Go forth and multiply Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia
By vp4 on 16-Nov-09. Waypoint GC21461

**Cache Archived**
Unfortunately, steps have not been taken to address the issue/s associated with this placement, as per the maintenance expectations in the Guidelines.

As explained in previous logs, the cache is now being de-listed (Archived) as abandoned. If there are components or remnants of the cache, please recover them as we don't want to litter our environment with Georubbish.

If you wish to contact a Reviewer regarding this cache, please send an email via the profile - [**Bunjil**,](https://coord.info/PR9GZ0K) and quote the Cache Name and GC Identification Code.

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Hi there vp4,

It looks like this cache might need some attention, as one or more seekers have indicated there is an issue. The cache has been temporarily disabled, so as to remove it from search listings and discourage people from visiting this location until the issues/s with this cache can be addressed.

**You do need to respond in some way within 14 days, so others know you are on top of it, as well as indicating exactly what is happening with this placement - please don't let a lack of communication scuttle this listing.**

#What should you do now:-#
You have a number of choices so pick the one that applies from this handy list:-

- **Check On The Cache:-** Visit the cache and repair and/or replace or do whatever else is needed, post an [**Owner Maintenance log**](http://support.groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=404) indicating the cache has been checked and [**ENABLE your cache**](https://support.groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=235 ). Then sit back and wait for the logs of praise to roll in.

- **Place A Write Note Log::-** Reviewers don't have a crystal ball, so without your note on the cache page explaining that the site works are on-going, or you have been in hospital, or the area is in flood, they can't tell what is going on with the cache.
So please just post a note to the page (within 14 days) and when a Reviewer next looks at the listing, all will be fine for a little bit longer.
**Be sure to indicate the actual date that you expect to have it fixed so that everyone knows you are on top of it. If you have a long term unavailable cache (where you don't have an actual date) please ensure you visit the page and post a note every 4 to 6 weeks, so as to keep everyone up to speed.**

- **Adopt/Archive:-** If you don't plan on fixing it then you could consider passing it on to another geocacher by asking them to [**Adopt it**](https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=38&pgid=54) or alternatively, you need to [**Archive it**](https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=38&pgid=56), so it is removed from searches and someone else can have the spot. Don't forget to remove any remnants of your previously enjoyed cache too.

You might wonder what happens if you don't pick one of those. Well, if nothing happens, then a few weeks from today, when a Reviewer next looks at the cache page, it is likely that they will, unfortunately, have to de-list (Archive) on the basis that it has been abandoned.

Honestly, I'd rather you decide so please do something before then. Please don't send me an email but instead follow the information/advice posted above.

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Thanks for your cooperation,

Bunjil

[3B]

Waterlogged

Lid is barely existent on this one. Has been wrapped in sandwich bag but could with an upgrade.

Awesome story and quick find.

A quick park and grad, including the tractable. Thanks

Quick easy find. Very wet and can’t sign it. Dropped off a travel bug

Today Vinz has come to the place of the great release to see if the artifact hidden here can provide a clue to the whereabouts of his beloved Zuul.
The great release of the fluffy butted ones is comparable to the summoning of Gozer and the Destroyer in the scale of destruction and misery it has brought upon the land. Indeed, should Vinz and Zuul finally hook up, one can perceive the Destroyer taking the form of the dreaded bunny to once again wreak havoc on the world.
Vinz found this cache to be damaged and full of water, although he was able to make his mark and perform a temporary repair, the guardian of this artifact may wish to visit it for some TLC....TFTC.

Very soggy loggy was unable to sign

Nice country spot, the containers lid was broken however.

TFTC

Very Boggy on the side of the Road here today. Tftc

Accurate coordinates made this cache a quick find , found cache and contents scattered around . Reassembled and replaced . All's good at gz now , Thanks vp4

Found it!

A cold Sunday afternoon and not a great deal to do, so we jumped in the Geomobile with the Geodogs and headed out to a neck of the woods we haven't done much Geocaching in but have often visited. Having left Inverleigh and heading towards Winchelsea, we had to pick up a cache with a name like this one. Wonder if Rex Hunt would have had his famous saying without the event that occurred near this cache so many years ago. The cache was a nice quick find and was in very good condition. Thank you for this cache vp4.

