Pioneer Monument Maccas Macarena Pioneer Park, New South Wales, Australia
By Grahame Cookie on 28-Oct-09. Waypoint GC20DBV

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no response (or regular update) from the owner within the time requested and as per the original note this cache has been archived.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

Oh Dear, I had forgotten that this cache had needed some attention, and I was down near there just a fortnight ago. Will get there within the week and check it out, and replace as necessary. SORRY.

Hi Grahame Cookie,

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

Better let this one go.

This geocacher reported that this geocache should be archived. A community volunteer reviewer has been notified.

No luck here today

Where I thought it was. Was full of water. Shone my torch down. No cache if that is the right spot. No luck today.

No luck for us, may not be there

Quick stop over- after reading ahead I didn’t have high hopes, and was met with my expectations. Will mark as needs maintenance.

Previous logs suggest heavy cache damage and 2 DNFs have followed. Cache appears to be missing and broken.

Couldn’t locate caches in one of two obvious locations. Lived on one of the corner houses as a youngster in the 70s and would play ‘statues’ on this rock.

Statues game is where you climb on the rock and when a vehicle drives past you remain still in a statue pose

Mum has photos tucked away some where

TFTC a quick find along our journey.

Easy find!

We used a stick to retrieve it and got it in a couple mins. TFTC!

Found during a quick romp through Foster, on the way up to Comboyne. Quickly got to GZ and it didn’t take too much effort to retrieve the cache, although the bottom of the container is pretty much gone and the cache desperately needs a check. Found with Foreignnebula and Cheese_Pizza13!

Team Normal

Needs maintenance as the bottom of the container is missing. Was an interesting cache hide, especially with highway police patrol hanging around lol.

Found needs attention TFTC

Find No: 8460. Visiting from Newcastle with shaneo58, stayed at Forster overnight, spent too much time and effort in the wrong hole, thanks for the cache Grahame Cookie!!

Found it with Grub Fred. Nice hide. Cache is starting to deteriorate. May need some attention. TFTC Grahame Cookie.

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Thanks. Good one.

TFTC found 13/4 with Kestal in a quick hunt

A quick trip into town and we stopped off at this one. A quick find. TFTC Grahame Cookie

Found with Dozenmater,,TFTC

Found with rainygirl74 - TFTC

Found it but couldn’t get it out to sign

We missed out her in February 2020. In the area again to visit a friend at Nabiac and thought we’d try again. Theo’s time the bottomless container was in sight and we found a local TOTT to assist with extraction. We did a mental Macarena for turning this blue frown upside down! SL TFTC Cheers… Gaztek

#5946.
We took a leisurely walk to this cache on a beautiful afternoon. The cache was quickly spotted and easily retrieved with a stick. TFTC!

A stick did the job! TFTC

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Found with @Rach_jean21 and @joshhanley TFTC

Found with lil_miss_kimmi & joshhanley. TFTC

Great cache. We didn't have a tool with us but used the local fauna. Plenty about.

Easy find tricky to get out!

Took a bit to get out but perseverance won the day. Log was full and end of container was broken. Added a new log and returned to hide. Tftc

TFTC. Agatha Chrissie, Jayse and Edee Explorer.

Quick

Sadly couldn’t get the log out. Need to get a better toolkit for future adventures!

We found it but couldn’t get it so will be back later to try again.

Was looking forward to doing the BIG MACarina but despite multiple TOTT and we think the correct spot, no luck.
Got a magnum wrapper and some tissue paper but no cache.Very disappointing.
Thanks anyway Grahame Cookie

Lana Dog and I (cowpoke1) put on a show for the passing motorists.

Out and about for a lovely days exploring the day, in perfect weather. Stopped off to make a quick find here at GZ, while hubby was enjoying an early body board.

Thanks Grahame Cookie for placing the cache and doing the maintenance, so we can enjoy the find.

After finding cache and seeing hint TOTT I thought I had better go buy what I thought I needed. After returning it didn’t work. I read other logs and saw I needed something different. After searching the car we found something suitable and the cache was obtained. TFTC

Nice easy find. TFTC GCookie

Quick find, TFTC

Quick find by Wifey, she doesn't find many!
Its a busy spot here, don't think we were seen by muggles, But local big sounding Dogs knew we were here!
Thanks for maintaining the cache

Caching with Tatt2squared and Key_Tat... TFTC

Caching with Tatt2squared and Viper_101... TFTC

Found in the company of Key_Tat and Viper_101... TFTC

Unfortunately I do not possess that tool. Maybe I’ll buy one

TFTC. Quick find at GZ.

TFTC.

Nice find but all you need is a stick if you don’t have a magnet

TFTC was not magnetic

With COVID limiting our holiday destinations to our own state, we opted for a weeks holiday at beautiful Forster in the caravan. With a few days spent exploring the area I was able to grab a handful of finds with the mini Rats over the week.

