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Bowen is located approximately 200km south of Townsville, and 180km north of Mackay and 1165km north of Brisbane.
- Click here for a map of the Bowen Shire
South West of Bowen is the coal mining town of Collinsville and Scottville.
Population: 8,500, residing in Bowen, 1,800 in Collinsville and Scottville, and approximately 2,400 living in the surrounding rural areas. The Bowen Shire covers an area of some 21,121 square kilometres, making it the largest coastal Shire in Queensland.
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Bowen is situated in the northern section of the Whitsundays and is a comfortable 40-minute drive from Airlie Beach and Whitsunday Resort Islands.
Flight access is via the major airports of Whitsunday Coast (Proserpine) and Hamilton Island, or Mackay and Townsville Airports which are a 2-hour drive from Bowen. Train Services into Bowen are excellent, with Queensland Rail's Tilt Train providing regular connections. And the coach services connect daily, and provide north and southbound services.
Bowen is one of Queensland's best kept secrets... but the word is getting out! |
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The historic mining town of Collinsville offers a relaxed lifestyle and is a 45 minute drive west of Bowen. Collinsville was originally named "Moongunya" (Aboriginal for coal), the area was recognised for its coal as early as 1866.
While in Collinsville you should visit the Collinsville Coalface Experience. It is a mining museum dedicated to the 26 men who have lost their lives in the Collinsville coal mines.
The country around Collinsville is mostly made up of large cattle stations and features spectacular out-back scenery. |
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