Welcome to The Bugle - the on-line newsletter for Bay Village Resort. Where else can you be just a minutes walk to the placid waters of Geographe Bay and the town centre - we are the only property in the Cape to Cape Margaret River Wine Region offering this unique location. If you enjoy our news letter and pick up some great wine bargains please feel free to forward the "BUGLE" to family , friends and business associates.

Win a Holiday Competition Resort Competition Winners are:
 Wendy Taylor  (October), & Thomas Van Zoelen      (November)
"Congratulations" You have won a weekend for two in a self-contained Cottage, at Bay Village Resort - Dunsborough In the heart of the Margaret River Wine Region.

Dive Competition Winners are:
 Natalie Turner  (October), & Brett Williams  (November)
"Congratulations" You have won a Free charter for two to the Swan Ship Wreck or the Busselton Jetty, day or night tour from our on site world class dive shop Bay Dive. (Tour subject to availability).

WELL DONE Wendy, Thomas, Natalie and Brett. "Click here to claim your prize" If Your name is listed above, you must claim your prize by the 15th December 2003. A voucher will be mailed back, once authorized and prize will be valid for 6 months so please supply your mailing address when you claim prize. All you have to do then, is follow voucher instructions and book your prize, by supplying your dates.

In this issue of The Bugle:

• General News
• Hot Wine Deals
• Boating, Fishing, Dive, Charters, Surfing
• What To Do & See
• Featured Winery
• Where To Eat
• Current Specials

RESORT SPECIALS: NOVEMBER & PRE-XMAS GET-AWAY - Buy three nights off our rack rates on any unit type and get the following 4th night FREE, or Stay for $135 per night twin/double share -Minimum 2 night stay

or our Week Offer - Buy five nights and get the next two nights Free.

Validity:- "Offer is valid current to 21st December 2003 (for credit card or cash only).

The Sunday Times Margaret River Wine Region Festival Thursday 13 November to Sunday 16 November promises something for everyone with 75 wineries, breweries, artists and local producers hosting a range of tastings, exhibitions, tours, music and other special events. Come and stay with us at Bay Village Resort - Dunsborough -in the heart of the Margaret River Wine Region!

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General News

Bay Village Resort News 

We still have a few vacancies for the Xmas School holidays after the 10th January. For Bookings call Lee-Anne now on 1300 138 258 or Contact Us.

Celebrate the Margaret River Wine Region Festival at the

Dunsborough Wine & Food Festival 2003 - Bring the family & a rug. Live entertainment and delicious local wines and by ticket coupons tasty gourmet platers will be available for purchase. Saturday 15th of November at 4.30pm - 10pm at Dunsborough Lions park in the centre of Town.

• swimming alongside the famous 2km long Busselton Jetty, where spectators will be able to follow the competition;
• cycling through the Ludlow Tuart Forest National Park; and
• running alongside the Geographe Bay foreshore

Tickets available at the gate: Adults $10, children accompanied by an adult $5, family ticket $20  

Wine and Cheese Master Class - Leeuwin Estate is joining forces with Blue Cheese Cow Company to present a vertical cheese and wine Master class, matching 5 Leeuwin Estate wines to 5 cheeses from Australian and European artisan producers. Sunday November 16th 2003 at Leeuwin Estate from 10.30am-12pm. $35.00 per participant. Bookings from Leeuwin on (08) 9759 0000

The Leeuwin Australian Family Concert will be held on Saturday January 24. For more details on Leeuwin's 2004 Concert Series please contact the Leeuwin Concert Office on (08) 9430 4099

Congratulations to ALL the Winners in the 2003 WA Tourism Awards, including the prestigious "Sir David Brand Award" to The Perth Mint;  Sir David Brand Medal to Pat Barblett and Sir David Brand Youth Medal to Craig Green.

Busselton Jetty Underwater Observatory (UWO) Progress Report – Blustery winter weather has provided plenty of challenges for the construction crew who continue to build the Underwater Observatory some 2km out to sea at the Busselton Jetty. The observation chamber is almost complete and the Superstructure Entry building, which was built on shore at the Jetty car park during the past few months, was transported by barge to the UWO construction site during fine weather last weekend.  The pre-fabricated building components were lifted into position by crane and are now being secured to the jetty decking and UDO observation chamber.  The next exciting stage will be the linking of all necessary services to the UWO facility.  Significant challenges still await as power, water & communication links are established from the shore to the isolated UWO building. 

