2 COLLIE RIVER VALLEY BULLETIN, APRIL 13, 2023
Wellington walkway now open
AAAAAA What's on, When and Where Collie Art Prize Collie Art Gallery, open 10am to 4pm, seven days a week for duration of CAP exhibition. Entry $5. Collie Trail Fest Friday and Saturday, 8am to 5pm. Wide variety of trails to try. Road cleanup Saturday, April 22, meet at Visitors’ Centre at 8am, volunteers welcome. Bingo Collie Eagles football clubrooms, Thursdays, doors open 6.30pm, eyes down 7pm. Library activities Sing along story time, weekly, Mondays, 9am; Junior board game fortnightly Thursdays 3.30pm; Lego Club weekly Mondays, 3.30pm. Parkrun Soldiers’ Park every Saturday 8am, Walk or run at your own pace, fun and fitness is the focus. Coalfields Museum Open every day, 9am to 3pm. Children under 16 are free when accompanied by an adult. See how Collie people lived, worked and played. Riff Raff dancing Every Monday from 7pm at Collie PCYC. Beginners welcome, no partner necessary. Supper provided. Cost is $5 per person. JP signing centre Monday 10am to 12-noon; Thursday 2pm-3.30pm; Friday 10am to 12-noon at the courthouse. Op shops The Anglican Op Shop, Tuesday to Friday, from 9am to 3pm; Vinnies open Mondays to Fridays, 9am to 3pm; Jo’s Bazaar, Monday and Thursday, 9am to 12pm. Collie Child and Parent Centre Playgroup Mondays at 9.00am (for parents and carers with children birth to 5 years old); MyTime support group (for parents and carers with children with additional needs) Tuesdays February 7 from 12.30pm; Baby Business (for parents and carers with children birth to 2 years) Fridays at 9.00am. For more information call 9734 3364 or drop in at 6 Cable Street Collie. Send it in This column offers free publication of events for not for profit clubs and organisations, or for items of social news. Send copy to nola.crvbulletin@gmail. com or classies@crvbulletin.com. Deadline 5pm on Fridays.
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THE new walkway at the Wellington Dam mega-mural opened for the first time over the Easter weekend, providing visitors a new perspective of the artwork. The walkway, part of the $10 million Collie Adventure Trails initiative, links up with the 87 kilometre Wiilman Bilya trail circling the dam. Hikers will now be able to complete the five-day, four-night walk. It stretches across the 367 me-
tre dam wall, paving the way for different angles of Guido van Helten’s “Reflections” mural. When completed, the Reflections Trail will include new boardwalks and lookout points for wheelchairs and prams, providing walkers a range of views. Automated gates will also be installed and a Water Corporation road bridge is being built below the dam, allowing pedestrian and vehicle access across the riv-
er. The walkway will initially be open on weekends, public holidays and school holidays, with it planned to be open daily by the end of the year. “The new walkway and the wider trails project showcases Collie’s stunning surroundings,” Collie-Preston MLA Jodie Hanns said. “This is the perfect opportunity to explore all the region has to offer.”
Collie in top three of WA tourism award COLLIE has been named one of three finalists in this year’s Top Tourism Town Awards. The other two finalists in the top category are Geraldton and Mandurah. Local attractions that will pit Collie against the two coastal locations are its 150 kilometre network of bush tracks and trails which can be hiked of cycled, its waterways offering opportunities to
white water raft, canoe or kayak, and the chance for adventure, camping and chilling out in nature. Its close proximity to Perth means it can be accessed for a day trip, a weekend getaway, or a longer break at its camping grounds and caravan parks. Part of the judge’s assessment is based on visitor centre entries, and part by popular vote, meaning locals can boost
Collie's chances by voting themselves, or by encouraging friends and families from outside Collie to vote at www.westernaustralia.com There is an incentive to vote as two prizes will be awarded - the first prize a $5000 WA travel voucher, and the second prize $500 to spend at any RAC park or resort. Voting closes on April 26.
Litter audit with April clean-up ANZAC services WHEN volunteers hit the road in Collie on Saturday, April 22, to pick up litter, Keep Australia Beautiful WA (KABCWA) will be on hand to conduct an audit of what is being littered.
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KABCWA tidy towns state co-ordinator Shirley Brindley said the audit will provide information about what is being littered, so education campaigns can be targeted to try to prevent items being discarded on the roads. Collie Rotary Club’s Harry Wiggers, who is in charge of the cleanup, said several clubs and organisations around town have taken responsibility for roads. “They may do their road on the Saturday, or at some other time to suit themselves,” he said. “More volunteers are welcome to join in, meet at the Visitors’ Centre at 8am on April 22.”
back to normal
COLLIE’S community ANZAC Day services will return to normal this year, as they are no longer affected by COVID-19 restrictions. The dawn service starts at 5.40am at Soldiers’ Park. This service is traditionally silent, and wreath laying is included. The main service, at 11am, is preceded by a march along Forrest Street to Soldiers’ Park. The form-up for the march is at Coles car park, and starts at 10.45am. Following the 11am service, the public is welcome at the RSL premises for fellowship, with two-up games starting at 1pm.
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