M3 Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia
By iamapom on 03-Aug-10. Waypoint GC2CRKN

Unfortunately there does not seem to be any evidence that indicates that steps have been taken to resolve the issue/s associated with this placement or an indication as to when this might take place

It would appear the owner of this cache listing is no longer interested in the cache and the cache has been abandoned.

As such the cache is being de-listed (Archived). 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 me regarding this cache, please send an email via my profile - [**Bunjil**,](https://coord.info/PR9GZ0K) and quote the cache name and GC number.

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###**CACHE OWNER ACTION REQUIRED PLEASE**###

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Hi there Cache Owner,

This cache has come to my notice as there is a 'Needs Maintenance' log that indicates there is some sort of issue with the placement and it needs your attention please. The cache has been temporarily disabled, to discourage people from visiting this location until the issues/s with this cache can be addressed and also to remove it from search listings.

Check out the Guidelines here: [**cache owners responsibilities.**](https://www.geocaching.com/play/guidelines#listingmaintenance)

**Can you please respond to this situation (or indicated your intention) within 14 days, please** so others know exactly what is happening with this cache?

You have lots of choices so pick the one that applies from this handy list:

- Check on the cache, repair and/or replace the cache 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 praises.

- If you really hope to get it fixed but there is some unusual reason why you can't do it soon, then at least post a Write Note log (within 30 days). Be sure to indicate the actual date that you expect to have it fixed so that everyone knows you are on top of it. For ongoing issues (where you don't have an actual date) please ensure you visit the page and post a note every 28 days so as to keep everyone up to speed.

- 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 I next look at the cache page, it is likely that I will unfortunately have to de-list (Archive) it 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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No luck today, I'm wondering if the cache is still there, it was muggle central and I was getting some funny looks but I wasn't bothered I spent a lot of time here, I will wait until a few finders log in before returning.
Greytiger

Spent a while looking nothing there

Found a magnet but no cache. Trying not to look suspect. Sent a message to the CO.

I would have thought a maintenance visit is warranted given that logs have raised that it’s not in the right place, and no finds for almost a year.

DNF despite a fair investment of time. Despite doing my best to look cheerful and relaxed each time a muggle passed, one went all the way to the far side and then walked back again to ask me if I was ok. Nice to know that there are people like this out there. He went on to tell me about two suicides at this same spot.

I’m wondering if this is a good place for a cache if we are worrying the general public this much? Also, is it possible somebody could drop the cache onto traffic below?

GPS is off, terrifying spot, nothing here

Had a look this morning but people kept walking past, asking if I was ok. I think one lady was quite worried about me so I thought I should abandon and come back when it’s less busy.

????

Grabbed this one while riding home from work. Nice location to remind myself why I ride and don't drive. So many cars during this time of day! TFTC

Found this cache today, here for the second time. Previously I had looked with others including a previous finder and had no luck. Today I was alone and found the cache after a short search. I am not convinced that the cache I found was where it was meant to be. However, a find is a find. Thanks iamapom
GJMMelb

Found this one with my geoson while grabbing a few caches in the area and we decided to grab this one while we were exploring the area. Surprisingly this one was quickly located and besides the hordes of muggles passing under me we had no one pass by us as we searched and also signed the log. A steady hand helped with this one, but l still got that funny feeling when looking down on the passing traffic. Thanks iamapom for the sneaky hide.

Had the good fortune to walk up to this one and my partner is crime put her hand straight on it. Thanks for the cache.

We went for the necessary short stroll and the cache was quickly located. Thanks for placing it. Now off to the nearby event.

Doing some caching prior to an event this evening, we headed bridgewards. Thanks to accurate coordinates, we soon had the cache in hand. Thanks so much for placing this cache iamapom

This one was less difficult than I’d feared - not too small and where the coordinates said it should be - which left me and younger Bruce time to go eat ice cream, and was agreeable to both of us. Thanks iamapom

Early for an evening meeting at Trenerry Crescent I had half an hour to kill, the sun was still out and what’s better than enjoying the beautiful area with the falls and of course quickly go for some caches right next door...

After successfully doing Dight’s Lights I thought let’s not get too distracted by the wild water rafting muggles and the nice area and rather had back up closer to the offices.
Took me a while for this one as frequent muggles passed by, but finally spotted and logbook signed.

JuNiDiAn says DanCacheÖn

With summer on the doorstep today I figured a plan to enjoy some caching and a stealth ride. Made good time getting onto the bike early so was able to enjoy the ride. Trusted the GPS and made a quick find. Thanks to iamapom for placing this cache.

