Jackson's Hill Wetlands Diggers Rest, Victoria, Australia
By Team_Ninja on 09-Feb-08. Waypoint GC198G8

I've decided not to replace this one.

Whoops, looks like I've neglected this one a bit.
Cache TD'd until I can get up there to check on it

14-02 3rd DNF of the day at 18:28
There has been a lot of water through here in the last few days.
We checked under every rock and in all the holes (including drilled ones) but couldn't lay our hands on the cache.
(''\(OoO)/'') No luck today but we will be back...

This one had me baffled, I looked both sides

No luck for me today. Searched in all the nooks and crannies

did not see anything that looked like anything so i'll keep an eye on other logs , thanks Team Ninja

Nice area we sat and had a rest there for a min or two but couldnt get the log book out of the container It's stuck!
TFTC

hey found it with out too much trouble however it has been serverly water logged and is in desperate need of repair.

thanks

Well these containers are usually associated with wet lands when visible, dry lands when not.
Nice spot, but pretty dry at the moment.
TFTC.

I love these kinds of areas - thanks for bringing me here!

A nice hide in a lovely park. Not however the first time I had seen this kind of container, but it was a good hide. Thanks for the cache.

Found by - H - and The Empire
24th of September, 2009
New to the official world of caching but have been involved since 17th of April 2009 (my first cache find). But have only just gotten a log name. Time to log all the wonderful caches that I have been finding since I have been caching with The Empire. My name in the log book is H.
This was my third big caching day with The Empire. By this point, I had sort of developed an eye for spotting caching.
Nice easy find.
TFTC Team Ninja
- H -

Found by The Empire with H
24/09/09 @ 1:50pm
Number 9 of 14 for the day in Sunbury. Easy find, I hope you were joking in the clue, I was looking for something more elusive than this!
TNLN SL TFTC
- M

great spot, for a stop

my final cache for the day. easy find. could have kept going, but the plan was to make it to 999 today. objective achieved! #999. my 1,000th cache will be my event to be held this wednesday to celebrate 999 caches by the 9/9/09. I did it...and what an adventure

Came to this area to find Grandchildren's Delight but found this instead. Much more to my liking - a peaceful stroll around the wetlands. TFTC

We were momentarily distracted from our mission by the antics of a very cute dog and his owner. They were the only muggles around though as it was very cold - we made a quick grab and didn't linger. TFTC.

This is another great little parkland that would look even better if we could get a bit more water. We felt a little bit exposed with the nearby houses overlooking the entire area but not being able to see anyone and hoping that they were all at work we were very happy when the cache was a quick find.
Thanks Team_Ninja for the cache

Enjoyed visiting this rather nice wetlands. Younger members arrived first and was searching in all the wrong spots, and along comes the rest of the group and cache was found in a jiffy. Interesting choice for a cache container. We're seen one similar in NZ but it was placed slightly out in the open for its purpose. Not quite sure whether this one was meant to be found exactly where we found it, but hid it back as found. Thanks Team_Ninja.

Found at 12.40pm GAFF1 on our "Catch up with Sunbury and Melton" weekend.
Ian & Penny who had already found this cache accompanied us to see how long it would take to locate due to the many difficulties that previous cachers had. We were heading straight for the logical spot, but when we got within 10 metres of GZ, we were pushed to one side and in the very first spot we looked we found the cache which was a relief seeing that were being scrutinised.
A very nice little park - thanks Team_Ninja.

Found on my second attempt at dusk on a cold night. I hate caching with a torch. TNLN TFTC

No rain but certainly a very wintry night with a howling cold wind.

Parked on the other side a made the short walk in the dark, avoiding some muggles wandering nearby.

Cache was found easily. I've actually got one of these containers in my stack of spares, and have also seen one in use at a cache in north east Melbourne.

TFTC.

Find # 115 @ 16:10. I see why its called wet lands. The sky opened up on me whilst searching for this one. TLLNSL TFTC

Found on Victorian invasion trip with Big Matt and The Rats.

Well we had seen this type of hide before!

TFTC in a nice spot.

Here with Big Matt and Steeba as part of our Vic invasion weekend. Thanks for this unique hide.

2305.