No rabbits today. Tftc

The perfect spot to quickly stretch the legs! TFTC

A nice easy find for our first dine for the day. We’re up from Werribee.

TFTC

Regarding Go forth and multiply (GC21461):
Very easy find on our way into town. We have to get a bit more organised and bring the caching bag with us.

A trip to the country and a few caches along the way to break the journey.

Quick park and grab here while my car imitated a speed camera.

Thanks to vp4 for the placement and fun.

Visited today to check on the cache. All is well

We now have a learner in the house, so I'm using the experience to get a few caches on the backroads. Yippee! TFTC, love the jump out and retrieve style.

Grabbed this one a few days ago on the way to work. Got very wet feet as the ditch was filled with water after recent rain (I was in thongs, accidental preparation!). Barwon Park Mansion was looking very grand in the distance. Thanks for this one!

They were very successful - bloody idiot Austin. However TFTC

Out with 6hinemoa2 to finish the Bambra series and clean up a few caches along the way. 6h2 had already found this cache and explained that the house in the distance was where she learned to do lace work. Looks like a great old home. Thanks for the cache vp4

With tonight being the last day of the month we were already looking forward to next month and trying to secure a fisrt to find for our streak of find at least one in each consecutive month with is currently at 48 months straight. We had our eye on a couple of replacement cache in the Bambra area so while on our way there for a midnight find AusFox; Neville_devil and myself thought we would grab a few smileys around Winch.
A quick find here for Neville and I as AusFox; had already a smiley for this one.
Thank you VP4

Nice Find
TFTC vp4

#3920 Nice one Thomas Austin, not! It's not often we do a cache in the countryside and not spot a rabbit or burrow and all thanks to Tom! The mansion over yonder looks like a really interesting place. Nice history and TFTC vp4. No rabbits were harmed in the retrieval of this cache .

Living on Phillip Island I am well aware of the issue of rabbits on the Australian environment. One area of The Island they have been successfully eradicated but it is a huge job. If only we could turn the clocks back and stop the release of those 24 original rabbits. The cache, while unlikely to be muggled was unexpectedly exposed to the elements and had disintegrated. I had a spare in the car and replaced the container . Unfortunately we lost the cover of a drawer in our boot when I forgot to close the boot before we drove off. If the CO or anyone else in locality checks the area we’d love to get it back. We didn’t notice until we were almost home, but closed the back door within about 200 metres.

Great find and what a heart stop to have a look at

Found whilst caching with OutRangerous. Quick find in between rain showers. Interesting information about the rabbits. TFTC

Just passing through Winchelsea on our way to Colac. Easy find and yeah the container’s broken. Log book wasn’t too wet for now. TFTC.

Nice easy find thanks
Top broken off container but upside down so log dry in it sealed bag
TFT C

Wow, this is where it all started! Thanks vp4. The container lid is broken but the log is dry for now. Found on my way through to Geelong this morning hunting for Mystery Museum clues.

Easy find! Container needs replacing

Release the pidgeons I mean rabbits. Grub62 and I were in the area and were able to find this cache. I would normally state that it's in good condition but it looks like the sun has affected the lid and it is very brittle. Broken to be accurate. TFTC.

TFTC vp4 and for bringing us to this special place. Bunadoorian and I have driven through Winch often but have never been here. We found the cache and signed the log. Unfortunately the lid of the cache is disintegrating. We replaced the log's zip lock bag and emptied the water out of the cache. I replaced the cache upside down in the hope the water wouldn't get in as easily.

Quick drive by while visiting the area for work. Tftc

Thankfully this was an easy find cause it was pitch black and drizzle. Last one for the day though. TFTC

Quick easy find

T4TC

Quick find. Interesting spot. Good coordinates.
Thanks for Bringing me here.

Found it

A good spot to stop and view the mansion
Impressive for its day !!

