Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: Hovell explored and reported on the land surrounding Western Port and to the north of it , and near the coast to the east at Cape Paterson he discovered `` great quantities of very fine coal '' .
Simplified: Hovell explored the land around Western Port and to the north . Near the coast at Cape Paterson he discovered `` great quantities of very fine coal '' .