Island History – Early Settlers Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia
By hell+back on 23-Sep-10. Waypoint GC2FMPT

I cannot see any information that suggests to me that steps have been taken to resolve the issue/s associated with this placement - one or more of the following applies:

- Cache Owner unable to maintain cache
- No response from the cache owner.
- No cache to find or log to sign.
- It has been more than 28 days since the last owner note.
- Cache has been abandoned by cache owner

As a result I am archiving this cache to keep from continually showing up in search lists and to also prevent it from blocking other cache placements.

If you wish to repair/replace/make available the cache sometime in the next 28 days, just contact a reviewer (by email and include GC number in cache name) and, assuming it still meets the current guidelines, the reviewer will be happy to unarchive it.

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[u]MAINTENAINCE REQUIRED?[/u]
[blue]I notice from one or more recent log entries that this cache [u]appears[/u] to be in need of owner intervention. Therefore, I am temporarily disabling it so as to stop it showing up on search lists and to give the owner an opportunity to check on the cache, and take whatever action is necessary.

Prompt attention by cache owners to any log that indicates anything could be amiss is greatly appreciated by all seekers. The guideline advises; "if you can't fix it straight away then "Disable" it till you can."

Please respond to this situation by 30th November to prevent the cache from being archived for non-responsiveness. If you require more time, please be sure to post a "Write Note" log (not an email) explaining the situation and how much more time you require.

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Has a good look but no luck locating GZ

Needs a check as has not been found for several months....

Zaphod and I had a good look around and were unable to locate it.

Sadly a DNF - perhaps a CO check is in order to confirm hide us still in place

Steve & Steph, Steph & Steve decided to go caching and photography all the way to Phillip Island, can you please send us a hint !!!
[email protected]

Had a few looks now with ryanofoz but can't seem to find it. GPS won't settle on a point either! Got another 24hours down here so hopefully will have some luck!

Found it! So easy to find, yet so easy to miss.

A quick find. TFTC

TFTC!

TFTC!

Very tricky! Tftc

Yay our first one for 2014 ! Great hide ! Found with skooby71

A nice quick find.TFTC

Quick find, keeping a eye out for energetic muggles. Tftc

First cache of 2014!

We were very happy to see this cache reappear as it's only a short walk from where we live. Thanks for replacing it!

replaced

checked this morning, it's been muggled - very sad as the container was a favourite

DNF... Spent half an hour... Pulling our hairs.... Where was it ... We ll probably never know.

Tftc

Interesting site here, and we loved the hide. Thanks for the cache.

So we were doing some touristic things at Phillip Island. Watching penguins parade and koalas just sitting in trees and it somehow happened that we figured we'd try to find 96 caches in one day after some of the caches of the day were successful. We planned on seeing the koalas and other animals and if we get 96 caches (a challenge in Finland) good, if not then we were just too touristic. It went pretty well to somewhere around cache #70 after which it began to be a bit dark. You know, pitch black. And only one flashlight and not even full batteries as when departing Finland we were not planning on doing that much of night caches. Well, @23:00 we were in Wonthaggi after "aborting" the railtrail for some coca cola (had to buy first) and some DNFs from urban(ish) caches and police started to ask what we were doing. Well that was easily solved and off we went for some more caches (6 short or likes) but during the last hour we got mainly DNFs and guess what. Another police patrol car stopped by to ask what we were doing. One more dnf after the polices went their ways but at 23:59 we had only 91 (if counted right) caches. And we decided to call it a day. (: Nice day it was. 150km of driving, 10+km of walking and ..

And to top of that day of 91 logged caches we did log all on wrong date (1.8.13) as that was the "fact" on first cache of the day and during the day there was no need to check the date. This was revealed on next day as we had already logged some on 1.8.13 with 2.8.13 and in the afternoon somehow realized that it is 1.8. that day. (:

For more "details" see the our first log of the day from GC:Cowes has one of these too! (GC33F1M)

@10:46. tftc. kengu&maya

Although we had made two short visits to Phillip Island in the last couple of days, today we moved to stay closer and focus more on the caches on the island. This cache took some time to locate, not because it was a difficult hide, but because we repeatedly ignored the obvious. It is a real buzz to hide a cache in the full view of searchers and for them to have difficulties locating it. Once we took a more detailed look at the area and checked everything, the cache was located. An outstanding hide with the cache and its contents in very good condition. Thanks for a qulaity cache hell+back - a favourite from us.

