Herring Island Sculpture Park Richmond, Victoria, Australia
By tackle_head on 23-Apr-11. Waypoint GC2708A

Out here mainly for the virtual, but wandered to all the others while I was here. Found on the ground. Put back as per the hint.

Awesome!

A fun loop around with deanside. It was handy as she had been here before which made the find just that bit easier.| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thanks tackle_head and clear skies from TeamAstro. Cache the planet!I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I [^]????Are you ready for Victorias next big event? Join in Victorias first ever Block Party to celebrate 25 years of geocaching on March 22 - 23, 2025, at Hume Global Learning Centre, Sunbury - See GCAP417: The Sunbury Event????

One of the many hordes that stumbled over to the island today. I teamed up with Posums as we ventured around. Cool place. Easy find here with others. Thanks for the fun and adventure.

This was my first visit to Herring Island, and what a hidden gem it is. The weather was perfect this morning with the sun shining and an ever so gentle breeze blowing across. It was a quick find of this handily hidden cache. Thanks to tackle head for placing this cache.

Quick find on our visit to Herring Island! So excited TFTC

Oh my gosh so excited to visit the island today! Thank you for placing and bringing us here! ??

Hipity yay !! Found with Grubb62 & Bundoorian !! ??

Found by The Empire + HThe city hummed in the distance, but here, the peaceful flow of the Yarra River set a calm tone for the day. A temporary floating bridge stretched across the water, offering rare access to the island, and we made our way over, the bridge gently shifting beneath our feet as we crossed.Herring Island greeted us with a mix of open greenery and dense native vegetation. The island felt both remote and intimate, a hidden sanctuary just 4 kilometers from the city center. Picnic tables were scattered under large trees, and some groups had already laid out their blankets, basking in the tranquil atmosphere.We found the cache quickly, but something about it felt different. As I held the small container in my hand, I knew this wasnt the original cache that I had hidden with tackle_head all those years ago, on my birthday back in 2011. tackle_head and I had carefully chosen the perfect spot, nestled behind some rocks, hidden just enough to make the find rewarding but not impossible. The container back then was larger, with enough room for trinkets and a sturdy logbook that could handle plenty of signatures.Standing there, I couldnt help but think back to 2011. So much had changed since thenpeople, places, and even cachesbut the simple joy of geocaching remained constant.After sealing the cache and tucking it back into its hiding spot, we stood for a moment, soaking in the surroundings. It was a quiet place, unchanged by time, a reminder of all the little adventures geocaching had brought over the years. We got it done, even if it wasnt exactly as I remembered it, and that was enough. My thanks to the man himself, tackle_head for the cache! -M

1st ever visit ti Melbouene and good to get some great dt caches. Quick find here and all was good. Thanks for placing.

Today's adventure to Herring Island was made a lot easier with a wobbly bridge. Quick find here. Tftc

LVsnooks and I headed over to Herring Island for a quick caching adventure while the footbridge was in action, and picked up this cache while we were here. TFTC

Found on a visit to the island when it was possible to walk all the way across the river. Enjoyed spending time here and finding some caches. The sculptures were very interesting too. TFTC

Found on my way to get back off the island. Was busy nattering to someone and thought I was in the right place without looking at the gps. Had 25m to go. D'oh! Tftc

Quite a few of us took the advantage of being able to walk on the water to access this cache this afternoon. An easy find set us up for the thrills of caching on The Island. Thanks for the introduction, TackleHead!

We arrived at Herring Island today mainly because the NGV had arranged access to the sculptures via a pontoon bridge for an event - PICNIC ON HERRING ISLAND -REIMAGINING BIRRARUNG: DESIGN CONCEPTS FOR 2070. Nice but there would also there would be a Geocaching event later today. What a great opportunity to find the caches on the island. This was the first cache of the day, a nice quick find - a familiar cache in a logical place. Log signed, cache replaced. Thanks tackle_head for placing the cache.