Found this cache on our Victorian Invasion trip with Steeba and The Rats. This cache was a bit of a surprise, we certainly had seen this type of container before but certainly not hidden the way this one is... I think it may have moved some since the original hide.

Thanks Team_Ninja for the cache.

TNLNSL

RedPaw64 found this cache at 1415. Nice easy find.
TFTC SL
Happy caching

Nicely done, GPS coordinates were spot on!

TFTC

This was my first cache in Sunbury for quite some time. I was planning on systematically working my way through the town collecting as many caches as time would permit. This one was found at 1:30 pm. Thanks for the cache.

Quick and easy with GPS and description.

Called in to replace the log book

Wet logbook,

Needs replacing as it is smelly, bag too as it appears to be holed.

This was sneaky, and I too have seen this style of container used elsewhere.

Urgent Maintenance required, the log is soaked, though I did manage to sign the log.

A worker at a nearby construction site took an interest in me on the bridge, but this was after the deed had been done. I was plotting the next cache out, but I used the old GPSr is a mobile phone trick and all was well.

The lesson is that stealth is still required up until you have left the scene.

Found by Bob at 1645

Well, I've certainly seen a few containers like this used before - although I think they're usually placed in a manner that reflects the intended use of the container (maybe this one was too, originally - but, if so, then it's changed location a bit). Anyway, I didn't have too much trouble locating it today and I quite enjoyed the attractive wetlands in which it is situated. Unfortunately, the container was pretty wet and the log sheet was totally soggy - although I managed to make my mark ok - but it probably needs a bit of maintenance.

Thanks once more Team Ninja - a most attractive spot

Sorry, but I have seen a container like this, in a Rose Garden in Hamliton, NZ.

Nice park.

TFTC

Found absolutely soaking wet inside!!! Emptied out about 30mm or so of water.
Novel idea for a cache though!!!
TFTC

Third for the day. Thought vandals had wrecked the irrigation system, but just a clever container. Good hide.

1924 re-logging due to name change

Found on a Sunbury Search Spree with Darkvala and Jyetara.
Nice find on a sunny day, bit unusual to find such an item here!

TFTC

Found with Landsergruppe & Jyetara
Another great cache container !
Nice park, would look much better covered in green grass.
SL TFTC!

A DNF on this one. after 10min serching, fading light forced us to abandon. Hoping round 2 will be more successful.

Found cache where it should have been, didn't find my pen where it should have been....I'll have to come back for a sign. Thanks.

#275
Found with SweetnSweet
Hmmm...what's this doing HERE?
TFTC!!!

We found our 5th Team Ninja cache at 11:55am as the 8th of 40 on our Sunbury and Beyond Tour IV. As we headed down the hill we saw the spot where we knew that the cache would be. Then, as we go within 40m of that spot we were diverted some 10m to the left of where we thought it would be and "H" made the find. Thanks for the cache from D,H,H & A B-A.

A tricky find that took a while to locate. You're right, we haven't seen one like this before. SL TFTC

A nice area, and an interesting cache. Imaginative use of 5 cents as well! This one was in hand at 12:20pm
TNLN
thanks Team Ninja

I've never seen a cache like that before. It was great to have a little spare time to visit Sunbury and see some innovative cache hides in the area before flying home to Christchurch. Thanks for the cache.

Visited after the Christmas in the Ranges event near Gisborne. This was our second visit here, the first time was just after it was put out, but had no luck then. It was too warm then and way too many muggles about. Today it was about 10 degrees C with a windchill of about minus 10 so we had the place to ourselves. TNLNSL. Thanks Team_Ninja for a clever cache.

Wandered out the long way before the GPS changed its mind which way to go, and then insisted I look on the wrong side of the creek. Soon gave up and found immediately I started looking on the correct side. Thanks.

Nice cache, well hidden (especially as I didn't have hints on me:P)

TFTC

Found at 1410. A great little spot that would look even better with some water. Took a few minutes to locate cache. Interesting spot for one of these.

Thanks.

A great park theat was rather peacfull at this time of night, no trouble locating the hide. Thanks Team-Ninja for the cache.

Ingenious cache - Grandson picked it up and we very nearly dismissed it - enjoyed visiting the wetlands. Left: Niagara Falls Badge; Took: O.

