Well there's a big big sound from the west of the town... Forrest, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
By
toy hunters on 29-Jan-17. Waypoint GA9813
Cache Details
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Type: | Virtual |
Container: | Virtual |
Coordinates: | S35° 19.032' E149° 8.028' (WGS 84) |
55H 693973E 6089691N (UTM) | |
Elevation: | 568 m |
Local Government Area: | Australian Capital Territory |
Description
...it's the sound of the mighty Giants
You feel the ground a-shaking
The other teams are quaking
In their boots before the Giants
We take the longest strides
And the highest leap
We're stronger than the rest
We're the Greater Western Sydney Giants
We're the biggest and the best
And we will never surrender
We'll fight until the end
We're greater than the rest
This virtual cache is located at Manuka Oval - one of the many home grounds occupied by the Greater Western Sydney (GWS) Giants during the AFL Premiership Season. In an attempt to capitalise on the sporting culture of Western Sydney and Canberra, the Football Club was founded in 2009, played its first NAB Cup in 2011 and played its first AFL Season in 2012. They have succeeded in their intended purpose - due to their awesome gnuersey, their super fun club song (one of the best in the competition in my opinion) and their participation in the local community, they have attracted a lot of followers around Australia, especially among younger audiences learning AFL for the first time. In 2016, after a poor first five seasons, their recruitment and coaching payed off when they qualified for their first final series, where they got as far the preliminary final, only to fall short of the eventual premiers, the Western Bulldogs - not that we're complaining though, as we ourselves are Western Bulldogs tragics (GO DOGS)! Some people have criticised their quick success by claiming that it is due to them recieving unfair advantages from the AFL for the benefit of manufacturing them into a superpower - however it is undeniable that they have done great things for AFL in Western Sydney and Canberra!
For the virtual cache, all you need to do is visit the posted coordinates and take a photo of either yourself or your GPS (or both) at the front gates and the ticket booth. If you ever come to watch one of the GWS games, you may have to wait in line at GZ, so that would be a good opportunity to take a photo. If you're wearing a scarf or any other clothing that has your personal team colours, feel free to show that off in your photo.
Enjoy! FTF honours goes to Black Bunny!
Hints
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Albida
Thanks.
There's been a bit of controversy on the radio today regarding the change of name of this oval. The gate was firmly locked so I'll have to come back another day to collect the GC traditional within. Thanks for the cache, toy hunters.
Ridgeo-pup pic attached:
An eventful ride - I saw a 3 car pile up, and shortly after, huge storm rolled in!
Thanks TH.....nicely done.
After meeting the others and a spot of tucker, we even strolled back to see the last 20 minutes of the last quarter. It proves that we're Victorians I guess.
Thanks toy hunters.
Thanks Toy Hunters for the cache