Attending today for an event with a bonus of finding a variety of caches. This was the first one in the loop. Thanks tackle_head for creating for us all to enjoy. Love where geocaching takes us! Cache in good condition.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Wow! The fun just never stops.Join us as we announce the winners in the 2023 Victorian Cache of the Year Awards in addition to celebrating Geocaching Victoria's 10th Anniversary.**When:** Saturday, 16 November 2024 from 5pm**Where:** Yarraville-Footscray Bowling Club, YarravilleLog your will attend at [**GCAWDFX: 2023 Victorian Cache of the Year Awards & Birthday**](https://coord.info/GCAWDFX).Also have you logged your will attend for Victoria's first ever Block Party? (Think Mega but even more special!)Join us on 22-23 March 2025 in Sunbury to celebrate 25 years of geocaching by logging your will attend at [**GCAP417**](https://coord.info/GCAP417).

Great opportunity today to access Herring Island by temporary pontoon bridge to attend an event and locate the caches on the island. Very enjoyable exploring the island. This was our first find for the day. TFTC

With the lure of an event on Herring Island that didn't require us to cart a kayak into the city, Chook joined forces with Sunset62 and micaparamedic, catching the train in and enjoying a leisurely walk there via a handful of caches.A quick find by sunset62, it was one of the many finds that this cache had today, thanks to the above accessible event. The cache notes were appreciated, as at each sculpture there was not a lot of other information. TFTC tacke_head.

Today I planned to walkover to Herring Island for an event (not an easy task walking on water you might say) and I mentioned it to my caching buddy GemmaSistema.So a planned was hatched to catch up and do some caching before hand.I picked her up at a station and soon the day of fun and laughs started.Caches were mainly picked by if there was parking close by and also how much walking was involved.After touring the finer suburbs of Melbourne we have made it where we wanted to be and that is on an island.I mentioned that I was walking to Herring Island to my son during the week and he laughed at me.Photo was sent and the apology came.I have walked a couple of these wobbly bridges before.This one was the first one we came to as we crossed the bridge.Met up with a few other cachers as we were signing the log.Now to find a few sculptures on our walk around the island.Thanks tackle_head TFTC.

How convenient it was for the NGV to organise a temporary bridge on to the island to make getting there a whole lot easier... and how convenient it as that **ConnieandRick** took advantage of the NGV's offering and organised an Event on the island... when put together I, like many other cachers, grabbed the opportunity to wander across the water and visit the island... first visit in my case... and hunt out the caches that are there. Found this one before heading off to the event. Thanks **tackle_head** for placing this cache here.

Attending the event on the island today (as everyone else here has mentioned!) this was our first stop and an obvious find. Especially when there were 3 others already looking for it when we rocked up LOL!Thanks for hiding and keeping it going tackle_head!

I have been wanting to come to Herring Island for a while and here I am exploring and finding caches with geo buddies. Thanks for placing this cache.

Spring Victorian Incursion 2024.Day Ten: The inner south east.Weather: a rainy end to the day.One of five caches (includes an event) found on Herring Island today thanks to the NGV fronting up the cost of a temporary floating bridge to the island. Talk about perfect timing for my this extended visit to Melbourne. Ive just set foot on the island at this point, Ive not yet run into any other geocachers, and so I had to do all the work for this one by myself. It wasnt hard. Thanks for the cache tackle_head. The cache notes are an interesting read.

Lots of onion weed.

Found just before another cacher arrived. A few stories swapped, names added to the log and off to the Event Having a lovely day out with Tenkae. Enjoying a walk, chat and laugh in the big smoke!Thanks tackle_head for showcasing this area and contributing to this great game for myself and others to enjoy. Happy trails!

A quick find in the rain!

Excited to walk across the Yarra River on a floating bridge this afternoon to find some geocaching treasures. SL at 3.19pm Left: gumnut pathtag This old cache was a great introduction to Herring Island. #11,170 TFTC tackle_head

My buddies: b@w, nirgalagrin & n0w0rries Visited this island for the 1st time and found a very familiar cache at the hint location! All good at g's!Thank you tackle_head, for creating, placing and maintaining this cache. I have enjoyed finding it and visiting this spot.Follow my story on Instagram @AlphaDeltaIndigo

I dreamt about the Herring Island geocaches for a long time before leaving the UK. A little planning was required in order to reach the island. When the appointed day arrived, we made our way to the island in the delightful company of our new friends. The sculpture park was awesome. Herring Island is a truly special place where amazing geocaching memories are made. Awarded a favourite point TFTC

Nearly missed signing the log for this cache after the excitement of the pop up paddle event.this island is a hidden gem and thank you for sharing it with us.