So this is where one of the plaques started ??
Shame that the settlers didn't stop at wabbits !!
Tally Ho !!

Working in Waurn Pinds instead of Melbourne for once meant I could venture somewhere different for todays streak find with the time saved not commuting. A quick 15 minute blast down the rd and this one was in hand quickly and easily. Ziploc bag is compromised and as such the log is veeeeery wet. TFTC.

Nice historical note!
Thanks for guiding us here to a stop at the road trip.
TFTC Yaws

On a short break at Dean's Marsh and this was our first find for the day. Nice easy one with not much water in the gutter to jump. Oh, Mr. Austin, what have you done, letting rabbits loose.

What a great title! Fortunately after jumping the muddy almost-creek of water the cache was found in good condition. Thanks for placing a cache here!

TFTC, Brainiac03

Out and about with annabella02 again - quick find , tftc

Sassieold55 and myself met up with friends for lunch in Winchelsea, the spare time we had turned this into a smiley. To wet for the rabbits today. TFTC VP4

Thank your mother for the rabbits!

Easy find. TFTC

A sunday drive from Melbourne down to Forrest to do the Lake Elizabeth earthcache.

This was our first stop for the day after getting off the freeway and quite a good one bringing two things to our attention - the start of Australia's rabbit plague and the Barwon Park mansion that we were totally unaware of.. We drove down the long driveway to have a quick look. But decided to come back another day to check it out in detail as today was a caching day!

Thanks for the cache vp4 and for bringing these two things to our attention.

Spent New Years Day caching in and around Inverleigh with good friends the Razzers. Picked this one up on our way to meeting up with them. All in all a great day, with mild warm weather, great company , lunch at the local brew house before
resuming activities in the afternoon.
TFTC vp4.
TNLN
In a strange twist, if it wasn't for the rabbits, many would have been a lot more hungry during those years after ww1 & 2. Not to mention those fine "Akubra" hats all made from our humble bunny fur.

Continuing my journey through Victoria to pick up caches for the Victorian LGA Polygon Challenge & Victoria Country Road Atlas Challenge. Managed to get another 2 maps ticked off and 7 LGA's. TFTC.

Go forth and multiply.
Boy did the rabbits here those words and run with them without stopping.
Between the mice and the rabbits there has been a lot of damage done to our environment over the years.
Still it was a fun Cache to do, coords spot and I made it over the ditch.
Thanks vp4 TFTC.

Those rabbits certainly followed that advice which was given in such a different context Loved the view of Barwon Grange homestead which unfortunately was closed when I was there as I had been looking forward to visiting it TFTC

FTFC!

TFTC!

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Easy find. Although had to get my walker friend to jump the ditch cause my wheelchair would have gotten bogged lol....

Quick find today while out trying for the Mary Hyde challenge. Beautiful property. Pity about the rabbits. TFTC vp4 and for bringing us here today.
Dropped off a TB and something else for the next lucky cacher.

Easy one but still good fun tftc

Haha, we loved the name of this cache and the description - how crazy!


Thanks for the cache vp4!


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I had yet another fantastic long weekend in Victoria.

After I collected the amazing Wozzle68 [^], we went on quite the adventure which included:

* Attending the "15 years of Events in Victoria" event in Lerderderg Gorge and I got to catch up with a number of my caching buddies;
* I was the first to discover 2 trackables.....hahahaha.....ChooknChunk you guys crack me up [^]
* Caching with the fabulous Feathertop in Bacchus Marsh [:X]
* Driving to the Mornington Peninsula to find the second oldest cache in Victoria (from the year 2000) [^]
* Enjoying a yummy pizza dinner in Berwick with the lovely micaparamedic after we caught up with him earlier in the day [^]
* Spending the night in a motel in Dandenong so we could then attack the Pretzel Series the following morning
* After finding about 40 cache finds out of the Pretzel Series I then drove us down past Colac - so we could find the McLooker's Challenge caches (you guys are awesome!),
* Sadly we needed to go back to Ballarat, but only after Woz and I sat in my car eating a creative and delicious dinner (oh yeah baby!!) in the dark whilst it drizzled outside....and having the funniest phone convo ever with our awesome bud Snap Happy [:o)]
* And then I drove back to Adelaide (gotta love caffeinated energy drinks!) .....WOW....what a wonderful time I had! [:o)] [:X] [^]

We needed to break the drive down Colac from Pakenham so why not have a stretch and get a cache. Thanks for the hide

Nice quick find on the way to Geelong.
TFTC

Quick and easy, and an interesting story to go with it.
Took a fish, left a badge. TFTC!

