James Gordon VC Memorial Rest Area Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia
By Rapidlywild on 12-Aug-14. Waypoint GC5ARQR

Unfortunately there was no response (or regular update) from the owner within the time requested and as per the original note this cache has been archived. If you wish to replace it please submit a new cache via [this link](https://www.geocaching.com/play/hide).

Ngaambul - Matt

Hi DARKSIDEDAN,

The cache appears to be in need of owner intervention. I'm temporarily disabling it, to give the owner an opportunity to check on the cache, and take whatever action is necessary. Please respond to this situation in a timely manner (i.e., within 28 days) to prevent the cache from being archived for non-responsiveness.

If you require more time please be sure to **post a note** (not an email) explaining the situation and how much more time you require. For ongoing issues please ensure you visit the listing and post a new note every 28 days to keep everyone up to date, if you do not then you cache may be archived without further note from a reviewer. Caches archived due to lack of maintenance are no longer unarchived and you will need to submit a replacement as a new cache.


Ngaambul - Matt

Spent a fair bit of time exploring this area in the hope of finding what others couldn't, but no luck today.

We pulled up here last night for a rest as it was pretty much the first rest area since passing Sydney. Chilly morning and the duey spider webs were facinating

Looked found nothing.

Close, but couldn't see cache anywhere... Maybe the wombat took it

No go for me.

No luck for us today. Searched for 10 minutes and then searched a little more. Thanks for bringing us here regardless.

Found some doughnuts and then found the cache. Thanks for the opportunity to stretch our legs.

Find Number 6674

Another nice quick find as we head back to Sydney

Thanks DARKSIDEDAN for placing the cache

Mini doughnuts and cache !

Ocw the Bebes. A quick stop off for some donuts and to pick up this cache. Bonus both ways. Tftc

OCW PelDroedGwin

Heading home from Goulburn pulled off the highway for this one.

So glad we did too, logged the cache then grabbed coffee and donuts as the rain came down.

Tftc

Nice quick find after a brief rest stop on the way to Sydney. Cache and logbook are dry and there is room for SWAPS and drops. Left Navy sticker and took Mr Smiley man. SL TFTC TFTH Replaced cache as found ready for the next cache.

Cache was checked today and it is in good order. The cache is ready to find again.

I hope that you all enjoy finding this cache.

Good quick find. Sorry couldn’t sign the log as I didn’t have a pen

Quick find passing by on a very cold day. Thanks!

We found it on the 17.6.22 it was so fun

Tftc

TFTC

Nice stop on the way back home. TFTC

Stopped for coffee and donuts. Bonus cache. TFTC.

#1916 A nice stop off on our way back from Sydney. Grass was wet but the cache was dry. Thanks Rapidlywild!

Found with 999Hunter
TFTC
999HK

Day 1 of our Newcastle holiday, and leaving at 5 am, it is still a 12 hour non-stop trip. As such stops are being kept to a minimum.

Pretty busy area this one and the Hot Jam Don't van is doing well. Glad this one was out of the way and we were able to find it quickly at 3.20 pm.

Thanks for the cache Rapidly Wild
Hunter

Find 442 for the tribe.

A rest stop was needed and the cache promoted a good bit of walking on this occasion! Normally with these rest area caches you wonder if they may be muggled but I think this one is fairly safe!

Signed the log and returned cache to it's location. Both cache and log are in excellent condition.

Thanks not only for the cache but also for the reminder of these great Australians who we can be so thankful for.

Found in the way home from a work trip in Goulburn. My first cache in a long time. TNLN TFTC

Thanks for the find. Left a surprise for the next person

Nice lil hide! Left a happy swappable. Thank you

A quick find today. TFTC

Being I no longer own this series, transferred across to DSD, its time I log a find. I really enjoyed researching the VC's all associated with this series of caches. Thanks for keeping the series alive DSD.

Nice hidey spot, cache is in great condition and dry. This weather however is terrible!

Great hide wasn’t far behind someone else finding it today

Quick park and grab after playing in the mud in the forest tftc

Cache has been replaced and is ready to find again

Cache has been replaced and is ready to find again

James Gordon VC Memorial Rest Area was transferred from Rapidlywild to user DARKSIDEDAN

New owner...Adopted from Rapidlywild. Cache is being replaced on 23 May 2021. I will enable when replaced

Hi Rapidlywild,

The cache appears to be in need of owner intervention. I'm temporarily disabling it, to give the owner an opportunity to check on the cache, and take whatever action is necessary. Please respond to this situation in a timely manner (i.e., within 30 days) to prevent the cache from being archived for non-responsiveness.

If you require more time please be sure to **post a note** (not an email) explaining the situation and how much more time you require. For ongoing issues please ensure you visit the listing and post a new note every 30 days to keep everyone up to date, if you do not then you cache may be archived without further note from a reviewer. Caches archived due to lack of maintenance are no longer unarchived and you will need to submit a replacement as a new cache.


Ministro - Matt

It would be appreciated if this cache could be checked soon. Thanks.

Nope

Probably needs a cache maintenance check by the CO. Had a very good look in the area.

Not found, probably needs a cache check

Spent some time looking around but couldn’t find it. Ohh well time to head home

Aaaagghhhh! Third DNF in 2 days!

Couldn’t find it.

Last trip north for a while, stopped to give the geobaby a feed

Our very first find!!

Great entertainment while travelling to Newcastle. Thank you

tftc!!

