NA ="Bordertown, Mundulla, Wirrega, Gum Flat, Warrensville, Pidgeon Flat, Murra Pureek,";
FE1[0]=" Famed for its red wines, red soils and red rock lobster, the Limestone Coast is perfectly located in the middle of the Adelaide to Melbourne touring route. Lush pastures dotted with towering gums, immaculate vineyards, sweeping ex";
FE2[0]="panses of coast and parallel pine plantations line the way as you drive among the region's pretty country towns. The Limestone Coast wine zone north west boundary is located at the intersection of the south east coastline of South";
FE3[0]=" Australia and the north west corner of the County of Cardwell, located on the Younghusband Peninsula to the south of Lake Albert. The northern boundary extends directly due east, incorporating the Counties of Cardwell and Bucking";
FE4[0]="ham to the point on the South Australian/Victorian border, adjacent to Mt Shaugh. The eastern (north/south boundary) runs south along the Victorian border to the Southern Ocean with all country between the coastline and these poin";
FE5[0]="ts making up the Limestone Coast. The Limestone Coast wine industry comprises winegrape growers and wineries situated in regions such as Coonawarra, Padthaway, Mt Benson, Wrattonbully, Mount Gambier and Robe. Bordertown and Lucind";
FE6[0]="ale districts have been added. Located 275 km east of Adelaide and 82 metres above sea level on the border between South Australia and Victoria, Bordertown is the gateway to South Australia for traffic from Melbourne. It's also a ";
FE7[0]="rich agricultural district, noted for its production of cereals, wool, meat, seeds, vegetables and wine grapes. It was settled in the early 1850s, following the establishment of a base camp on the banks of the Tatiara Creek by Ale";
FE8[0]="xander Tolmer's Gold Escort from the Victorian goldfields to Adelaide with gold for the ailing colony's coffers.  The Bordertown District includes the area near Bordetown and Mundulla in the far north-east of the Limestone Coast Z";
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LA1[0]=" The South-East is characterised by low relief, but there are frequent changes in landscape. Dune ridges of calcareous sands with intervening flats are the most widespread features with, here and there, volcanic hills and ancient g";
LA2[0]="ranite outcrops. The ridges run nearly parallel to the present coastline for hundreds of kilometres and are remnants of coastal dunes which formed as the sea advanced and retreated during the Quaternary era. These ridges have impe";
LA3[0]="ded drainage to the sea, creating extensive inter-dune areas of seasonally inundated freshwater lagoons, lakes and swamps. Between Mount Gambier and Mount Burr lie seventeen volcanic eruptive centres - part of a large volcanic reg";
LA4[0]="ion extending into Victoria and composed of Quaternary and Recent basalt flows, cones and ash. Carbon-14 dating suggests that volcanic activity occurred at Mount Gambier as recently as 4000 years ago. Soils vary across the region ";
LA5[0]="from poor grey sandy soils developed on the quartz sand-dunes and high inland plains, to black clays or red brown loams on limestone substrata and rich dark loams on the volcanic ash deposits. The combination of a plentiful supply";
LA6[0]=" of underground water, reliable rainfall, fertile soil and temperate climate gives the Limestone Coast a strong agricultural base: the region produces nearly one-third of the value of South Australia's agricultural produce from on";
LA7[0]="ly two percent of its land mass. The region's natural and built environments are inextricably linked to limestone. The area sits upon a series of ancient coastlines made of the chalky, white stone, hence the name 'Limestone Coast'";
LA8[0]=". The limestone filters fresh underground water for domestic and industrial use, it provides building materials for homes and roads and is the base of the rich soil that yields its diverse produce.";
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CL1[0]=" The South-East has South Australia's most favourable rainfall for pastures and timber. Mean annual falls range from 450 mm at Keith to more than 800 mm in the uplands around Mount Burr. The region shares with the southern coast of";
CL2[0]=" Victoria, Western Tasmania and the south western tip of Western Australia, Australia's most reliable rainfall and lowest incidence of drought. There are few surface streams, but extensive surface flooding in most winters. The und";
CL3[0]="erlying limestone absorbs water copiously, holding large underground resources. The water-supplies of the South-East are second only to the River Murray in their potential significance for the State. The current rate of use for ir";
CL4[0]="rigated agriculture can probably be expanded considerably, but careful monitoring and management will be essential to prevent over-drawing and pollution of aquifers from surface activities. The South East has a Mediterranean style";
CL5[0]=" climate with cool, wet winters and long, mild, dry summers. The general trend is for rainfall to decrease northwards and away from the coast, from an annual maximum of 850 mm near Mt. Burr to 450 mm near Keith and Bordertown. Tem";
CL6[0]="peratures are generally cool, and around Mount Gambier range from a minimum average of 5.4°C in July to a maximum average of 24.7°C in February. Spring frosts can cause problems, but are controlled by overhead sprinklers or fans. ";
CL7[0]="Summer sea breezes in the evening cool the vines after hot days.";
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HI1[0]=" Bordertown is the gateway to the state for traffic from Melbourne. It was settled in the early 1850s, following the establishment of a base camp on the banks of the Tatiara Creek by Alexander Tolmer's Gold Escort from the Victoria";
HI2[0]="n goldfields to Adelaide with gold for the ailing colony's coffers. The area was first settled in the 1840s when grazing leases were taken out by Loudon McLeod (Nalang Station), John and Charles Scott (Cannawigara Station) and Joh";
HI3[0]="n Binnie (Wirrega Station). Around this time the area was known as 'tatiara' which was supposedly a local Aboriginal name for 'good country'.  Like its name (which is unambiguously descriptive although the town is 19 km from the b";
HI4[0]="order) Bordertown was a very conscious creation. In July, 1852 120 allotments were sold (the cost was 50 shillings for a quarter acre block) 'near Scott's wool shed and on the overland route from Adelaide to Mount Alexander' as pa";
HI5[0]="rt of a plan to establish a town/depot where the gold escorts could rest on their journey from the west Victorian goldfields to the port of Adelaide. The problem was that the only route at the time from Adelaide to Victoria was ar";
HI6[0]="ound the coast. Captain Alexander Tolmer surveyed a route through the 90 Mile Desert and suggested that a depot be established on the border. He was apparently very upset when, even though the town was not on the border, the autho";
HI7[0]="rities still decided to call it Bordertown. He thought it should be called Tolmer. Geoff Hardy first became interested in this region while consulting for another vineyard in the same area. Noticing the outstanding quality of grap";
HI8[0]="es coming from the region he decided to build his own vineyard in the area and formed a group to develop it. Geoff Hardy currently owns the vineyard with six other partners. The large Wirrega property was originally owned by John ";
HI9[0]="Riddoch of Coonawarra wine fame and is named after the original Wirrega Station property nearby. The 430-acre vineyard was planted to a range of premium varieties between 1994 and 1997.";