Found with Exportswede. Took fish, left badge. Great hide, especially around this season. TFTC.

New cache placed today, now a small sistema

Found with Tahlia.t
Wasn't difficult. The container has a hole in the lid. so the contents may get wet.
The log was in a sealed bag though.
Find #74

Tftc

Quick find TFTC

Accurate coordinates and an obvious hide location led to a quick find. Although the log book was in good condition, a cracked lid had let a small amount of water into the container and the contents were damp. Some attention will be needed before winter. Thanks vp4 for the cache.

After being instructed to wait to pivk up the yeenager from a local party, I put the time to good use getting a few local caches. All in order here, we may come back to visit the mansion. TFTC.

Out on a rare day of Geocaching while the better half of Team Ladava went to see the exhibition at the mansion, the geo-dog and I did a few caches in the area.
Our English Squire unwittingly performed probably the single largest acts of vandalism in Australia’s history creating billions of dollars’ worth of damage to farming and the environment.
TNLN
Our thanks to VP4 for the cache.
Ian & Sandra
Team Ladava
*Overall Experience: 3*
Cache condition – fine considering the number of muggle like entries in the log book.

Rated: for Overall Experience

2.05pm

Easy drive by. Donated new bag for log book as Sistema creating vapour. Tftc

Easy park and find. TFTC and history.

Venturing further and further to keep up the streak. Nice easy fiind. Another shining example of ancestors making poor decisions... I wush we could say we learn from their mistakes!

Another find by the McPhail family.

our sons painted the big house _ Barwon House. they say it has a ghost. thanks for the cache. sl tnln

1:39:00 PM
Day 3 of our Mega adventure.
While most have headed home, perhaps for a work day today, we still get out to play.
Dawdling our way home to Echuca.
After completing another section of the G2A trail, it's through new country before stopping at Daylseford for the night.

TFTC vp4. SL

after completing the power trail just driving around exploring the area and grabbing caches

On our way to the mega event in Anglesea with hevwalker and spanner111.
TFTC!!

Stopped here on my way to the Mega event at Anglesea with TT016 & spanner111...a quick find...TFTC vp4

Today was the first day of my travels, incorporating the Surf Coast Event in the middle. I travelled from home to Warrnambool, collecting a few caches along the way to break my journey. Nice easy find. So this is where it all started. Such a shame. Ecoterrorism in its infancy.

My thanks to vp4 for the cache.

A quick park and grab here and we were on our way again.

Thanks vp4 for the placement here.

Good spot

Quick driveby today on the way to port fairy. TFTC

Very very easy

quick find out on a windy day

Yay found with geo kids

Noice

Quick grab. TFTC.

Found it

A quick park and leap and grab this afternoon after trying to keep my feet dry, the cache was quickly located and logged, great views over the old mansion from here, no rabbits to be seen though! TFTC vp4.

Found after having to jump a small river due to the amount of rain!!!

Way back when I was in university studying environmental science we did alot of work around rabbits and how they were introduced. How times have changed since the acclimatization society introduced their rabbits for a bit of sport. Was good to finally see where the Austin family called home. Cache was visible from the road today but we fixed that before we left. TFTC vp4

Kids saw this one from the car

A special family outing - trying to find caches that are "regular" or larger. Go go Winchelsea! I've cached on all sides of you, but today was the first cache *in* you. Thanks heaps, vp4!

Found while caching in the area and not a rabbit in site tftc

wow it was dark and it was the easiest cache I've ever found, might need a bit more camo, tftc