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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