Today was paddle day! Who said you cant kayak in the middle of winter. I teamed up with OzHockeyChick to tackle a couple of suburban kayak caches before the main event on Herring Island this afternoon.We arrived to see a number of cachers unloading their cars and carrying their kayaks down to the landing. A bit of a drop off made for a tricky entry but we all managed to make it without getting wet.Once on the island, we gathered at the event HQ before setting off to explore the caches on offer, of which this is one!We almost forgot this one as we arrived back at the kayaks. Phew that would have been a kick yourself moment. With the names in the logbook we set off for our kayaks and to rejoin the mainland.A big thanks goes to tackle_head for taking the time to add Herring Island Sculpture Park to the geocaching map for us all to find and enjoy.----------------------------------------------------------Are you ready for Victorias next big event?Join us for Victorias first ever *Block Party* to celebrate 25 years of geocaching.**When:** March 22 - 23, 2025**Where:** Hume Global Learning Centre, SunburyLog your will attend at [**GCAP417: The Sunbury Event** ](https://coord.info/GCAP417) Visit our [**Block Party website** ](https://geocachingvictoria.com.au/the-sunbury-event) for more details on the exciting lineup of events and activities as they are released!

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I arrived on Herring Island in sol de lune's company. We completed 5 T5 caches during the afternoon. Chilly conditions did not determine the geocachers today and this hide was logged with Ronice, kbucky and sonic.Thanks tackle head..

The last cache on the island, and a quick find at gz.Thanks for bringing us here by placing this cache, tackle_head ??~????????~

*2 Jun 2024, Found @2:10PM, Find #3814Came to Herring Island earlier in the day to pick up a few geocaches before the event. This was an easy find for our first find of the day.Thanks tackle head for placing this cache.**

Down from Ballarat with feathertop to attend the island event...and grab the other caches on the island. No issues here and while signing the log we were joined by others who had come out to enjoy the area.Thanks tackle head....cache all good.

Arrived on the island safe and dry to find other cachers already at it. A quick sign and off we wentTFTC tackle_headregardskbucky

Came for "Pop-up Paddle: Herring Island" event. Last find at Herring Island before we set off kayaking for the day with my hubby. Fortunately, the weather is a bit chilly, but I have dressed warmly enough to stay comfortable. Logged 5 out of 5. A great way to reach the 10,000 milestone here today. Thanks to tackle_head for placing the cache here!

Kayaked over to Herring Island for a cache meet event. Arrived a little earlier with Jascat to find a few of the caches hidden. This was our first find. TFTC

We arrived on the island by kayak and just as we stepped onto terra firma we noticed some fellow cachers who had just made the find here. While the logbook was still out it made the rounds through the rest of the group. Thank you tackle_head for placing and maintaining Herring Island Sculpture Park for us to find today.

TFTC. My kids really enjoyed looking for it. Sorry I forgot a pen :-/*Image removed from log by Reviewer**Log type adjusted from 'Found' by Reviewer*>Caches can be logged online as 'Found' after the geocacher has visited the coordinates and signed the logbook.

Yesterday we came home pretty late after a brief evening in the suburbs of Melbourne and planned today as the day to walk the city center with Lauras muggle friend Julia who we flew down under to see. She was nice enough to take most of the day off, which meant that we could spend time walking today in the city and not only get our rings closed, but also to see a bit of the downtown.After a longer train ride, we made it to the Yarra river, along which we walked for some time. After several DNFs, we left the pleasant river walk and headed to the gardens and towards the local grotto. After success there, I decided to part ways with the ladies and let them spend some quality time together, while I returned back a bit and towards the little Herring Island. I noticed the few caches here which seemed like a fantastic way to spend some time. I took the bus down and then walked to the park ferry dock, which according to a quick online search was running every 10 minutes through the day. Alas, another problem encountered during the day. The ferry was out; the river seemed a little drained with works going on. And there went my trip to this little island to see the sculptures and visit the four stashes here. To pour salt in the wound, the nearby cafe didnt have beer or any info about the ferry, and the nearest stash in walking distance was a T5 tree climb, for which I didnt have the equipment (as it didnt fit in our carry on). Bummer. This wouldve been a fun little trip. But it is a T5 after all...Thanks nonetheless tackle_head for as least the listing of your Herring Island Sculpture Park stash; we were glad to visit it and spice up our Thursday while down under in ????Australia for our spring break, visiting from slightly-distant ????Myanmar!