Time : 1600
Onboard : John and Jack
Finder : John
Items in: Nil
Items out: Nil
Notes: Lovely spot for a cache and very clever way to hide it, I've never seen one like it before. Thanks Team Ninja, well done.

TNLNSL TFTC "Teleturnbulls"

I really admired the beautiful wetlands here on this gorgeous morning. The sun was slowly winning the battle against the threatening rain clouds which made for a great atmosphere. No problems finding the cache, the hide was an oldie but a goodie.

Thanks guys, I enjoyed this one.

R - B

Time : 7.59pm
Onboard : Ian(vk3jap)
Finder : Ian
Items in: Nil
Items out: Nil
Notes: seen this type of hide before also.

TNLNSL TFTC - vk3jap
*Overall Experience: 2*
GAFF 1

Rated: for Overall Experience

Found by baby&Mrs gopher at 1100. Have seen this type of cotainer before.Nice easy find TNSL Tnx Team_Ninja

Found by pocketrocket&friends on 28/9/08 at 1pm.
An easy find.
Signed log TFTC Team_Ninja

We'd tried for this way back in March - and looking back through the logs, I can see why we didn’t find it. Anyway, having finished up work for the day surveying very close by (in Jackson’s Hill Estate), I thought I'd stop by and have another try at finding this one. Good co-ords, and the lack of passers-by made this an easy find. SL at 5pm - just as the cool change blew through! Thanks Team_Ninja for the cache. Regards, 38degsouth.

Found today at 1145.
The 10th of 24 for the day.

Nice easy find.

Took - NIL
Left - NIL

Thanks for the cache,

VKC1SR

Found with Highrod on our Sunbury Saturday Day Trip.
We smashed our most finds in a day record which was 17, 23 will take quite awhile to break I'm sure!
Find 19/23 at 3:25am

TFTF on a trip around Gisborne, No 19 for the day. Cheers

TFTc, had to look twice.

G.finder twigged to this one quickly, but it was well placed, in a nice quiet area (at night, anyway). TNLN Thanks for the cache, Team_Ninja

Easy

Easier when not raining

Got to gz and admired the good restoration work being done. the small cache was found quickly with good coordinates and no-one being apparent in all those windows! Thanks Team Ninja.

Found with Karen on our Saturday and Sunday Sunbury Search 4th for the day found by Karen. A interested container and a nice little park thanks for the hide.

Cache found and replaced quickly.

Found by Team Ladava 12.35pm
What a beautiful part of Sunbury.
Despite our own cache being only a short distance away we had not visited this area.
A very pleasant stroll with our new dog making the most of every spot along the way. She is certainly enjoying her first taste of caching.
A quick find thanks to good coordinates.
Our thanks to Team_Ninja for bringing us here.

Rated: for Overall Experience

A nice quiet and pleasant part of suburbia.
A quick find at GZ, as I had found one of these types before.
Thanks to Team Ninja for the cache

We got to GZ, surrounded by zillions of rocks, and Geowife says "Check there". Bingo - first time. I knew I married well...

TNLN TFTC

Just a quick check up on the cache today. Could geocachers please leave the cache in the hole in the ground as that is what it was dug for.

I Love IT

Found it easy!

A quick and easy find for me today.

TFTC.

Lots of possible hiding places here, so I kept my eyes open for the sorts of things that make cachers suspicious and was soon rewarded with the clever hide. The wetlands were looking quite healthy and I could hear frogs, so I guess the weekend's rain has helped. Thanks for the cache, Team_Ninja.

A very quick find this time around. The updated coords are much more accurate! TFTC.

After 2 DNF's, finally found it quickly this time, the new coords were far more accurate, Thanks. PS - Have seen that type of container many times before, inc here in Melb.

Went straight to it.
Found it without any trouble.
Pity you didn't utilise the cache container better.
TFTC
The Riddeller.

Found 11.40am
Our first try at this one left us empty handed but this time round with new coords the cache was quickly found. Seen a few of these containers around.