TFTC

Had to stand back and think about this one lol TFTC

Loved this hide as it was not what we were expecting. Geodog enjoyed a romp around the beach as well. TFTC Hell+back

Good one, thanks. First hide we've found on this visit to the island.

We have a holiday house nearby & have tried to find this geo several times. Finally, after tossing it aside earlier we have found it!!!! It's been put back in its place to stump someone else. Tftc

Checked today, sand had drifted over it a little but it was still visible

Checked today, it's still where I left it, although sand had drifted over it to some extent.
I think the recent DNFs might be due to Gonefishen07's tricky little container!

If its the se cache as davidman found - which I actually found its not here anymore - all the area has been worked on and where it was is no longer there

Looked hard but no luck!

Tried hard but no luck!

Found on a drive around Phillip Island looking at some of the sights while staying for a few days.
Well this one was very well concealed. I looked around the area and then honed in on where the GPS pointed.
Very sneaky and should be very safe too. Another not so quick find then off to the next one.
TFTC hell+back,
Roostaman.

We have heard about the lightening tree from friends and were looking forward to seeing it and clambering over it. A bit disapointing to see it cut down and fenced off. Nice neat cache, do not need to climb over the newly erected fence to retrieve it. TFTC.

Nice sneaky little hide. Found with Davidman and the girls.
TFTC

Seem these before. Excellent hide. Found with grey ghost 69 didn't have a pen. TFTC.

This one is done well. TFTC.

Gps took us straight to the cache and we were surprised to find this sneaky cache so quickly. We got lucky on this one. Thanks hell+back

Standing at GZ, looking at the new pine-fence and new landscaping I was almost certain that the only way I'd find the cache was on the other side of the fence. But the CO's recent visit encouraged me to stay on the path and after a closer look around I found the very neat little hide. TFTC.

Another great hide, found by my young son very quickly. Thanks

Suscoe's last find on a terrific week of Phillip Island caching.
Nice to finish with a hell+back cache as we have found many caches hidden by this cacher.
Another well done hide with a terrific bit of local history!
A favourite from us for a great location, great history and lots of caches this week. Thanks for the enjoyment.
Still a few island caches left to find so we will have to come back soon
Time to go home now!

it was still there on the afternoon of the 6th when I checked it in passing

Found @ 5:05pm, find # 1884
Sent from out on the hunt for caches while down on the Island for the weekend.
Thanks to hell+back for this cache and all the caching fun.

the area has freshly been worked over by the landscapers, it may has be moved?

Found whilst on a day with friends in phillip island. Was able to do this cache and another nearby one (MEGA) with them, they loved the idea of geocaching. Found fairly quickly, but a great little hide.

MY FIRST CACHE FOR THE YEAR!

Thanks for the great cache,
JAzza16

# 2674. Caching today with Robmc and the CO who is doing a maintenance run. We called at this site to try to find a new spot for a cache and as the CO mentioned Rob's eagle eyes spotted the original hide on the ground inside the fence line, but within reach. Amazing, after all these months. The log book was empty so I was pleased to add my name to it. TFTC and good luck to this hide!!

Way back in June I replaced this cache after deciding that the landscaping work I'd been waiting months for before replacing it, wasn't going to happen, only for the landscaping to suddenly happen and obliterate the new hide. Checked it out today to plan for a new cache here, and Robmc's keen eyes spotted the old cache container amidst the mulch which had been placed around the new planting, which was very exciting since it was one of Gonefishen07's which we won it at the 2011 Cape Paterson New Year's gathering.
Co-ordinates and clue updated for new location.

Coordinates changed from:
S 38° 31.579 E 145° 20.525

Coordinates changed to:
S 38° 31.582 E 145° 20.527

Distance from original: 20.7 feet or 6.3 meters.

