Scotsburn 2015 Bushfire! Clarendon, Victoria, Australia
By The_Tritonz on 30-May-19. Waypoint GC88PQA

Tftc, unfortunately we forgot a pen. han and nato

Tftc. The area itself - very disappointed at the amount of hard waste discarded here. We are so lucky to live in such a beautiful country. It's a shame some individuals forget that.

Quick find. So sad to see all the dumped rubbish

Nice roadside find

Tftc our first find in a long time!!

Having come down to Bacchus Marsh for a few nights, it was time to head back home to Adelaide. The plan was, however, to spend a few days making the drive back, finding caches along the way. Todays efforts mainly consisted of targeting more caches that would help me with challenges; were situated in LGAs I had not cached in; filled uncompleted Jasmer spots; and numerous caches in between. I meandered my way along either side of the freeway, finding the desired caches before eventually calling it a night once the sun had set and I needed to find a place to stay for the night. Despite not making much distance back to Adelaide, it was a good day of caching as the desired caches were found in some quality locations. Apologies for the generic log as I have quite a few to write following this trip.Find #9779, at 02:18 pmTFTC

Good hide very easy, bunch of cool stuff in the cache.TFTC

Find 503 on 4 May 2024Great little cache in a area I rarely go. TFTC The_Tritonz

Find 5173 on May 4, 2024 Found on a "stuff it lets go geocaching" day trip.All is well with the cache. TFTC The_Tritonz

It is great to see how all the plants have grown, pity about the rubbish. Thanks for the cache.

Nice restful place

Thank you for the cache! Geoff53.

Found It.........With Mr H_3's holidays fast running out we decided to have a caching road trip. After setting off we found ourselves popping out just down the road on our way to the nearby cemetery so we pulled up here to grab this one. Once out of the car Mr H_3 spotted something that needed more investigation and bingo. So with the log signed we continued our journey. Thanks The Tritonz for the cache

cool thnks

Quick find collecting lgas for a challenge in Victoria.

A quick find on the day after we watched a bush fire burn just over the Ridge from our home. Thankfully all is well today. Tftc. We can never be complacent around fore.

Tftc

TFC LL.

Easy find! TFTC!!

Out today for a few caches with Mrs Cogs introducing her mother to the world of Geocaching.After walking the well trodden trail and missing the obvious I had a regroup and thought about it. Thirty seconds later the cache was in my hand.TFTC

Found it!

Nice quick find TFTC

Found tftc

Quick grab on the way back to Ballarat from Geelong. Good excuse to stop and grab my drink from the boot.

On a cache maintenance run we checked this container and logbook and all is good here.

Easy kiss and tell find on a rainy day: David

Thank you for a awesome cache.

The impact of this event on Victoria was absolutely devastating. I didn’t live here back then, but I was visiting at the time, the smoke was so thick it was overwhelming. At the GZ, you can witness the aftermath of the fires, with new growth alongside the the burnt out stumps. My heart goes out to the farmer; it seems he was trying to do the right thing by slashing the grass, but it turned into such an unfortunate accident. Thanks for placing this cache here. The container and log are in good shape. TFTC!

Quick pull up and find. Log signed and replaced, with lid locked down. TFTC
Sadly, it looks like this wayside stop is becoming a dumping ground for rubbish.

Found on our family holiday.
Quick find and stretch in a new county as we passed by. Nice container.
Thanks for the cache!

Find # 12693

Found with Tyred n Cranky.

A family weekend away in Anglesea. Down here to enjoy and cache the area.

Last time I was in Anglesea was Oct 2018 and I had left a few unfound. So back again to claim some more finds in the area and tackle the AdLabs

After a coffee at the tennis courts, this one was a super quick park n grab as the rain had subsided. I managed to get back in the van before the next shower started.

This is the 4th cache (I think) I've found in this small parking bay over the years.

TFTC The_Tritonz

Over from Tassie to visit Lady membsec’s mother. We nearly drove past but entered from the furthest entrance. Nice size container.

TFTC

Find No. 4199. Found at 2.44pm

In Anglesea for a couple of days with Geodog Penny on board and staying at 'Maroo Park Cottages'

Today, before heading home we went into Anglesea to have a look around, take Penny for a paddle on the beach and to find some caches of course.

Then it was back to our Cottage, via the Chocolate Factory for a look, to have some lunch and pack up and head for home.
On the way we went via Bellbrae to find a couple of caches in the area.

Along the road a bit we discovered a couple of other close by caches that we could stop off and get and this was one of them.

We know this area well as whenever we come down this way we always stopped here for a cuppa and if we had Penny on board it was a good place to give her a run.

Today we had to be extra quick as it had not long started to rain heavily but we still managed to locate the cache and sign the log. (The multi's we planned to do nearby, we didn't, due to the weather so they have to wait for another day)

TFTC The Tritonz

Quick park and grab Mr 7 nice and easy. TFTC

Out at Narmbool for the day. Had a break so got out and stretched the legs.

Cache found in excellent condition, signed and returned to its hiding place.

Thanks for the Cache The Tritonz

Bushfires can do so much damage but as the years go by Mother Nature has a way of restoring the land.