Yay! Found it. Took a bit of funding but what a clever hide.

Found it

Collected this one while on a trip to Belanglo Forest.
TFTC

TFTF

Lovely shady spot to bring us thankyou

A nice break on our rainy drive home from Canberra, thanks Rapidlywild. Found with lyn999. SL, grabbed a TB.

Found with Bigswifty1 tftc

TFGCF
Excellent spot for a break and love the croaking frogs in the background.

Quick find while clearing up a few caches around the highlands TFTC

Just far enough from where I parked to stretch my legs. Saw some rabbits on the way. TFTC.

Easy find today. We are from Caloundra Queensland. Left hone on April 12th. We have traveled to the Pilbara WA. On our way back home now. Tftc

Nice spot. Thanks.

Found this one on our trip home from Canberra, GPS wasn't very accurate under the tree cover. TFTC

Tftc

Thanks for the geocache

Another stop, toilets reek!

Thanks Rapidlywild for James Gordon VC Memorial Rest Area

#3761

10:36 am #7552
I’ve stopped here before, but I’m certain the loos were not that bad.
Cheers Rapidlywild

Quick find, at a stop on the way to Sydney, all in good order.

Thank you Rapidlywild for putting the cache out and maintaining it.

Found together with Fred. I had most of the honors today as Fred is still incapacitated a bit. All good.

TFTC Rapidlywild

Found on may way from Goulburn heading to Pheasants Nest to fix my daughters broken down car. Thanks Rapidlywild

Quick find on our way to Sydney. TFTC

Quick find on the way to Canberra (again)

Nice quick find at a lovely rest stop. TFTC

Found with LaurenKatelyn and palm23011975

Easy find before a busy weekend in the forest. Tftc

With miss k

Forgot to sign but proven with a photo we have been here

On my way to Port Macquarie from Victoria and called in to sleep overnight at this rest stop. Before leaving in the morning I ventured over to find this cache. A nice easy find to start the day.

TFTC

Slowly making our way north again after the Clear Waters Mega in Queanbeyan.

Passing through this lovely town and decided to grab a few caches here.

Found on the way to Belanglo Forest.

Thanks for placing this cache Rapidlywild . We visited this cache at 12:28 p.m..

Our only find for the day on our way back from the ACT to Sydney after a nice camping holiday and attending the Mega event in Queanbeyan.

With the traffic building on the road at the end of the school holidays I was reluctant to pull off too often because I could see there was a bit of difficulty getting back onto the motorway in some places. Besides, we wanted to get home and not spend too much time on the road.

This spot was a convenient stop to stretch the legs, have a quick snack and something to drink, and also to find a nearby cache. The find was very easy, though well away from all the muggles who stop here.

I added my name to the log sheet before returning the container to where I had found it. I added a bit more natural camo because the container had been quite exposed when we got there and looked like it needed to be shielded a little bit from curious eyes.

Found with Gazkersh and littlemisslonglegs while attending the MEGA nearby.

Found with littlemissleft and Gazkersh
while at the Mega event at Queanbeyan.
Thanks for the cache.

Found with littlemissleft and littlemisslonglegs
Found after a night camping in the forest on the way home from clearwaters mega event

Thanks for the cache

On our way home from Stone the Crows festival at Wagga.
TFTC

Finally after 3 stops at this rest stop and have finally found this cache. And got mini donuts! Winning.

Hi there Rapidlywild. After spending ten days at the showground in Queanbeyan we had to move on - this time to Wallacia CP (not recommended). This cache and log are in good condition. SL. Thanks to Rapidlywild for this cache - our find #6546.

Found looks like a layout of old trenches i seen on videos/movies/doco's of the battlefields

Found it with dad he grew up knowing the family but not until recently did he find out they had 2 vc winners in there family.

*Found with [Geooh Live](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobiltal.geoohLive)*

After landing in Sydney myself and goose of gooseandegg were heading Southwest to Thredbo to attack the cache on the mountain tommorow, along the way we picked up a few of these that the goose had missed last time he was over this way.

Thanks for the cache.

16/04/2019 12:37

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The egg and I found a lot of this series a few years back but missed a handful and this was one. We parked somewhat strategically and weaved a bit to GZ but soon found the cache without being spotted.
Thanks Rapidlywild

Great rest stop nearby today there was a donut truck.

A very short drive along the highway,
and after successfully dodging the traffic,
I ended up here at the rest area

A stroll around took me away from the muggles,
and I found this memorable cache [^]

Trip away with woolwood9 hunting containers in the area.
Stamped logs as TM/WW NZ or in pen as tm421/ww9
*Another nice find for us today, thanks for putting this cache out.*

Donut caravan onsite - mmmmm good!!

Found while on a trip away with tmann421, heading to the MEGA in Canberra
Signed as TM/WW NZ
Thanks for the placement

I am currently working here in Canberra - Sydney - Newcastle. And when I am not working - I am geocaching.
So I found your geocache and I am happy to have a new Smiley on the map so far from home.

TFTC koeNixkind

Found while out geo-adventuring between Canberra and Wollongong on a miserable wet day.

Tftc ️

auzzy_mate

Our GPS led us straight to this cache so we didn’t really have to look . We signed the log book and then replaced as found. Thanks so much for the cache and greetings from Zimbabwe

Quick and easy find

It’s still here. You need to log it.

Someone has taken this!

Tftc

Found it