The new $3.6m Observatory will be a “must see” eco-tourism icon. Visitors will be enchanted by an underwater garden teeming with marine life, viewed from any of the 11 windows at various levels within the 9.5 metre diameter observation chamber. Over 300 marine species inhabit the vibrantly coloured corals which smother the Jetty piles. This remarkable natural aquarium has evolved from a combination of the warm waters of the Leeuwin current, and the shade and protection provided by the Jetty structure.

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Hot Wine Deals

Xanadu Wines The Xanadu Dragon Club has recently been established as an exclusive club for their valued customers. The aim is to offer you top quality wines from Western Australia and South Australia at great value prices, delivered direct to your door!

Benefits include:

• FREE DELIVERY within Australia on all wines ordered in dozen lots (straight or mixed cases)
• AND a great value wine range starting at just $8 per bottle.
• exclusive offers on special and rare wines, plus competitions with magnificent prizes

This Chandlers Hill range is available EXCLUSIVELY to Dragon Club members, for $96 per case! Consisting of a 2002 Western Australia Riesling and a 2001 Strathbogie Ranges/McLaren Vale Shiraz, limited stocks of these wines are available NOW.  
To download a copy of the latest Dragon Club brochure, please go to www.xanaduwines.com or call (08) 9322 8533.

"FIVE STAR WINE" - Brown Hill wines are of great quality at affordable prices.  If you are worried Brown Hill  may be a little biased, here is what "Winestate" (the Wine Industry Bible) had to say about their wines.“…five-star ratings are signs of excellence in fruit quality and winemaking skill…” 

“Brown Hill Estate Margaret River Shiraz 2001- Dense crimson.  An exotic bouquet showing lovely red berry fruits intermingled with fragrant incense, cedary oak and chocolate…” Winestate March /April 2003

 FREE DELIVERY AUSTRALIA WIDE -To ensure none of our Wine Lovers are discriminated against we offer Free Delivery of our wines Australia wide. Visit our site at www.brownhillestate.com.au or call Ph  08 9757 4003  Fax  08 9757 4004 or email: cellardoor@brownhillestate.com.au

Carbunup Crest Vineyard – Carbanup Crest is operated by 3 local families, with Kris Meares managing the business. Initially it operated as a grapevine rootling nursery, but has gradually converted to grape growing and wine making. There are 6 hectares of vineyard, all of which will be in production by 2003, but with plans to extend the plantings to 20 hectares in the years ahead (the property is 53 hectares in total). "The contract made wines are of excellent quality and this is certainly a producer to watch" – quotes James Halliday. To request an order form for Carbunup Crest Wines email ccrest@iinet.net.au or call 97542618

Margaret River Wine Centre  

Your link to the current Margaret River Wine Centre's specials: http://www.mrwines.com/Shop/shopdisplaycategories.asp?id=69

Boating , Fishing , Dive , Charters , Surfing

WHALE WATCHING - With Naturaliste Charters Since last week we have encountered another Eleven Blue Whales!  AND there are still lots of Humpbacks and calves out there too. It just gets better and better. The endangered Blue Whale is a fantastic sight to see. Not only is it the largest creature on earth, but it moves incredibly fast. You would not think a creature of that size could move so fast or so gracefully. They truly are a sight to behold.

 Our friends the acrobatic Humpbacks have continued to be really nice to us this week. They have put on some astonishing shows – Breaching, Spy Hopping, Pec & Tail Slaps. The Humpback is perhaps the real show-off of the whale family, and we don’t mind at all! It all makes for an exciting and memorable cruise.

CRUISE DETAILS:  Dunsborough: Professional Fisherman’s Boat Ramp (Geographe Bay Road) Daily from Saturday 6 September (Weather Permitting)

Naturaliste Charters, Tel/Fax: (08) 9755 2276 , Email: info@whales-australia.com ,               From Steve, Terry & Crew

Whale Watching "Packages" Here .

FISHING By Damian Lane, Dunsborough Outdoor Sports and Hire

Good weather for most of the week except for a bit of swell in the earlier part, so all has been pretty well. Visibility throughout the Bay has been around the 20m mark, so it’s been great free diving over the past 5 days, I’ve come across sambo’s, dhu, blue’s, queenies, harlequin, blackarse, pinkies, skippy and giant boarfish.

Beach fishing was a little slower than usual, with very little around in the way of larger nomadic fish, plenty of herring, small gardies, even smaller tarwhine and skippy though!

Squid have been a solid catch bag occupant for most who have given them a go, of late all colours firing on their given day.

King George are still around for those who are in the know, with some chunky specimens in the Siesta Park area, filleted mulies, fresh squid, coral prawns, ox heart, sand worms all good baits.

