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<pre>Phil

I think this sounds like a fun and wonderful idea. We just might plan on coming
down next year. Will tell others here about your Festival.

Gloria

Phil Bramley wrote:

> From: "Phil Bramley" <bramleyp@one.net.au>
>
> Gloria,
>
> Now that would be a little difficult unfortunately.
>
> One of the ideas surrounding our Olive Harvest Festival, which by the way
> will run over the harvest period, is to attract tourism to a very unique
> region. As with the wine industry in Australia, small enterprises such as
> ours (boutique wineries, boutique olive ventures) cannot compete
> commercially with the larger enterprises so an alternative is sought in the
> form of eco tourism.
>

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<pre>Let us know if you can make it and we will find some accommodation for you.
Where will you be coming from?

Phil
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<pre>Hi Mike,

We are close to Bega on the coast at Tanja. Mimosa National Park from
Bermagui to Merimbula is another reference point and if travelling by air
flights from Sydney and Melbourne to Merimbula are on a daily basis.

If it's successful we would like to make it an annual event centred around
Olives, fine food, good wine and good music.

Look forward to seeing you and your friends there.

Margaret Chidgey, editor of the 'Olive Press' (free to AOA members), has
kindly agreed to list the event in that publication. Dates and timing will
depend on next year's olive harvest and that will probably be around
April/early May. Some Hunter Valley Riesling would be perfect with certain
Med dishes don't you think?

Perhaps if we can entice some of our International olive friends along they
might be interested in a side trip to the Hunter Valley for wine and olives.
Will the Hunter Valley Olive Growers have their large press in operation by
then?

Regards

Phil
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<pre>>If it's successful we would like to make it an annual event centred around
>Olives, fine food, good wine and good music.
>

Somebody has to be first...!!

Dates and timing will
>depend on next year's olive harvest and that will probably be around
>April/early May. Some Hunter Valley Riesling would be perfect with certain
>Med dishes don't you think?
>

It always seems to work for me!



>Perhaps if we can entice some of our International olive friends along they
>might be interested in a side trip to the Hunter Valley for wine and
olives.
>Will the Hunter Valley Olive Growers have their large press in operation by
>then?


A definate maybe! The Hunter Olive Co-operative AGM is in a couple of weeks,
so I'm sure we'll all know more after that. I'll keep you posted.

Regards,

Mike.
>
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<pre>John, thanks for the information. Please see my posting re harvesting next
year.

Phil
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<pre>Phil, where are you located?
Edward
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From: Phil Bramley <bramleyp@one.net.au>
To: OliveOil@onelist.com <OliveOil@onelist.com>
Date: 09 August 1999 3:31
Subject: RE: [OliveOil] More Aubergine/Eggplant Recipes


>From: "Phil Bramley" <bramleyp@one.net.au>
>
>Let us know if you can make it and we will find some accommodation for you.
>Where will you be coming from?
>
>Phil
>
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<pre>Edward,

We are about 6 hours from Sydney, 8 hours from Melbourne and 3 hours from
Canberra. Our saving grace however is that we are on the coast and only a
few kilometres from the Princes Highway. Princes Highway is the north/south
link between Sydney and Melbourne. Last year our nearest rural centre Bega
attracted 220,000 travellers on their way either northwards or travelling
south.

Our products will be available as mail order on a web site - when we have
enough oil to sell commercially.

Regards

Phil
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<pre>Edward,

Look at a map of Australia - New South Wales preferably - locate two coastal
towns travelling south (Bermagui and Merimbula) and Tanja is somewhere in
the middle. We don't even qualify as a village so your map may not show our
location. If you want to be precise I can give you Long. And Lat.

Regards,

Phil
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