NA ="Esperance, Hopetown,";
FE1[0]=" Located on Western Australia's southern coast, it's 721 km south east of the capital Perth, less than a days drive or a short plane trip away! The South Coast Region covers the coastal areas to the east and west of Esperance. The ";
FE2[0]="first winery is the area,  Dalyup River Estate, was established with earliest plantings in 1976. A range of white & red wines is produced on site and available only through cellar door or local retail outlets.";
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LA1[0]=" The Esperance Mallee sub-region lies north of the Esperance Sandplain and takes in the towns of Scaddan and Salmon Gums. Rainfall is low, in the order of 400-300mm per annum.     The sub-region characteristically comprises a level";
LA2[0]=" to very gently inclined, internally drained landscape. Clusters of natural salt lake systems are common and it is possible that these sumps deliver some protection to surrounding areas from rising groundwater, which is very salin";
LA3[0]="e. Much of the northern area of the Esperance Mallee sub-region (eg. Salmon Gums and Grass Patch localities) was investigated for its agricultural potential in the 1930's. The development of a harbour facility at the town of Esper";
LA4[0]="ance, together with the introduction of super phosphate and trace elements (Cu, Zn, Mo) in the 1960's, saw significant growth in the agricultural enterprises throughout the sub region. Extensive cropping is highly profitable, with";
LA5[0]=" the main cereal crops of wheat and barley being grown in rotation with canola, lupins, field peas and subterranean or medic pasture. Livestock industries are also important. These include beef cattle, wool production and fat lamb";
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CL1[0]=" Like the Great Soutern Region the climate is general similar to Bordeaux, but cooler nearer the coast and on the higher regions. As one move north and inland from the strongly maritime-influenced climate of the coast, the continen";
CL2[0]="tal influence- and hence temperature variability increases significantly. But there is a lesser increase in total heat summation. Like Albany the average temperature in summer is about 22.4 degree's Celsius and the average winter ";
CL3[0]="temperature of 17.9 degree's Celsius. Most of the rain is received during the Winter months but light rainfall in Summer is not uncommon.";
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HI1[0]=" The first winery is the area,  Dalyup River Estate, was established with earliest plantings in 1976. A range of white & red wines is produced on site and available only through cellar door or local retail outlets. Esperance, rough";
HI2[0]="ly translated, is French for 'hope' and it's the French that are credited with the towns discovery, naming it and other local landmarks whilst sheltering from a storm in this area in 1792. Ten years on Matthew Flinders sailed the ";
HI3[0]="glorious waters of the Bay of Isles, discovering and naming gems such as Lucky Bay and Thistle Cove. Whalers, sealers and pirates followed as did pastoralists and miners, keen to cash in on free land and a gold boom to the north a";
HI4[0]="t Kalgoorlie. Today, tourism, agriculture and fishing steer the economy of this stunning coastal community.     ";
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