Plenty of sizeable dhu’s have been caught over the past two weeks, both in the Bay and in close on the West Coast, 6kg queenie are also about in numbers in the same area.

The DACC spear fishing club is having a limited species comp on Sunday, so I hope to have some pics of that next week.

The Dunsborough Angling and Aquatic Club had it’s monthly spear fishing competition on Sunday, even though the winds were up to 25-30 knot southerlies, some good fish were taken, including Dhu’s, Sampson Fish, Queen Snapper and Flathead. Juniors in the club did well with Jaiden Mclean doing best with a nice Dhu and a 23 kg Sambo, not bad for a 13 year old.

Till next month "FISH ON" from Damien Lane, Dunsborough Outdoor Sportz and Hire, Shop 3 Dunsborough Park Shopping Centre. Ph: 9756 7222, Fax: 9756 7177,
Email: damolane@bigpond.com.au
 

SCUBA DIVING with Bay Dive (Swan Ship Wreck Charters)

With weather conditions improving and the whales migrating through the Cape region, we are looking forward to more frequent trips to both the swan and Busselton Jetty. Southern Right, Humpback and the rare Blue Whale have been spotted on a couple of our recent trips, and their songs could be heard while diving.

Please visit our "Packages" for great value dive or dive and accommodation packages.

"Congratulations" to  Natalie Turner  (November),  &  Brett Williams  ( December) You have won a Free charter for two to the Swan Ship Wreck or the Busselton Jetty, day or night tour. (Tour subject to availability). WELL done "Click here to claim your prize" If Your name is listed above, you must clam your prize by the 15th December 2003. A voucher will be emailed back once authorized and prize will be valid for 6 months. All you have to do then, is follow voucher instructions and book your prize, by suppling your dates.

I have my mobile with me at all times, so If your wanting info on courses, charters or even weather give me a ring on Mobile: 0415 775 325

So until next newsletter "Happy Bubbles", Dan Bish.

Bay Dive, 26 Dunn Bay Rd Dunsborough W.A. 6281, Phone: +61 8 9756 8577, Mobile: 0415 775 325, Fax: +61 8 9756 7466, Email: baydive@westnet.com.au , Website:  www.baydive.com

SURFING
Have a look at these weather links. You'll find them useful before you go surfing, diving or boating.

http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/national/charts/synoptic.shtml

Your Link to Swell & Weather:
www.oceanweather.com/data/
www.bom.gov.au/weather/wa/

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What To Do & See

"Click Here for SPECIAL EVENTS".

9 Courses of Fine Wine, Cuisine & Golf Friday 14th November- at Prestigious Dunsborough Lakes Resort Golf Course

Join a team of four or make up your own, and indulge in a delicious day of fine wine, regional cuisine prepared by famous chef Stephen Reagan from Newtown House and Ambrose golf on the regions most prestigious golf course!  Invite your non golfing partner to join you for the long line up lunch

"T" off with three courses of tantalising regional cuisine matched with Xanadu Wines. Grilled sourdough topped with radicchio, Margaret River venison carpaccio, saffron roasted tomatoes and rocket pesto Yabbies with paw- paw and chilli pickle & Udon noodles, Tat Soi / Savoury tart with Vasse asparagus, roast red pepper, goats cheese curd and balsamic reductions

 From here it’s off to conquer the first 4 holes, with each offering plenty of opportunities to win prizes and offcourse tastings of the regions famous wines representing Adinfern, Amberley, Cape Grace, Churchview Estate, Eaglevale, Evans & Tate, Juniper Estate,  Moss Brothers and Sand Stone Wines.

Half Way and its time to down clubs and join all players for the Long Line Up Lunch. Grilled marron, steamed greens and lime salsa, Seared south west beef and barbecued swordfish loin with caper, tomato and black olive salsa. All perfectly matched, with Palandri white and red wines and Wicked Ale Beers.

After a leisurely lunch continue the game and sample the regions best wines. Complete the afternoon with a final course off regional cheese, Shiraz poached pears, lime Bavarois and marinated Vasse strawberries served with fresh brewed coffee perfectly matched with Alexandra Bridge and Hay Shed Hill Wines.

Prizes for the novice and professional Don’t Miss It! Cost $115.00 per team player Includes golf course fees & 9 courses of food and wine

Limited places: For bookings and details Phone 9754 6151

 And if you're not into Golf then visit FOREST GROVE OLIVE FARM and Sunday Times Food Journalist  JAN OLDHAM  when they get together to create:

Not Just A Cooking Class but also a fabulous  Long Table Lunch….

