What happens to an Australian coal town as renewables grow?

A bronze tribute to Collie's coal mining history stands in the centre of town

The coal industry currently employs around 1250 people in Collie. Source: Aaron Fernandes, SBS News

Coal industry workers facing jobs cuts in Western Australia are demanding the federal government takes action to secure a future for regional communities. It's going to be a long road ahead, those involved say.


In the Western Australian town of Collie, coal has provided jobs and security to local workers since the early 20th Century. 

Today, about 1,250 people from across the region drive the Coalfields Highway each morning to work at the town's coal-fired power stations and two open-cut coalmines.

But times are changing. 

Read the full article in English here.


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