Collinsville is located approximately 82km (one hour drive) south-west of Bowen, North Queensland. Nearest domestic airports include Townsville (approx. 300km) and Proserpine (approx. 150km).

Things to do and see in Collinsville

• Take a historic mining walk around the town, viewing eight murals depicting the early days of mining in the area.

• Have a meal at the United Mineworkers Club next door to the motel in Railway Road. The entrance is dominated by a Memorial Statue to miners killed in local mines.

• Visit the Coalface Experience - a unique tribute to the mining industry and the men and women who work in it.

• Have a fish at the Bowen Weir and along the Bowen River.

• Try your hand at fossicking for jasper, perthite crystal and calcite. A fossicker's licence is required.