Black olive thyme tart

Ostrich carpaccio with Cloverdene pecorino

Stuffed baby tomatoes with fusilli pasta

Yummy yabby pasta

Seared Margaret River  asparagus with ev olive oil

Baby lamb from Cloverdene  with a crush of garlic and rosemary  and a sprinkling of ras el hanout and then  cooked in the wood fired oven

Local Venison or kangaroo in a crust wrapped in venison prosciutto

Layered potato mash with tapenade bake

Tuscan apple cake

A tumble of berries with olive oil cream or bruschetta with stone fruit and brandy from the wood fired oven…… just some of the ideas we will be exploring on the 14^th November at Forest Grove Olive Farm from 11a.m. to 3p.m.   Bookings essential. Numbers limited.   Cost:  $60.00

Ph/fax 97576428 or email: forestgrove@westnet.com.au

 2003 Dunsborough Food & Wine Festival – Also a part of The Sunday Times Margaret River Wine Region Festival,  event is co-ordinated by the Dunsborough Yallingup Chamber of Commerce and the Cape Naturaliste Tourism Association.  Festivities will include wine tastings, regional produce tasting plates and entertainment - all with an ethnic feel.  All the are family welcome. Venue: Dunsborough Lions Park Date: Sat 15^th November 2003 (4.30pm-9.00pm) Contact:Jacquie Happ  Ph: (08) 9755 3479

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Featured Winery:

WE'RE WINES Margaret River -One of Margaret River's newest and most innovative vineyards -Cellar door sales 10.30am -5pm Saturdays & Sundays. Located in Wilyabrup, WE'RE WINES was once the home paddocks of the Karendale Horse Stud. There are currently 6 hectares of Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz under vine.

Gordon and Diane Davies are the proud owners of We're Wines, and to their knowledge are the only vineyard in the region with sub-surface irrigation. The system uses approximately 40-60% less water than conventional systems encouraging the roots to grow downwards (which is particularly beneficial when the wines are establishing themselves), and pipe damage caused by animals and machinery is virtually eliminated. It has been used in Israel, California and the eastern states for approximately 30 years, not only in vineyards, but also in orchards, golf courses etc. The winery is located on the corner of Johnson and Wildberry Roads, with the entrance off Wildberry, just opposite Bootleg Brewery. For Further information visit www.werewines.com.au or call 9389 9177

 

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Where To Eat:  

DRIFTWOOD ESTATE RESTAURANT- has a few vacancies for Xmas Day Lunch, but hurry as bookings are filling fast. Book now with Chad at: drift@iinet.net.au

CHRISTMAS DAY LUNCH $110 per head

DRIFTWOOD TASTE PLATE

Whole King Prawns

Sliced Glazed Leg Ham

Honeydew Melon with Raspberry Balsamic

ENTRÉE

Mediterranean Vegetable Fillo Bon Bons served on

Chive Cream Sauce and toasted Pine nuts dotted with

Basil Mint Pesto

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Champagne Sorbet

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MAIN

Mushroom stuffed Turkey Breast served with Roasted Potatoes,

Cranberry Jus Or Oven Baked Fish Fillets with Seared Scallops Roasted

Baby Potatoes, Pernod Beurre Blanc

Garden Salad and Vegetables

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DESSERT - Christmas Plum Pudding with Brandy Anglaise, Double Cream and Fresh Cherries

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TO FINISH - Cheese and Fruit Plate -Percolated Coffee or Tea

 

"NEWSLETTER LINKS"

www.mrwines.com/newsletter/default.htm

www.west-oz.com/newsletter/newsletter.asp

http://www.crewise.com/newsletter/nwslttr.asp

www.southwestecommerce.com/newsletter.htm

www.southwestlife.com.au

http://www.sheltonwines.com/_documents/SheltonSentinel.pdf

WEBSITE LINKS	EMAIL CONTACTS
	Bay Village Resort Dunsborough Margaret River Wine Region info@dunsboroughbayvillageresort.com
	VASSE FELIX info@vassefelix.com.au
	Our Preferred Car Hire Service Packages including car found here carhire@executive.com.au
	Leeuwin Estate info@leeuwinestate.com
	West Oz webmaster@west-oz.com
	Willespie Vineyard willespie@netserv.net.au
	Rockfield Estate mail@rockfield.com.au
	Naturaliste Charters info@whales-australia.com
	Shelton Wines david@sheltons.com.au
	Blackwood Wines blwines@compwest.net.au
SWAN SHIP WRECK CHARTERS	BAY DIVE & ADVENTURES baydive@westnet.com.au

Until next time...
"Have fun!"
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