**29/03/2024, 10:59:00****Find #5728****Traditional Find #3440**I'd been wanting to do the three caches on Herring Island for quite some time. Yesterday I realised that the punt would stop running after this Monday. Easter had crept up on me without me noticing. [:o)]I decided Good Friday would be a good day to attempt them as the roads should be quieter than usual, at least early in the morning. I couldn't get a park when I arrived around 9:00am so I went to the Shrine to do the earth cache there. When I returned, there was ample parking. SteMicMitSar joined me around 10:45am and we made our way over to the island.Steve had already found this cache so it was just me and it was an easy find. I hid it a bit better than the last finder. We also noted that there are racks for up to six kayaks here. That's good to know for future reference.**Thank-you to tackle_head for placing this geocache**

Found itThank you73vk3elf

Found by Mary and David at 11:15. We'd arranged to meet McLookers, micaparamedic, muzza and Team Crackers at the Como Landing for the first ferry at 11:00. Arrived early and jagged the parking spot directly opposite the path down to the landing. Quite a few overseas tourists arrived for the ferry too, and it took several trips to transport them all 12 at a time. Glad it was free. Haven't cached here for more than 20 years. Our thanks to tackle_head.

Visiting my old home city from Sydney, took the punt out to get the D/T caches that I'd had my eyes on for a while. Had a nice hour or so on the island.Easily found, just had to wait for other people to walk away. TFTC

Found on a punt ride out to Herring Island with Dad.Thanks for hiding this cache and highlighting the Island tackle_head.

A very quick and easy find, with hardly any waiting for the punt either.

Backlog. Found this one with Emandel and a muggle friend from Holland.

Thank you for placing a cache on this very interesting island!

Thanks for bringing us here. Great spot. Tftc

I found this cache today in company of Squiptar. We had been trying to align a time to do these three caches on Herring Island for a fair while and finally, today was the day. After the punt ride over, this one was soon in hand. Thanks from D B-A

Final cache on Herring island acquired, was a nice adventurePika 24/2/24

#21668 @0810In Melbourne for a few days for work. I came equipped with a kayak, especially to grab the caches on this island. This morning was my best opportunity. The hard part was finding somewhere to launch. A quick find here once on the island, which I had all to myself. TFTC.

On secondment to Melbourne, Australia, combined with short holidays here and there. Day 28/74, Sunday. Today I visited the lovely Herring Island. I used the punt service (it was a bit after 1 pm when I went to the island and I was 98th customer of the day and there was still time until 5 pm, so the service is definitely popular) so it was easy this time of the year. I enjoyed my day a lot. I visited all the caches and the art gallery too. I loved the place! This was the first cache today and a quick find. Thank you for the cache and greetings from Vaasa, Finland! Logged with [GCDroid](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gcdroid).

Found with 999Hunter & 999HuntressThanks

Found with 999Hunter & 999HK.TFTC

Today, we wanted a family outing, and I suggested Herring Island. It's a place I've wanted to go for a long time, but I just haven't got around to arranging it yet. We took the punt over and strolled around, enjoying the sculptures and collecting the geocaches. Huntress may have recruited some new geocaches in the Art Gallery. The was the first find of the day and 999HK sotted it very quickly.Thanks for the cache, Tackle Head.Hunter

I've been meaning to explore Herring Island for a couple of years but I've never been in the area the infrequent time the punt is running. Today with a free morning and a perfect summers day it was the optimum time for a wander. After grabbing the multi this was simple find on the way back to the punt. Thanks for the adventure tackle_head.

