Centring country and community in the transition of Collie, Western Australia
Author Identifier (ORCID)
Naomi Joy Godden: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9881-3365
Georgia Beardman: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0971-4064
Mehran Nejati: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1199-8617
Angus Morrison-Saunders: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3560-0164
Abstract
The regional town of Collie is located on the Boodja (land) of the Wilman Noongar peoples in southwest Western Australia. Collie is undergoing a significant economic and social transition from 125 years of coal-fired power generation. Since 2021, 200 community members have been involved in a feminist participatory action research project that aims to support Collie to achieve a transition that centres Boodja and First Nations peoples, reduces inequities for current and future generations, and leaves no one behind. This chapter draws on the community’s research findings to examine how transition planning in Collie has proceeded to date.
Document Type
Book Chapter
Date of Publication
1-1-2024
Publication Title
Regional Energy Transitions in Australia: From Impossible to Possible
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
School
School of Arts and Humanities / Centre for People, Place and Planet
RAS ID
76511
Copyright
subscription content
First Page
69
Last Page
93
Comments
Godden, N. J., Beardman, G., Nejati, M., Farrant, J. Y., Scott, E., Scoffern, L., ... & Morrison-Saunders, A. (2024). Centring country and community in the transition of Collie, Western Australia. In Regional Energy Transitions in Australia (pp. 69-93). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003585343-4