NA ="Joondalup, Yanchep, Wanneroo, Scarborough Beach, Carabooda,";
FE1[0]=" The Sunset Coast encompasses a strip of unspoilt beach which stretches north from Fremantle all the way up to Yanchep, 45 minutes' drive from Perth. It is this proximity to the city that has helped make the Sunset Coast such a pop";
FE2[0]="ular spot, as well as the memorable sunsets, busy beach-side cafes and safe swimming beaches, all within just a few kilometres of Perth and Fremantle. Located 26 km north of Perth Wanneroo and Joondaup are, in reality, outer subur";
FE3[0]="bs of the city. It has, in recent times, become one of the popular day trips from the city with motorists making their way out of the city and heading towards Wanneroo, Yanchep and the beaches along the coast. The city of Wanneroo";
FE4[0]="  is an area of market gardening, poultry farms, vineyards and purpose built industrial areas. The Wanneroo district was first explored by Europeans when John Butler travelled through it in 1834 searching for lost cattle. In 1841 ";
FE5[0]="the energetic Surveyor General, John Septimus Roe, travelled through the area and discovered the caves at Yanchep. The name Wanneroo is probably derived from the local Aboriginal word used to describe the  place where women dig up";
FE6[0]=" roots.  In 1850 the area was settled by James Cockman but there was little enthusiasm for any kind of major settlement of the region. Twenty two years later there were only about sixty families spread throughout the district. Wan";
FE7[0]="neroo would have remained a sleepy little settlement had the State Government not decided to develop an urban corridor north from Perth in 1970. The result was that by 1975 Wanneroo's population had passed the 50 000 mark and by 1";
FE8[0]="982 it had reached 100 000. In 1985 Wanneroo became a city.   There are 10 wineries and vineyards in the local area near Wanneroo, Jooondalup and in the Caraboola Road area, further north.";
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LA1[0]=" As you travel north from Perth to Yanchep National Park you pass a long, thin, and seemingly ordinary, piece of Australian bush. But if you stop and venture beyond the first few metres of banksias or tuarts. Tuarts or white gums a";
LA2[0]="re eucalypt species with dull grey bark and showy white to cream flowers. It is restricted to coastal areas. The largest stands of tuart forest can be seen around Wonnerup and Ludlow, where the trees intermingle with peppermints. ";
LA3[0]="The land on which it grows was eagerly sought for grazing, the limestone found in its soil was quarried to manufacture quicklime for building and agriculture, and the light yellow wood was prized for its high density and resistanc";
LA4[0]="e to wear. There is a relatively undisturbed example of coastal plain vegetation, preserved in Neerabup National Park. This Park, about 27 kilometres north of Perth along the western side of Wanneroo Road, is a long, narrow piece ";
LA5[0]="of bushland stretching only about 12 kilometres. The 1069-hectare park follows an old stock route, which in turn follows part of an ancient Aboriginal migration route between Lake Joondalup, in the Yellagonga Regional Park, and Lo";
LA6[0]="ch McNess, in Yanchep National Park. The limestone caprock that is prevalent throughout the park supports varied vegetation, ranging from jarrah and tuart woodlands through to open banksia woodlands and hakea and dryandra heathlan";
LA7[0]="ds. Paul Conti wines displays how the soils of this region have been used for vineyards The Conti vineyards were carefully selected due to their close proximity to the Indian Ocean and the unique sandy tart top soils over a limest";
LA8[0]="one base (known as the South West Coastal Region). Paul Conti was the first winemaker to produce premium-bottled wine from tuart soils. Fruit today is exclusively sourced from three vineyards at Woodvale (the homestead property - ";
LA9[0]="black sandy soils of Yellagonga National Park), Mariginiup (lighter tuart soils/jarrah country) and Carabooda (heavier tuart soils/redgum country).";
CL1[0]=" The region has a mild Mediterranean climate with hot dry summers and mild wet winters, and only an occasional frost. The proximity to the coast provides cooling seabreezes during the summarer months. The summer temperature in Pert";
CL2[0]="h averages 29 degrees C during the day and 17 degrees C at night. The average winter temperature is 18 degrees during the day, dropping to 9 degrees at night.              ";
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HI1[0]=" The Wanneroo district was first explored by Europeans,  when John Butler travelled through it in 1834 searching for lost cattle. In 1841 the energetic Surveyor General, John Septimus Roe, travelled through the area and discovered ";
HI2[0]="the caves at Yanchep. The name Wanneroo is probably derived from the local Aboriginal word used to describe the  place where women dig up rootsą. In 1850 the area was settled by James Cockman,  but there was little enthusiasm for ";
HI3[0]="any kind of major settlement of the region. Twenty two years later there were only about sixty families spread throughout the district. The real wine pioneers in this region were the Conti family. They set up a boutique family own";
HI4[0]="ed and run winery in 1948.  The Conti vineyards were carefully selected due to their close proximity to the Indian Ocean and the unique sandy tart top soils over a limestone base (known as the South West Coastal Region). Located o";
HI5[0]="nly 30 minutes north of Perth, the property is the original homestead of Carmelo ('Charlie') & Rosa Conti who migrated from Sicily in 1927 to raise their eight children. The original house has since been converted into a fine dini";
HI6[0]="ng restaurant, but was once the hub of a property used for growing vegetables on it black sandy and swampy soils. In these early years, Charlie Conti immediately planted vines and in 1948 began expanding the vineyard to cater to t";
HI7[0]="he growing domestic market - the original cellar was dug by two of the Conti brothers by a horse (very stubborn, but fondly remembered as 'Mary') and scoop which remains today. It was from this time onward that a then, young Paul ";
HI8[0]="learnt the traditional art of wine making and decades on, has remained as one of a handful of Perth's 'pioneering' premium wine producers. In 1968 son Paul began upgrading the small winery and was the first winemaker to produce pr";
HI9[0]="emium-bottled wine from tuart soils.";