I did it m..... Sinatra - the weather /showers came over while I was searching. No muggles here today. At the right angle spotted and hope put back the way it was supposed to be. Busy place for cars like some British M roads. Thanks imapom for placement and maintenance. Hi

Desperate to get a geofix (me) I took geokid Matty into the cold rainy evening to check out the area around Dights Falls. Before we went home we attempted this cache. It took us a little while. Me being scared of heights (its getting worse with age) didn’t help. The scenarios that go through my head are really bizarre. Anyway we looked for a while to no avail an then checked the hint. That put us on the right track (sort of). We kept looking and looking ( I kept panicking), it was getting darker and darker and rain was drawing closer and then Eureka !!!
We signed the log, out the container home and went home happy with another smiley on the map. TFTC

Found on a return visit with help. TFTC.

I have finally got around to coming to this spot, to locate another iamapom cache, nice kinda day to do so, cool but sunny, thanks for the hide, the log has two more spaces left, and is in good condition, thanks again Carl

So many places to look but eventually I found it. Thanks for the cache. Quite a nice spot to watch the world go by

Once I’d worked out the hint and waited for some passing muggles, no problems in finding this one. Thanks for the cache

DNF 5 years ago and an instant find today. Glad I won't have to drive under this unfound cache ever again.
Thanks iamapom

Searched hard to no avail. Gave up and went to Dights Falls caches. I was able to see the signs on the freeway from the walk there and so was able to zone in on the spot. Climbed the ironwork again and claimed the tricky little devil. How could I be so blind.

19:30, 20 Jan 2018, #595, out with n0w0rries today finding a few in the area. We were parked nearby and thought we would collect this one while here. It was found quickly. There is only one magnet holding it on. It was not too busy on the fwy today.. TFTC.

Good find. Nice greets from Hambug in Germany . Tftc

Find #3066 Found @ 09:47 with a bunch of people from the nearby GCA event.

This one has been on my radar for way too long, as I used to work in the area. I somehow never got here though. There was a GCA event nearby and I talked some others into coming to look here. In the end, I managed to make the find.

Took nothing, left nothing, signed log and visited some trackables.
Thanks for the cache iamapom

Found as part of a group who went for a walk while attending a nearby GCA event.
LouiseAnn had to explain the hint to me and now it makes sense.
Thanks iamapom for giving me a different perspective of a piece of road that I often travel.

I keep calling this Cache M80! Doh!
Anyway, we had a GA gathering nearby so the find was in order.
Apparently the cache had moved and Louise had put it back where it should be which made the find easy and the hints work.
TFTC

**Find # 5666**
**December 16, 2017 9:46 AM**
Found with a group from the nearby GCA event.
**Thanks for the fun iamapom**

Date: 16 December 2017 Time: 11:11
Find #9014

Found with the help of riddell. Nicely hidden.

Many thanks to iamapom for the cache. TNLN.

--- Big things are happening! *Are you joining the fun?*
[**THE**](http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC75D90)
[**PARKVILLE**](http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC75D90)
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*17th / 18th November 2018 – GC75D90 – Parkville – Victoria*

A group effort by some of the attendees from my first Geocaching Australia event at Victoria Park.
Thanks for the frustrating geocache iamapom.
Happy to tick this one off the list.
I arranged for Riddell to place a new log sheet in as he went there soon after our group.
All good on the M3 now. [^]

Easy find! I would say this is a small cache, need more log book. TFTC!

No luck

We didn't quite have the stomach to continue the hunt...

No luck for us today here...

WOW. This cache was extremely annoying! Even more frustrating when you find it in a not so difficult spot with accurate co-ordinates. Help was needed and multiple attempts but I got there eventually. Logbook is completely full. TFTC!

**Find #1402**

A nice easy find with spot on co-ords. Great views of the M3. I parked at the Dight's Falls carpark and made the short stroll. The Geo-stuff shop has a great little geo-caching museum, Go visit the C.O. and crew.

Thanks **iamapom**

TFTC.

I went to find this last week and after a quick scout decided this wasn't the best time to be looking. Didn't spot it in any obvious places so will have to go back and look harder...

After 15 minutes of walking back and forward across the bridge I finally spotted it. A quick look around I had the bridge to myself and the cache in my hand. TFTC imapom.