With Maccas just over the road this was a must-do stop for the kids and me. Managed to get the cache with my own special tool.
Thanks

I found what was left of this cache back in Sept 20 when I was on holidays. Today I found again and signed log.

Tftc

Late afternoon and left wife in the pool, while I went to grab a few caches in Forster. Parked nearby and walked to GZ. Did my search and had an inkling where I thought it might be. Then the hint told me more. I tried my TOTT and then tried in another spot. With a 2nd TOTT I saw the cache and was able to get it. SL and replaced. No maccas for me tonight. Will try some better food. TFTC.

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Replacement cache placed. All good - for a while.

Logs suggest that there was a cache here nine months ago, in January 2020, but no one has found an intact container with log since then - the only finds have been either parts of the supposed container, or just finding the monument itself.

Sort of found it on the first day of my stay in Forster. I found the lower half of a damaged bison tube, no log. See picture.

Found with My Dad (DJANT) and my Brothers (dart16 & Jedi Anakin) I have my own account now and am trying to catch up to the boys Thanks for the cache.

On holidays from Sydney and found this today and what's left of cache.
TFTC.

Found the boulder but no cache

No luck here

Found the monument but not the cache?

Uses ToTT to try find this one but in both spots no cache was found. Wonder if it’s been muggled or disappeared deep beyond.

Out and about on my own today. Came to the monument got material out and fit it in. Hope it has not been put in back to front. Interesting greetings from Melbourne

No luck for us in finding this cache today although we had a determined poke in the holes. But we did have some other luck... a swim with the Forster Turtles (very rough seas so we just caught some waves on the edge), a very nice breakfast at the Surf Club, a fun catch-up with local friends in the Main Street and a nice drive out to Pacific Palms. And although we welcomed the rain, it didn’t start really teeming down til we were back at our friend’s house at Nabiac where we were visiting from Sydney for the weekend. Will check this next time we visit. Cheers... Gaztek

TFTC
Quick easy find after avoiding the green ants

Out for an early morning cache on transit back to brisbane from Melbourne

I've never stayed in Forster before, lovely spot. Def will again.
Tftc

Excellent hide, quick find near a busy intersection. Tftc

After a long drive up to Gosford we spend our night in a neraby caravan park. I needed to take some steps after sitting the whole day so i walked some meters to this monument. Unfortunately I only have read the special requirements needed to grab this one some meters before my arrival at ground zero. Luckily I found a helpful tool nearby to get to the logbook.

Regards from Switzerland.

Having arrived in Forster this was our seventh and last cache to search for. We soon located the cache then set about extracting it - it was a little bit fiddly but with a bit of patience and persistence we were able to retrieve it. We signed log book (last signature was June 2019) and then replaced as found just a bit less deep in. Thanks so much for the cache and greetings from Zimbabwe

Found it but it has been shoved way in where I couldn't get my TOTT onto it! TFTH

Thanks for cache phone wasn’t working last time and forgot to log on phone was with Loney RA at time thanks

I found it and could see it but nothing I tried could get it out. Its really well jammed in but I will still count this as a find

Found with Gum62 and MDT79

Found with Bek76 apnd Gum62

Found it

Good one love it

Found it

Not sure if this is how it is supposed to be, but just a clip lock bag with a small slip of paper and a whole lot of wet mulch in it.
Needs a bit of TLC

Ironbark.

Pretty obvious find, but log etc really needs replacing, all soggy, left a new slip of paper.

Found with sosillyadventures2 but couldn’t sign the log as it was just a ball of mush and didn’t have any spare paper. TFTC

Found with Sosillyadventures

Nice sneaky little hide wondered what TOTT stood for now we know! TFTC JenneG and Budgy from Nth Nowra

On a trip from Newcastle. TFTC

Found it TFTC

Found It!

Targeted this cache for it's TD rating in aim to compleate the 3x3x3 challenge. We are on holidays in foster and it's raining, so what better to-do than go geocaching
TFTC

Found with Djant Thanks for the cache Grahame Cookiethis is my 261find

Out doing a little bit of geocaching on this fine Sunday and I noticed that Grahame Cookie had placed a cache called Pioneer Monument Macca’s Macarena I do like finding Traditional’s so I had to grab this one too.
Nice hide Grahame Cookie this is find number 1787 so TFTC

Found with djant jedi_anakin and frisky puppet tftc

Found with Jedi _Anakin had to replace bag and log
Thanks for the cache Grahame Cookie
This is my 873 find

Found with the kids on a walk around town, met up with some fellow catchers. TfTC

Stopped by here in the way to the beach. Foubd the container quickly and manged to extract it. Then spent a couple of minutes trying to open the wrong end. Eventually flipped it over and opened it only to discover there is no log book. Left a piece of paper with my name. TFTC

Morning running and caching in great city of Forster. TFTC and greeting from Finland!