Scottville, Queensland
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Scottville is a small town in the Bowen Basin
coal-mining region of central Queensland
, Australia
. It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the larger town of Collinsville
. Scottville is located in the Whitsunday
local government area, the administrative headquarters of which are located in Proserpine
, 89 kilometres (55.3 mi) to the west.
Bowen Basin
The Bowen Basin contains the largest coal reserves in Australia. This major coal producing region contains one of the world's largest deposits of bituminous coal. The Basin contains much of the known Permian coal resources in Queensland including virtually all of the known mineable prime coking coal...
coal-mining region of central Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the larger town of Collinsville
Collinsville, Queensland
Collinsville is a mining town in the coal-rich Bowen Basin region of central Queensland, Australia, 1245 km north of Brisbane and 87 km south-west of the coastal town of Bowen. The town is part of the Whitsunday Region...
. Scottville is located in the Whitsunday
Whitsunday Regional Council
The Whitsunday Region is a Local Government Area located in North Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by two previous local government areas with a history extending back to the establishment of regional local government in Queensland in 1879.It has an estimated operating...
local government area, the administrative headquarters of which are located in Proserpine
Proserpine, Queensland
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, 89 kilometres (55.3 mi) to the west.