Faulkner Park Meadowvale, Queensland, Australia
By PhillipsArt on 07-Jul-09. Waypoint GC1VJZ8

Had planned this cache a couple of days before it was archived, so we arrived thinking it was still 'alive' but might have gone, just couldn't believe the damage to this area. Check out the attached photo of the GZ...

Well this is a sad story here, the GZ is covered in like 15 to 20 foot of fallen trees and debris I think the cache will have to be archived. The council will not get to this within 30 days if disabled so best to archive it and someone else can hide here when it is all cleaned up if they wish to do so. It is very sad for me as I never got to find this cache, and now i won't. Went today expecting to find a wet cache and log so I was going to replace the log and do maintenance but shes is well and truly gone not even I can salvage this one sorry guys.

will remove maintenance attribute as this was reported a long time ago

Sad to see you go but you give me no choice

Faulkner Park was transferred from phillipsart to user fulfilled71

I will go back and check on this one once the water subsides

The gps would of had us go underwater I don't think so, if cache is at ground level its probably gone

Nice spot. Tftc

Easy find with seirra1 on his day off.TFTC!

Easy find on my day off.TFTC!

This entry was edited by seirra1 on Wednesday, 16 January 2013 at 10:47:57 UTC.

took a bit.was where i thought but could not see it untill josh put his hand in and found it . good hide tftc

GPS had us on the wrong side we could see it but had to go for bit more of a drive.Was a bit of work to get the cache out but got it in the end. Nice park for our 50th find!!!!

Having parked the caravan safely away at Free Camp cache we headed off for a day of caching. Beautiful weather and a great selection of creative hides which us challenged on several occasions. A really great day capped off when we met up with Port Macquaries cachers Bill and Di Morgan who were also caching around the Bundaberg area.. A lovely parkland area. Getting the cache out of its hiding hole was difficult but we managed with the help of some strong magnets.
Thanks to phillipsart.

A quick find on a day of geocaching in Bundaberg.
This is an eclipse container, it was the clue that helped us find it.
A beautifull area for a picnic
TFTC phillipsart

Found while on holidays with Doscrapbooking, my daughter from Sweden and her family, and Sweet and Sour,and his wife. A great trip and good to find all the caches on our way. TFTC

Went geocaching with Mum and Granddad

TFTC

An easy find on our way home from a couple of days in 1770 with my daughter and family.

Thanks for the clue, I would suggest that the CO change the size to micro as it's an eclipse container.

The Co-ords were nearly spot on.

Replaced the logbook with a ziploc bag, and bagged the old log.

A great park by the river, clean toilets.

TFTC phillipsart

Hello from Sweden

My family (muggle husband, muggle son and geocaching son Sweet Bacon) and my Mum (TriciaC2)and Dad (Sweet - Sour) and his wife on our way home from 1770, we did some caching on the way this is no. 2 for the day

Cache is very wet Dad replaced the logbook

TFTC phillipsart

Had another look for this one.. still nothing? Can it please be looked at or archived if not interested in maintaining? Thanks.

Nothing for me today. Found something that matched the clue - but no cache. Maybe the cache owner can check it out. TFTH.

We came across this great spot, had a look at all likely spots and came to the same conclusion as the last people,due to the floodwaters it looks like the cache has gone missing, so we quietly made up another container to put in the spot as the clue says(I hope this is ok with phillipsart). Thanks for putting the cache here to bring us to a nice quiet spot.

We tried all the spots suggested by the clue without luck. It certainly looks like there has been some water through here as well. How long has the bridge been closed?

Thanks anyway phillipsart.

Easy find. Lovely spot. Had to be careful to avoid nearby muggles and big mozzies. Took medal, left scout badge. Thanks

A beautiful spot. TFLF

Found it.
SL.....TNLN.....T4TC
Been here many times before I started caching and it ALWAYS is clean and neat.
troobloo

My GPS did not recognise that there is a log in the way to cross this crossing, so found my way around to this guy. Have been here before but it is a great spot to spend so down time. Thanks for placing this cache.

Log book replaced.

This is a beautiful spot. I'll have to return with my kayak sometime for a paddle. Thanks for taking me to this spot and for the cache phillipsart.

Beautiful spot and a great place for lunch. We replaced the log book, the old one was ready to be used for papermache, that is if you could stand the smell.
Thanks PhilipsArt for bringing us here

What a lovely spot but you can see the area has been effected by all the recent rains and the lawn had only just been freshly mowed so the mozzies were out and about. But the cache was quickly spotted by the family muggle that was tagging along with us for the day. The log book really does need to be replaced as it is still very very wet and it is starting to get a little smelly. TNLNSL Thanks for the cache.

log book still wet , tried to dry it out , loads of mossies

Nice quick find thanks to the clue, everything is rather wet.

TFTC

Dropped in GC for a visit

Container was 1/4 filled with water, emptied but all items contained inside are saturated.

Clue helped a lot, TFTC

Good find. Bit obvious " inside concrete " though we found it nicely. Have taken travel bug TFTC!

Another find for MrsL&L We did come back and went for a kayak along the river early one morning [^]. Local council were spraying some water weed but that didn’t deter us from enjoying our paddle. We followed a flock of shags up the river – every time they thought we were too close they’d fly on a bit further[^] TFTC and showing us this beautiful spot. [^]

This is a beautiful little park, isn’t it? We’re hoping to return before heading home and kayak along the river. Cache is happy and well in its hiding spot. TN/SL and left the “Wood Hiker Worldwide†TB.

Great area this, We used to swim here a lot when we were younger

Found with Travelling Sculptors. I used to travel across this bridge in a bus to/from school everyday when I attended North Bundaberg High in 1988-89. TFTC.

Nice fauna & Flora reserve. TFTC

Nice quick find at 1010. Had to wait for three dogs one horse and their muggle owners to leave. TNLNSL TFTC

The Nuvi got a tad confused again, first taking me off the highway, then back onto it again. Fortunately, it finally settled, and took me to the correct side.

Find number 27 for the trip to the Bundy event at 1440 hrs.

Cheers
Bundy

Third find of the day with the Williams Cache Team, followed by a nice swim at 'Smiths'. TFTH! Picked up the Guides Travel bug to travel to Perth.

Found at 10.10am GAFF1. Now this is a lovely hidden little park next to the river. The birds were in full song. We were able to get the van down and turn it around without any problems. Wonder how long the bridge is going to be "temporarily" unusable?
Thanks PhillipsArt.

Had the place all to myself. Wonder if the bridge will ever be repaired or replaced. TNLN TFTC

Nice area for a picnic. I hadnt been out to the area for years. Cheers for putting a cache here. All the best.

This was our first geocache as the groomsters. thank-you

Easy find, another nice little spot. Thanks for taking us there, thanks for the hunt. Left dinosaur took fish.

Found this one whilst Geocaching with the Groomsters. Took Beetle 3 travel Bug and made a couple of small swaps. TFTC

Found nice one hidden.Lovely walking crossing the old bridge and view river.Discovered t/bugs and Gecoin. T.F.T.C

Great spot, abit cool and breezey out here this morning though
Took GC
left GC
TFTC

Found it No. 1860 ... FTF ... a nice quite place to relax along the river ... TN and left Chinese Coins

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Dropped off Girl Scout Troop 1047 TB,
Beetle 3 TB and a Geocoin.