adventure Trails

The projectThe Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions look forward to working closely with the community in the development of new trails and recreation facilities, including the following:

Collie will be developed as a world class mountain bike and trail adventure destination offering stunning landscapes and epic trails.

Wellington National Park • 65kmofhigh-quality,dedicatedmountainbiketrails

• “Epic”standardtrailssuitablefornationalandinternational events

Munda Biddi Realignment• Realign20kmoftheMunda Biddi TraillooparoundWellingtonDamandlinkingCollietowntothedam 

•Multi-daycycleloopsfromCollieintoWellingtonNational Park

Arklow Forest Block• 11kmsofadditionalmountainbiketrailtocomplementrecentlybuilttrails

Westralia Conservation Park • 35kmofdedicatedmountainbiketrails

•CloseproximitytoCollietownwithlinktrails

Completion of Wiilman Bilya walk trail•Completionofthe72km5-daywalktrailfromColliethroughWellingtonNationalPark

Collie River Crossing•Anewcrossingovertheriverforwalkersandcyclists

Collie Trails Town• Provisionofpublicfacilitiessuchasbikewash,bikeracksandstorage,signs,mapsandinformation

• Encouragebusinessdevelopmentofbikeshops,rental,guidingservices

•MarketingofCollieTrailsTown

Trail Maintenance• Trailsmaintenancetomaintainqualitytrails

•Developmentofvolunteermaintenanceprograms

Funding TheStateGovernmentsupportstheeconomicdiversificationofCollie.Thisprojecthasa$10MRoyaltiesforRegionsbudgetoverfouryears.

Mumballup State Forest

Wellington Discovery Forest

Harris River State Forest

Wellington National Park

Mumballup State Forest

Mumballup State Forest

Wellington State Forest

Collie State Forest

Collie State Forest

Collie State Forest

Muja State Forest

CollieWestraliaConservationPark

Black Diamond Lake

Kiosk at the Dam

Minniup Pool

Visitor economyTourism spend Total economic outputs

$3.8M p.a. $6.9M p.a.

Jobs in tourism

22direct

11indirect

Employment bene�tsJobs during construction

36direct

112indirect

Legend National Park State Forest Conservation Park Reserves

Highways Major Roads

Bunbury/Perth

Albany Highway

Mumballup

Wellington National Park Iconic Mountain Biking Destination

Munda Biddi Realignment

Collie River Crossing

Westralia Conservation Park Mountain Biking

Arklow Forest Block

Completion of the Wiilman Bilya 5-day Hiking Loop

Water Bodies Bibbulmun Track Munda Biddi Trail Wiilman Billya Stage 1 completed Munda Biddi Trail to be closed Potential Munda Biddi/Wiilman Billya alignment track/trail

Map: Department of Premier and Cabinet

GOVERNMENT OFWESTERN AUSTRALIA

Economic benefitsTrailTown’sreapeconomicbenefitsofthegrowingoutdoorrecreationandtourismmarkets

•Boostspendingatlocalbusinesses

•Makethetownamoreattractiveplacetolive

• Influencebusinesslocationandrelocationdecisions

•Revitalisethetowncentre

Broader benefitsNationallysignificantmountainbiketrailnetworks

•GrowandsustainthetourismeconomyintheSouthWest

•Createmarketabletrailsthatappealtoabroadcrosssectionoftourists,caterforlocaltrailridersandenablenationalandinternationalevents

•Deliveratourismexperiencethatwillincreasenumberofvisitors,repeatvisitsandextendthelengthofstaytothe region

• Stimulatelocaltourismeconomiessuchasaccommodation,retailandhospitality

• Providetrailfacilitiesthatwillimprovelifestyleandamenityforlocals

•Directemploymentduringconstructionandflow-onpermanentemployment

• FacilitateaspirationsofthelocalAboriginalcommunityfortraining,employment,heritageinterpretationandbusiness development

Anticipated Timeline

Environmental considerationsAlltrailswillbedesignedandbuiltusingtheWesternAustralianMountainBikeGuidelines,coordinatedbytheParksandWildlifeService.Theguidelinesinformtheprocessandincludenecessaryapprovalsandchecklistsformanagementofflora,fauna,Aboriginalandotherheritageconsiderationsandissuessuchasweeds,pestanddieback.Thedepartment’sDisturbanceApprovalSystemcomprehensivelyassessesanyandallvaluesthatneedtobe protected.

Projects completed

• TrailsinArklowforestblock• SometrailsinWellingtonNationalPark

Projects completed

•WiilmanBilyawalktrail• SometrailsinWellingtonNationalPark

Projects completed

•MountainbiketrailsinWestraliaConservationPark

• ExtensiontoMundaBiddiTrail

• Trailtownmarketing• SometrailsinWellingtonNationalPark

2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23

Projects completed

• AllmountainbiketrailsinWellingtonNationalPark

• CollieRivercrossing

Works

•MountainbiketrailsinWellingtonNationalParkandWestraliaConservationPark

• CollieRivercrossing• Trailtownmarketing

Works

•MountainbiketrailsinWellingtonNationalPark

• CollieRivercrossing

Works

•MountainbiketrailsinWellingtonNationalParkandArklowforestblock

•WiilmanBilyawalktrail• Trailtownmarketing

Photos courtesy of Bibbulmun Track Foundation and MTBGuidebook.com