I loved it. A fun walk around the island

Nice, easy find on a lovely Australia Day. All in good condition. TFTC

I'm required in Melbourne for some work on a Monday. And I figure, that's an ideal opportunity to fly down early and spend the weekend geocaching and enjoying the suburbs. Flight delays and a well-past-midnight arrival means my start today was nowhere near as early as I'd hoped, but I'm still keen to complete as much of my plan as possible.Sometime late last year I heard about the Herring Island Sculpture Park and quickly added it to my to-do list when I next could. Then I noticed the punt across operates during the summer, which lined up perfectly. As such, it was the first on this trip!After a reasonably late coffee and a tram ride out to Williams Road, it was time to start the pedometer towards what would undoubtedly be a huge number for the day as I walked north. The punt had just dropped off a few people as I arrived and I was welcomed aboard for the short trip across this muddy boghole anabranch of the Yarra.When I realised there was also geocaches on the island, I thought I'd grab this first, but muggles made me abort and do the walk around the island first - which is fine by me. Having enjoyed my time and feeling a bit done, I headed back down towards the punt. I thought GZ was in full view of the driver, and instead retired to the nearby seat which is a bit secluded.Perhaps some help in the description. It's not at all helpful and just a bad copy/paste job from the Parks Vic website. My phone had settled and pointed to a less obvious hide and could take a few steps and a quick find at 15:50. Rusty but signable. Replaced as found and time to get the ferry back to the rest of Melbourne! Thanks for this geocache, tackle_head.

Cache in good condition

Easy cache, thank you. Great location as didn't know this place existed. We came here for a picnic.

An event in Fed Square dragged me back into the city for the nth time this week, this time with buhfuhguh in tow, as we embarked on a fairly high-terrain caching day - especially peculiar given our largely urban environment!Some big targets were finally achieved with the aid of the ladder, tree fishing pole, whatever else was lying around in the car (toll road tag included), and the Herring Island punt!I've been meaning to head to Herring Island forever but have been limited chiefly by the punt's running time - I always seemed to be in the area on a summer weekday or winter weekend which yielded at most one of the two criteria required for it to be operational.But today lined up perfectly and we made it a priority to visit the island (though not before getting a bit too close to 5pm for comfort after burning most of the day reciting poetry in Docklands).The small journey across the Yarra on the punt was lovely and we were soon a little closer to this traditional cache - although, crucially, on the right side of the river this time!Only a short walk was required to reach a likely hiding place where the cache was duly retrieved upon our arrival and I was able to add my name to the logbook once the container decided to open.Thanks to tackle_head for placing this one here!

Omegaman1971Support Your Local Villain Live - Laugh - Lurk First To Find: 149Sidetracked Cache Finds: 118In the city for an event at Federation Square today and hopefully, put some smiles on the map. Always great to be out caching but even better when doing it with geo friends.This is one of the caches we successfully found today, Cheers for the cache.

Having missed out on last year's event on this island, I had earmarked these caches and placed them on my want list. The punt hours and days, l think, have changed over the years, but finally, it's operating again, so a plan was hatched with Rebel Acts and Omegaman to venture out on a caching expedition to Herring Island. In true Melbourne fashion, the sky darkened, and the heavens opened up, but the sprinkling wasn't too bad. We had a great little walk around the island finding these 3 caches, including this Trad. I for 1 was disappointed that the island was so small, (would have enjoyed a longer walk) some very interesting history and great little punt ride.

Out and about with My good caching friends Omegaman1971 and tiz13, there are always plenty of laughs while we are turning caches into smiles.This is one of the caches found today. we have had a trip to the island on our to do list for sometime and today we finally made it, it was a quicker walk around than we thought.Thanks tackle_head for the cache.

Full log to follow

With a few days off after the start of the new year an arrangement was made, with teamMerlin, to attempt to do some caches in Ballarat including the D/T Matrix Challenge cache.With cache in hand we signed the log and replaced as found. Both the cache and log are in good condition. Thanks for bringing me to the area and thanks for placing the cache tackle_headThe following TBs visited for the distance - Adventures with softball 29 and Harper, Govenor Lachlan Macquarie, Hawkesbury Tiger, phlphotos 2011 - 2023 NSW geocoin, phlphotos Cache In Trash Out Geocoin, phlphotos Cache In Trash Out Tag, phlphotos CITO Leaf Nano Geocoin, phlphotos CITO Micro Geocoin, phlphotos - CITO 2019 - 2022 Coin, phlphotos Four Elements Geocoin, phlphotos Optical Illusion Geocoin, phlphotos Spindoc Bob Memorial Geocoin, phlphotos Wheel of Caching Geocoin and phls silver ride