Find #3536

Had a cricket club meeting over this way so after dropping off a mate in Northcote I took a slight detour on my trip back south to look for this one. Had a good idea where to look but after parking up conveniently close and continuing on foot I spent quite a while without spotting anything. Checked a few logs and photos and after spotting a familiar name I opted for a PAF. My source wasn't able to chat but helpfully provided some guidance by text and spurred on by this I was able to make the tricky find. Took nothing, left nothing, signed log and visited some trackables. Thanks for the cache iamapom.

On the ride home, this one wasn't too far out of the way. At the GZ, and given the poor weather there wasn't too many muggles to deal with. It was surprising how long this one took, more than 10 minutes of over thinking it. Then the ah....well, yes, not too bad. Signed and returned. Log very full.

Found by Team Justice #1915 CDWAF #364

Found it

Had been enjoying the scenery while learning about Dights Falls and found this soon after. I felt surprisingly nervous while
doing this one so it was lucky it was a quick find. Thanks iamapom

Out with au.fait, we stopped for this one after doing the nearby earthcache.
A short walk and tiny search soon had us signing the log. Thanks iamapom

This one stumped me I found something under the sign I thought had to be the cache but it was impossible to dislodge & I couldn't feel any log inside or a way to remove it so probably not the cache might need to do more research on this was on the wrong side to fully see all of the sign so could have been looking in the wrong place

Nice greets from Dresden in Germany .Tftc

Not too many muggles this morning but the cache was proving elusive. After a bit of help I managed to make the find. Thanks iamapom, I am glad I wasn't stuck in the traffic I was watching.

I apologise sincerely to all cache owners, I have been reduced to having no other option but submitting generic logs for most of the caches I have found over the last 3 years. Unfortunately, this log was a DNF. This cache obviously did not want to be found today! Thanks all the same to the owner, I hope it is ok now if it was damaged/missing when I searched for it.

Bigger than I thought! Breezy lookout today

Yep

Took the dog up onto the bridge. Bit scary up there to be honest but cache was found pretty quickly. TFTC

Been driving past many times..
Today is good time to stop here and walk toward the cache.
Nice hide.
Thanks iamapom

I've been trying to get the car here for ages but never made it - today however I am very lucky. I got here and found a parking spot, THEN I found a blue tongue lizard, sunning himself, THEN ....

Well - I got up the bridge and felt very "high up" and a bit wobbly- ooh-er!...I'll keep my feet firm on the ground!

I walked one side, then the other and BINGO! So that's my third piece of luck ! Go me!

It was so easy I wondered if it was where it was supposed to be, as it is a D3 - but it could just be that it was my lucky day. I replaced as found after signing- log is getting full , a couple of spots left though.

It's early pick up from school- so I have to be off ... TFTC

Had just done cache at Dight's falls as well as the earthcache, and looking at the map figured where this would have to be. Bit breezy today, so so-one else up there to help, but geoson spotted it quickly and job was done. TFTC.

Found with Wombatwandering but I'm too lazy to log anything. This may have been written by Geomum.

Back in Melbourne. Found with Wombat and Geocach.

We decided to do some Clifton Hill caches. We were walking across the bridge and a young guy asked if we were geocaching. I was amused that the same thing happened to the previous log. Maybe the same guy and he just hangs out all day, every day on the bridge above the freeway waiting for other geocachers.

Suscoe decided to make a day of it in Melbourne seeing as it was going to be sunny and mild.
Well the weather forecast folks got it right and a magnificent day emerged from the pre dawn darkness as we headed up the highway.
Thanksfully the traffic was pretty reasonable today and we were able to get around without too many holdups.
Thanks to iamapom for this hide.
An interesting location and just as we started the search and voice said, "its over there<"
A young chap helped us out here, he had been with some geocachers recently when they found this hide.
Oh the people you meet when out and about!!!

Tricky one!

Nice hide! Nailed it.

A impressive find. Not sure that we have seen a cache in this position before. TFTC TNLN

TEAM GP

After 2 DNFs here, the second one was with 20 sets of eyes poring all over this place. I sought a hint from Kangadrew72 who had last found it, his help narrowed my search but it still took a while, getting the right angle is the trick! At least the bridge was quiet today, thanks for the cache

After a previous DNF here, today I came up with the goods.

Weather here today is warm and sunny, not like the sleeting gale which greeted me last time, and on other previous occasions... Today was good.

Thanks Iamapom for this one. The cache is indeed where it ought be.