On a new adventure to taste apples and perhaps see some devils .

TFTC The Tritonz
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Stopped in on the way from Ballarat back to Geelong.. nice quick find TFTC

Found and signed cache..burnt trees stark reminder of what happened, unfortunate to see so much rubbish in the area.

Stopped off on the way home from the travel expo at Geelong. Parked close to GZ and then headed off to GZ where the cache was a quick find. Log signed and it was time for one more on the run home.

Thanks for the cache The Tritonz. Looking at the area today you would never know how badly it was affected by the fire. Thanks also for highlighting the history...

Found this one with SciFiRulz TFTC

Found with PapaGrouch. Pulled into the layover and parked nearby. Spotted a likely spot and there was the cache. A great pity that people have chosen to dump huge piles of rubbish in the area. TFTC

Accurate coordinates made this a quick find , all's good at gz. TFTC The_Tritonz

Quick stop in between showers on the trip to Ballarat. Cache still good and well hidden. I remember that fire well. TFTC

Once again on the A300 heading north, though this time only to Ballarat, for a family celebration. As with any such visit a quick check of the available caches along the road brought up this one which we have managed to overlook on our way north, but **not** this time! One of those "if I was the CO moments" and the cache was in hand. An unfamilar version of the usual, but access was eventually made! Left one of the last red geonickels! TFTC

TFTC an easy find.

A nice little rest stop. I do like the table and chairs. Seem very out of place.
On a road trip from Perth to Canberra with a few side trips for LGAs. TFTC

Nice easy park and find. Left some goodies.

The sun had gone down by the time we reached this location. So torches were needed to undertake the hunt. Accurate coordinates led to a quick find. The cache and contents were in good condition. Thanks The_Tritonz for the cache.

Headed down south for a caching & camping weekend, including some events, solved puzzles and a cito.

Bushfires - such an awful tragedy to have to go through. Thankfully no loss of life with this one. Stay safe all.

Thanks for bringing us here today by placing this cache, The_Tritonz

Today we farewell our temporary home at Bunjil Lookout and set off for the events in Ballarat, stopping in for a cache or two before and afterwards.

We had a few extra minutes up our sleeve so stopped for that typical “just one more”. Bushfires can cause absolute tragedy. Members of my family lost their home not far from here (just up the road from Bunjil Lookout) in a bushfire about 10 or so years ago. I still remember the flames and desperately trying to help save it but the evaporative cooler vents had fed flames all through the roof. No one was injured in these fire fortunately and as a positive, building codes have now been updated as a result to help protect properties from this sort of ember attack.

It’s important to remember these events and the communities they affect as the impact of the bushfires and rebuilding lives on long after the news cycle stops reporting on it.

Thanks The_Tritonz for adding this cache to the worldwide collection for us all to find.

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Lots of good hiding places here. Good coordinates are always welcome, thanks.

Found on the way to Ballarat.
TFTC

Quickly found this one

First for the day - TFTC

Terrific cache thanks
TFTC

On my way to Ballarat for work and decided to collect a few smiley faces on the way through. Arrived at GZ in the pouring rain ( glad I have a spare set of clothes). It took me a while to figure out there was more than 1 latch to open this container... silly silly. Cache was in good condition and placed back ready for it's next finder .

Requiring a regular size container find for today, this one was my target. I remember the 2015 Bushfire day, what devastation. Thanks The Tritonz for helping us to remember what was a frightening day for this community.

We are out and about enjoying our new found freedom bouncing around the state doing a bit of cache maintenance.

Heading from Geelong to Ballarat we were picking up caches on the LHS and this was the next one on the list.
It was quite a pleasant area to be in today, it would have been a horrific area to be in 2015.
Fires are extremely devastating but at least with this one there were no lives lost. Looking around the area today mother nature has again taken control and we hope all the farmers were able to get through it to.

The GPSr needle led us directly to the cache hide where we had a nice easy cache find and we happily added our name to the log.

Thanks again The_Tritonz for the cache.

Quick find on the way back from Geelong!! Spooky in the dark!!

Easy find, nice place to stop.

Found by teamRav 24/10/21 TNLN

I like these bush hides, tftc

Love this one also! Thank you heaps

Cache back in place now roadside works has nearly been completed. Just be aware there is still b grade being stored near exit of the wayside stop, so drive carefully.

Roadworks still continuing putting this cache at risk.

As road works continue we will keep this one disabled for the time being.

We are removing the cache while the road works are happening near by.

A nice quick find on my way home from Geelong. the Road Works might make this tricky over the next few months but it was easy enough today thanks for bringing me here

As we crawled through the roadworks approaching GZ from the south we thought this might be a write off due to the barriers, but fortunately there was still access. Parked nearby and walked down to see the container sitting out in the open on top of the stump. Tucked it back in out of site and hopefully it will stay there for the next visitor. TFTC

Got it

I remember the day so well - very scary stuff! Nature is amazing - bounces back so quickly - must say it's a shame more respect isn't given by humans - so sad to see this area as a rubbish dumping ground. I do thank you for placing a cache here and for the figures and facts.