With a spare day dedicated to caching with phlphotos, we set off early after organising a TOTT to get us over to the Island. All caches found to be in good condition. After signing the log we replaced everything as found. Thanks for the cache tackle_head.The following TBs came through for the mileage: Bob geoMinion, Dave geoMinion, Evil geoMinion, Jerry geoMinion, Larry geoMinion, Mary Hyde's Treasure, Stuart geoMinion, teamMerlin's 7 Deadly Ducks Tag (Lust), Vanlith The Youngling, Hidden Creatures Geocoin TB, teamMerlin's Football

Forgot to bring a pen, but found this great cache on an evening kayak with friends!

We bought a little dingey and of we went over the Yarra River...Check!

Full log to follow.

We had discovered lots of the information in the cache notes during our exploration of this island and glad to know where the name originated from. Plenty of onionweed about to camo this cache but a speedy find with no-one else about. TFTC.

A trip to town and beyond. The SS inflatable T5 was packed and put to use again for these ones on the island. Lowish water levels made for a quick but muddy landing.
This was very close to the landing stop so a quick detour, find and sign. TFTC

I have had my eye on this island for a while.
Knowing that the free punt was on it's final week for the year, as we will be away next weekend, and knowing that was our best chance of getting over there we weren't going to miss the opportunity.
My sister and her husband are staying with us, so what a great outing for the day.
We took the punt across and explored every part of the island, including the gallery which was open and very enjoyable.
Great to see this cache back online, so thanks to the crew who played a part in getting it back up and running. A straightforward find at GZ.
Thanks tackle_head and the maintenance crew.
A great day out.

Bunadoorian and I enjoyed our trip to Herring Island today. We enjoyed the walk all over the Island and was surprised to see many groups enjoying a picnic on the grounds. I found this cache first - the second time today - which is a novelty as Bunadoorian has been finding most of the caches recently. TFTC and for bringing us here tackle_head.

Thankyou for bringing us to this beautiful destination on a boat ride up the river.

A handy cache if the punt landing hadn't been temporarily moved due to recent flooding damaging the old landing. Which meant that Grub62 and I were forced to visit all the sculptures on the island. The hardships we have to bare for Geocaching. Saying that it's still one of the easiest difficulty 5 caches I have done so I should not grumble. To be fair even Grub62 and I were able to access it unassisted. Thank you tackle_head for this cache and TFTC.

Tick tick tick. Tick 1 - The journey was worth it. I paddled down here from Bridge Rd. It was a bit further than I expected, but the fancy houses kept me distracted. Tick 2 - the destination was worth it. I found this first, but the sculpture garden was well worth a look. Tick 3 - the cache was quickly found in excellent condition. Thanks Tackle_head for a good afternoon

Headed over here today on a spur of the moment excursion before the free punt stops for the rest of the year. We loved all the sculpture and felt a million miles away from the city. Such a hidden gem of a place. Used the hint for a quick find.

A great excuse to explore this island!

Heading home from a week away, including time at the Avalon Airshow. Paddled across to pick up the three caches. Container in good condition. TFTC t_h

Found on a lovely sunny day. We decided to take advantage of the weather and try the punt! Made it across and found some caches. TFTC

At last, first smiley for the day! Today we must have left our eyes and heads at home before heading out to do some caching

Found it.
Visit to Herring island of course.

A Multicache on the island was published yesterday and there was talk about heading out last night for an FTF. We were out as we had just arrived home from yesterday's journey to Melbourne. A chat with Mr Sims_family and a plan was hatched to head to Melbourne this morning.

So after picking Mr Sims_family and the kayaks up, we headed into the big smoke. We arrived near the launch point and readied the kayaks. Boy, the tide was low, so it was a decent drop into the kayaks, and the Yarra looked like it was living close to its reputation of being upside down.

We made our way across the 40 meters to the Island and noticed a deep set of footprints in the mud leading up to the path. We had our suspicions, and they were soon confirmed when we became aware that we would be second to the prize.

While we were on the island it made sense that we pick up the other couple of caches on the island.

We were heading back to the kayaks and this one was nearby. We made a nice quick find of a cache in excellent condition.