Not an easy find, but teamwork and persistence got us there. Not the most peaceful of locations! TFTC

Did a PAF - looks like this one is maybe gone - or needs checking. Cheers

A group of us cycled along the Yarra River today caching after the Yarra Expedition 2 event. This was our final cache for the day. Despite a number of DNFs, we decided to give this cache a go. With 12+eyes searching plus a PAF being used, we are sure this cache has gone missing. Good view but lots of traffic beneath us today. TFTH iamapom.

No find after an extensive search with a group.

Today was the day for a long bike ride with a bit of caching thrown in. I got dropped off in Kew then meandered through Abbottsford, Collingwood, the City, along the Yarra then along the Monash through Camberwell then headed home. The weather started out sunny but slowly the skies darkened and there was a slight chill in the air.
I had a very good look around but no luck today. Given there have been a few DNFs over the past 3 months perhaps the CO could just check on the cache.

It was getting late in the day but we couldn't resist stopping to check this one out. After a search of some usual locations we decided to call it quits although now that we are back home we have a good idea of where else to search, we will return...

In at the MCG this morning to Do The Stomp, 7343 steps around the MCG grandstands for charity and as per normal, a cache or two along the way.
God, it just about killed me walking up that ramp after all those steps and still I couldn't find it and everything hurts and then a young lady stopped on her bike and asked if I was OK, bugger it, I'm going home for a sauna. This cache will have to wait for another day.
Thanks for placing this cache iamapom

Spidey sense not with me today. And it's cold up there! I shall return...

tftc

Found it! Tricky. Great view. Take care when replacing . Thanks imapom for a great Melbourne cache.

Wow. Scary one to do with the kids. Tftc

TFTC iamapom. Great location. Easy find while on a nice walk on a fine autumn Easter Monday. Jimmytherat.

Finally!

Find 1413 at 13:53. I was out caching with 2poons today and we were on a mission to clear out the remaining caches around Yarra Bend Park that had been left over from previous runs. There were a few long walks to get to some of the caches, but it was a great day out and about. All in all we managed to find 13 caches today and this was our second.

We have been to this spot a couple of times previously and couldn't find the cache but today it was found quite easily. I guess it's just one of those things but I'm glad to cross this one off the map. Thanks for the cache, iamapom!

Felt little uncomfortable. No log inside only silver stars. Didn't want to drop it as wouldn't be a good result. Wonder if it would be safer on a ledge. Only had scrap paper with me & couldn't get biro to work. Have photo though. Tftf

Gps was a little off but was still easily found using common geocaching sense! Tftc!

That was a weird place to go caching. Not the most pleasant. But a fun find anyway.

Found this one after snapping a few discreet pictures in my phone. It was a lot further down from the clue but I've returned it to where I found it. I loved the view and atmosphere from this cache, thank you iamapom

Found with Spiffy. We thought it would be harder than this but was a pretty straight forward find. Tftc

Out for an after work cache run until dark with sharkiefan today. Picked up a few multis and mostly trads and surprisingly considering it was Friday arvo the traffic was pretty good and we managed to find parking exactly where we wanted to on all but one cache. With phones loaded with searches avoiding each others finds we set off.
Got a park right at the bottom of the ramp and headed to GZ. After looking under a few disposed of coffee cups we made the find shortly after.
Thanks iamapom for the cache, the hunt and the fun.

I tried and ailed on this one several months ago, so thought I'd try again on a Sunday evening bike ride. Luckily it was fairly quiet, as I felt a little 'exposed' up there. But after a few minutes searching, and no passers-by on the bridge, the cache was in hand! TFTC.

Took a few minutes to find. Be careful when removing and replacing the cache so it doesn't fall below; there's no way to recover it if you drop it

Easy find. TFTC

After searching in the right spot, decided to look in the wrong spot & there it was. Placed it back where it should be. Tftc.

Tftc.

Found but co ord are a little off

my 3rd or 4th attempt at this one. Still no luck.

Unsure if we found the one but we did find a foam ball hanging from the bridge on fishing line with no container attached and no log.

Wet rainy day and no luck.

Took ages, was about to give up when some police asked what we were doing. They had driven under us and thought we looked suss. When we told them they joined our mission, very entertaining. Found it after a while longer, appreciated the extra motivation. Thanks for the experience.

A good find by geowife .
Loads of room on the log .
TFTH

I hate heights! Lol. GeoHubby Sando23468 had to hold my hand but I found it. Coords were a little out but an easy find. TFTC