TNLNSL

TFTC Team Ninja

Found by caughtatwork at 11:19
Ummm, not only have I seen a cache like this, I own one
With so many potential hiding places this was a big hard slog searching all the possibilities. It took Uncle Jiffy some many minutes to come up with the cache while I was busy poking elsewhere.
Took nothing, left nothing.
Thanks Team_Ninja. This cache would have been much better for us today had the cache been placed in a way that highlighted the container rather than being hidden, away from where it could be seen. Nevertheless, the area is quite nice and will be very pleasant as the plants and trees continue to grow (should we ever get any rain).
*Overall Experience: 3*
GAFF 3

Rated: for Overall Experience

Found by Uncle Jiffy on 26 April at 11:15

Not quite as unique as it may seem having seen a couple of these containers in the past. Eventually located amongst the many many spots it could have been. The container could have been used to better advantage but it was a nice place to visit anyhow. Thanks for the invite.

TNLN

** Coordinates Changed From **
S 37° 35.759 E 144° 43.264
Distance From Old: 40.1 feet
Ok, I have updated the coordinates with the ones that Ian and Penny kindly supplied. Good luck to all cachers who come after this!

Found by Mary & David at 0955. Thanks to Ian & Penny's coordinates, we went almost straight to it today. We enjoyed the plantings and the idea that one day the creek would flow through here again. Our thanks to Team Ninja.

No luck for us today. Looked at lots of possible spots in between passing muggles but, having just looked at previous logs, we were probably looking in the wrong place. We'll have to return with Ian & Penny's coords to see if that helps.

1.00pm
Found by Roma and Max.
Eureka, after 2 previous attempts we are at last successful and wonder how we could have overlooked this elusive container on our first attempt! It just happens that way sometimes.
It is interesting to note that GZ now, is almost exactly in between the first posted co-ords and the latest ones, and in both cases are within what we consider to be a reasonable search distance from either!
We signed the log and made no exchange for an obvious reason.
TFTC Team_Ninja.
Romax.

Our second hiccough for the day - Mr Emu and Demon Boy were unable to find this CCCC @ 5.30 p.m., on our big "get to 500 or bust" day.

We read the logs and thought we saw a suspiciously empty hole, but on reflection this may have been wrong. We were on a numbers run today, so only gave it about 15 minutes before moving on. Thanks all the same for showing is this nice area Team_Ninja. We'll watch the logs, and plan to return on a more leisurely "clean up Sunbury" day in the future.

Found this on the 3rd try with the new coords at 19 30 TNLN TFTC

Found @ 11:45

We would never have found this if we had not read the previous logs - the cache is waaaaay out.

T: N
L: N
SL
TFTC

Find # 2279 and 2nd of the day at 12:52pm. On a day out by myself to Sunbury and beyond. I was a bit worried as there were 3 DNF's on my print out but after a long hard search about 10m from GZ I found it. TNLN, Signed Log, Thanx Team _Ninja....

Sorry everyone I have been away for a few days in Wilsons Prom so I couldn't log anything. I will check the cache in the next few days to see that it is still there. My apologies to everyone who logged a DNF. Just for future you are looking for a sprinkler at the edge of the creek bed.

Hi There - Could you PLEASE correct the coords as everyone (EVERYONE) says it is way out. Went there again, even allowing for this, but even with clue still a DNF.
Could the owner please update/check/whatever, Thanks.

Make that THREE DNF's in a row. We spent 30mins+++++ there, overturing EVERY rock, checking for FALSE rocks, left no stone unturned, even examined ALL the bridge too. Seems it is not there, Hmmmmmmmmm.

I think the co-ords might need a bit of work. As Chewin' said it was found about 10 meters from GZ. Interesting cache container, but we have seen them before.
Thanks, Robmc.

This was the one time we really struggled with some less than accurate co-ords. After a good long search I called Feathetop and we found the cache a good ten metres further upstream along the creek. We did record the co-ords at GZ but I left my folder at work and I am now at home so if I find it or them I'll post our co-ords.
Thanks once more Team Lavada

Had another look for this elusive container while in town today. We had already given this new location a fairly good go over when we widened our search area last time.

No luck with this one [xx(] despite a good 30 minutes of searching.

[This entry was edited by Biggles Bear on Sunday, February 24, 2008 at 1:44:46 AM.]