Thank you for this Traditional cache tackle_head

This was a nice little find on a day of rides. Had a smooth ride along the Yarra Trail to the nearby cafe for a snack then a short punt across the river to this lovely little island. I'd never been here before so it made for a great day of firsts. The cache is in good condition. SL TNTL TFTC.

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Takeing a punt on having a great day out! Herring Island has an amazing natural environment with a variety of sculptures on display. The best time to visit is when the Herring Island Summer Arts Festival is on - Mid Jan. to April.
( Check details on line).

Disappointed - this is not the usual type/standard of placement by this CO - looks more like a throwdown!

Thanks to tackle_head.
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When we'd last visited here, it was pre-caching for us and our eldest child was a just a baby and the other two were just vague plans for more children....

Our eldest is now 16 and he is interested in Art, so we thought it would be a nice day for a re-visit, given the punt operates on public holidays. Managed to snap a photo of the Roulettes doing a fly by as well.

The gallery was open and we got to check out the sculptures on display - there were some quite interesting ones.

Of course we had to grab this cache whilst on the island, and it is the first T5 we have done (caching since 2016)!

TFTC tackle_head and giving us another reason to visit.

Found with the hamfish during the event

Cache found and log signed with dalerious whilst attending an event on this unique island.

Thank you to nirgalagrin and n0w0ries for replacing the cache and keeping it in play , and to tackle_head for allowing them to do so.

What a jam packed weekend dalerious and I had. Actually, we had two full on weekends in a row. This weekend we got to undertake some awesome "water" based caches, one of which was an event. This was dalerious's and my first T5 event .
What a start to 2023 and I hope that this trend continues , because we have got some serious challenge caches to fulfill and we ain't getting any younger.

Busy busy! New Year's Day and a caching event on! I must confess I didn't have much time to enjoy the sculptures as time was tight. Now I know what it's all about I'm going to come back via the punt and enjoy the wander.
Thanks for the cache tackle_head

This was our first trip out to Herron Island so everything here is new to us, including this 2011 T5 cache by tackle_head. [^]
Having realised the cache placement had been altered before looking where it was no longer, my partner catnap777 and I made a wuick find and were all too happy to be first to sign the new log sheet.
TFTC tackle_head, and thanks for getting it up and running again in time for the New Year's Day T5 event. Happy2023.

we brought an inflatable raft
we borrowed it yesterday from a friend
they’d bought it cheap from aldi years ago and it sat unused in their garage
they were happy to palm it off
they made no promises it was watertight

so we came prepared
with duct tape and bathers and a can-do attitude
we pumped until the pump broke
we huffed and puffed some more
but the vessel became more duct tape than raft and still the air escaped faster than we could puff

thankfully, there was a kind kayaker with a spare seat
so the backpacker picked up a hitchhiker
(thanks again for the ride)

we made it across to the island
safe and sound and dry
and no duct tape in sight

Snips and Co invited me for the night to attend the event here and this gave us an opportunity to go for a wander around the island seeing some of the sculptures on the way.

There was a group of us when we made it to GZ and the cache was found quickly, in good condition.

I managed to hitch a ride back with n0w0rries and we took the long way back cruising around the island.

Thank you for the cache here tackle_head First cache for 2023

Found with CJDenno and many other geocachers. We were going to Herring Island to attend a nearby event and decided to get some caches with some other cachers. We arrived at GZ and then looked around for a bit prior to finding the cache which we found not long after. We all logged our names into the logbook and then walked to the event. The cache, container and logbook are all in magnificent condition.

I visited 4 TB

TFTC

Visiting this island has been on my wish list for decades, and what better opportunity than a geocaching event.
As T & an E of iTEEM are working at Avalon Airport this week, we are kayakless, but a generous offer of aquatic conveyance from Crustyvarmint, and a suitably late start time meant that we were able to attend after work.
Paddling the tinny across was warm work on a hot night, especially as we went the long way around, but at least it meant we could say we have completely circumnavigated the island.
Some of the sculptures are quite interesting.
Great to catch up with some familiar faces and meet a few new ones too.
Finding this cache was a case of follow the trail of searchers to the likely spot. It wasn't as camouflaged as I'd expected, making for a quick find and sign.
TFTC tackle_head