Welcome!
Welcome to the latest issue of Faraway Bay’s e-newsletter. Over the coming months we’ll bring you tales from one of the most stunning wilderness areas of Australia.
What’s New?
Cooking Schools Return in 2010
Celebrity chefs Chris Taylor and Pete Evans headline Faraway Bay’s calendar of six events in 2010. Events include Bush Tucker and Camp Oven Cooking Schools, two Kimberley Cooking Schools with Chris Taylor in May, the Kimberley Art Camp in June and the Pete Evans Celebrity Cooking School in October. Find out more here.
Traditional Owner Ju Ju Wilson Visits Faraway Bay
Mirriwong Elder and Aboriginal spokesperson for Faraway Bay, Ju Ju Wilson , will be visiting Faraway Bay a few times during 2010. Ju Ju will be joined by a scientist attempting to discover the age of some of the ancient rock art sites. She will also be joining the Kimberley Art Camp in June to add her insights. Read more about ancient rock art at Faraway Bay here.
Show the World Why There’s Nothing like Faraway Bay and win an Aussie holiday!
Tourism Australia recently launched its new global campaign, There’s Nothing Like Australia.
As part of the campaign, Australians are being invited to upload photos of their unique Australian holiday experiences and finishing the sentence ‘There’s nothing like…’. The competition is open now and closes on the 12 May 2010 with nine Australian holidays to be won. Entries will be used to create an interactive map of Australia which will be housed on australia.com. Help us ensure a strong presence on the site by submitting your extraordinary Faraway Bay holiday experience. For further details see http://nothinglikeaustralia.com
Faraway Bay on the Market
After 14 years of operation, and a host of accolades and awards, owners Bruce and Robyn Ellison are retiring. “Of course, Robyn and I will be sad to leave because it is such a special place, but we are looking forward to taking a break,” says Bruce. Faraway Bay has built an outstanding local, national and international reputation for tourism excellence, having won three National Tourism Awards, as well as six WA Tourism Awards since opening in 1997. The business is for sale by tender – contact Chris Turner from Midwest Realty for more information ph 0417 961300. Read more.
Activities
• Fresh water swimming holes provide a welcome relief from the heat. In recent weeks, a new swimming hole has been discovered and guests are loving this exclusive wilderness experience.
• Faraway Bay is popular for fishing enthusiasts with barramundi, Spanish mackerel, mangrove jack, blue salmon, giant travally just some of the species regularly caught by guests on fishing day trips. In recent weeks guests have caught some big barras - up to 85cm landed and a much bigger one hooked but got away (of course!).
• One of the most popular activities is a day trip to see the magnificent King George Falls – which feature in the movie, Australia.
Favourite Faraway Bay Recipe
This time, we’re looking at some great bush tucker cooking tips in honour of the Bush Tucker and Camp Oven Cooking School happening in August:
1. Toasted wattle seed is a great addition to many tasty dishes. It is particularly great to use in desserts. It 
adds almost a coffee flavour to syrups, or toffee- makes a great caramel sauce or ice-cream flavour.
2. Another beautiful delicate flavour is the lemon myrtle. This can be used infused into syrups for cakes, to flavour sorbet, as an alternative to lemon in lemon cake or cheese cake.
3. Citronella grass adds great flavour for fish dishes - bind fish in the grass before wrapping in paperbark and baking.
4. A beautiful kangaroo dish is lightly seared kangaroo fillets marinated in spices served with a lemon myrtle yogurt.
5. Native passionfruit jam, can also be used as a glaze for cakes.
Did You Know?
• You can be as social or as secluded as you please. Stake your claim in the hammock for the day, take a dip in the cliff-to freshwater pool, sit and drink in the view – or head out for the day on a boating and fishing trip to the King George Falls.
• All the activities on offer at Faraway Bay are inclusive in the price. So, you can do as much or as little as you’d like.
• All of the fabulous cuisine, beer, wine and soft drinks are also inclusive in the price.
Faraway Fast Facts
• Faraway Bay is located on a cliff top, 280km north west of Kununurra overlooking the Timor Sea
• Access is by chartered light aircraft from Kununurra, Broome or Darwin or by helicopter. From the landing strip it’s a four wheel drive trip to the camp.
• Construction of the Bush Camp was completed in 1996 and since then it’s won WA and Australian Tourism Awards.
• Faraway Bay is an exclusive property catering for a maximum of 14 guests in eight cabins which enjoy 180 degree views of the wilderness.
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