I see that the wayside stop also doubles as a rubbish dump. Disgraceful.
The cache was quickly found and autographed.
TFTC

Found after a bit of a bush bash and when we came out we smelt of curry!!!!! so that's what we are having for dinner tonight.

This is my second attempt at locating this elusive cache. The bush bashing put me off last time but with having nannynomad along it was easier to locate.
TFTC
TNLN
SL

Found with benjay21 TFTC

Great spot

Thank you for bringing me here and the history lesson. This is another found but not logged cache. Easy find. TFTC The_Tritonz.

This is quite the busy little spot. Been waiting for it to be free of other cars and today it was! Yay! So glad another cache has been put back here it has definitely come a long way since the fire has gone through here. TFTC

An all too familiar and regular occurrence in our landscape most summers. I guess those black logs testify to the ferocity of the flames.
Nice solid cache in great condition.
Thanks tritonz.

Tftc!

Big burnt logs are as true reminder of the fires. CIGC TNLN TFTC

A timely reminder of what bush fires can do especially after our strange summer. There was certainly a lot of re vegetation here. It looked quite green with just a few black logs.
Thanks for a timely reminder The_Tritonz

Revisited this one today as we missed it a few weeks ago when a car was parked right at GZ.
The area certainly has regrown since the fires.
Thanks The_Tritonz for another cache and one day closer to ending this streaks madness.
#3495
Streak day 349.

I remember these fires all too well and they keep devastating communities today. Still a chilling reminder of what was with the charred remains of trees left behind..... hopefully forever gone tftc

Did a bit Cito after find the cache.
TFTH
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Loving these containers. They are almost a puzzle in themselves. Topped up the trades as none were there and I hate it when you've got kids with you and there is nothing for them to trade. Especially in the bigger caches

Family NewYears Road Trip #3
Out and about, getting the kids out of the house for a bit. SueHut demanded to replenish the trades in this cache. I was disappointed by the dumped litter
Thanks for the cache!

We remember that fire and its random path only too well. Such a violent side of nature! Now we are hoping that the current season is going to be gentler on our area, though Victoria has already had to count some losses, too.
Our last find for the day, though it should have been the first. When we came here earlier in the day, there was a carload of munching muggles having a break, so we decided to come back in the evening. Day light was fading, but there is a geotrail. Lol, that trail goes in circles, but we ended up finding the hide and also finding the much shorter way out of here. Woohoo, it has been a bit of a Tritonz day, which is an awesome guarantee for quality hides. Thank you, guys!
Our assessment of humanity: The dirtiest, most rubbish-producing and dumping species of all. The piles of discarded refuse in this rest area put our species to shame!

It’s hard to believe this area was ravaged by bushfires barely five years ago. The location I found the cache in had several magnificent trees which were killed during the fires. This only happens when it’s an extremely hot fire. It did produce a good place to hide a cache and lots of strong regrowth which made access a bit more difficult than unburnt bush in this area. The cache was in excellent condition.

Heading home after the youngest team members activities we realised we didn't grab a smile for today as we ate trying to fill our calendar, so with a slight detour we headed to our closest unfound cache, we remember this fire as we watched it intently after leaving our place we were preparing my parents to leave as the fire came closer to them in Durham Lead, but thankfully didn't quiet reach them, it was a scary day, TFTC the memories and the fun

Our country has a fantastic ability to rebuild itself, no matter what disaster has occurred. People, maybe not so much, but Australians are fighters and we do try to rebuild our lives, the same way our land rebuilds itself. At GZ the remains of the fire still stands to remind us of the past. SL TFTC

Found with McAdies and jelly_bean14.
I remember the fires. The grass is really long here at the moment.
Thanks for placing it for us to find.

Found with McAdies and Geo_Eddie.
It was a nice warm day for a bit of geocaching in the area.
Thanks for placing it for us to find.

Took a little bit to locate as the grass is LONG right now but finally found the right place and no snakes either which was the worry LOL. Thanks for the hide we well remember the fires here.

Found on our 2019 mega trip with Roostaman.
Thanks for the cache The_Tritonz,
***MrsRoosta***
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**# 26075** Found on a fine Spring day on the way to St Arnaud.
Not many muggles around today and mostly good safe hides.
Thanks for the cache The_Tritonz,
***Roostaman***

Day 1 of our epic trek to the St Arnaud Mega via Geelong. As you do.
The constant was my travel companion for the entire trip, - Anymules. but we were joined by almost local cacher Bushfire for a lot of the escapades

But today it was a the case of making our way towards out first stop in Geelong caching along the way.[:o)] The fire was a while ago and the bush has recovered. Where's your machete when you need it. Fought our way through to GZ and made a quick find once there.

**Thanks The_Tritonz for this cache. **

After a big walk around in a circle I came back to almost where I parked and found a cache.

Thanks for the cache The_Tritonz.
Found on 11/11/19 at 11/11/19.
Find #9666.

What a sad day for a lot of people. Bushfires are never a nice thing, but nature is rebuilding slowly. Thanks The_Tritonz for placing. Cigc. Tftc

We stopped in here on our way through from Geelong. Since the big fire it has been different each time we come through. Tftc