Updated co-ordinates

Just checked in on this one again, and sadly, after waiting AGES for works to finish then deciding a month ago all was done & replacing it, the area has now been decimated - looks like a bomb went off, all VERY sad, my family have so many good memories of what used to be a wonderful spot ... at least there were still 2 lonely stumps left, which a group of kids were enjoying again now that the fence has been removed as well
anyway, this one is disabled again, I'm hoping I can come up with a new location rather than archive it

After a full school term with exam after exam, I didn't get to do much caching. This was all going to change however when I started to plan an assault on Philip Island. I started to think of which town would be best to assault to raise me from the dead after my abysmal effort in the earlier months. With 3 different series, a power trail, and a handful of other caches, Philip Island was the place to go. So I started solving the puzzles and making a few phone calls so I would have the best chance of finding a heap. I solved most of the puzzles, however some of them required a bit of a nudge or someone else to realise my error. I started to think about my route in a way that would get me the most finds possible. We ended up with 55 in one day, and 87 for the whole weekend which was a fantastic effort . The weather was very on and off for the whole weekend which made some journeys quite unpleasant, however on the whole it was awesome. The Nobbies was a definite highlight for me. We started off the day with the 'Pathway' and managed to complete it and all of the other caches along the trail in just over 4 hours. What an awesome weekend! Thank you to all of the owners who contributed, but especially hell+back and The Three Geo Amigos (you know who you are)!

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We spent a few minutes looking around but thought it had disappeared. Thanks anyway hell+back

Not sure if the tree has been prune since the cache was reactivated so the cache may or may not still be there.

It was raining when we arrived, and it looked as though the tree had been cut down very recently. As a result, we didn't really have much of a look. So it's a "Did not attempt" from me. Thanks for cache - I hope it's still there.

wee hee! this one is finally back
I was waiting for landscaping work to finish before replacing it, but months down the track it still looks sad but nothing further has been done ... even though this once lovely spot is now quite barren, it looks sadly like no more landscaping is planned
it's still got good memories for me, and an easier to find cache for everyone else, many thanks to Gonefishen07 - we won it at this year's Cape Paterson New Year's gathering
Co-ordinates and clue updated for new location.

Coordinates changed from:
S 38° 31.586 E 145° 20.526

Coordinates changed to:
S 38° 31.579 E 145° 20.525

Distance from original: 42.6 feet or 13 meters.

replaced in slightly different location

Track closed. Cyprus being removed. No sign of cache. Hasn't been found for a long time. Needs disabling.

disabled until it can be replaced

Doh! I just put smileys next to all my DNFs from last year and what happens? I get a brand new DNF!! I looked in all the places suggested by the hint and plenty of places far and wide and after 30mins of fruitless searching I have given up... Maybe I'll find it later this week, if not there's always next year

This entry was edited by karopi on Tuesday, 21 February 2012 at 12:09:40 UTC.

DNF... not sure if were just having one of those moments, but we couldnt locate this one, and there was a fair amount of people wandering past us, so we decided to give up - had plans to see and do quite a bit this morning.

TFTH.

Searched for a long time but didn't find looked under every fallen branch

10:37
After a stormy night it was interesting to read about the lightening strikes in this location. The cache was finally located, but not quite where we expected it, and the log duly signed. Today the satellites had the GZ 8m to the east of the cache location.

TNLN . . SL . . Thanks for the hunt hell+back.
2407

Almost gave up this one. And then there it was.
TFTC

Found after quite the hunt. Love the camo, very well done. Found of a final caching run for 2011.

This entry was edited by Maggies_lens on Tuesday, 27 December 2011 at 09:41:45 UTC.

Look, Looking, Looking. Then one of my geo juniors discovered it while playing with it without noticing. All of a sudden...."Dad, here it is....in my hand!!"
LOL TFTC

This one was next on the list and we made it much harder than it needed to be by actually moving the cache without realising, then looking elsewhere, then coming back and declaring ..."how did we miss that???" lol TNLNSL And WOW to the tree!
We went for a walk to the beach but it was cold and windy and I had left my jacket in the car so we didnt stay long.
More interesting history and very sad about the woman struck by lightening!
TFTC hell+back
GJMMelb

We tried this one yesterday when we were walking to the chocolate factory but impatience got the better of us and we left it for better cache hounds. Wal had this found in under a minute which left me groaning at how cache blind I was yesterday! TFTC

This entry was edited by Earthbound Chief on Saturday, 24 September 2011 at 04:52:15 UTC.

On a grey Saturday morning out with the Earthbounds on our Phillip Island Jaunt we came in search of a bit of history. Loved hearing about it. Cache was quickly found, log signed and returned. TFTC....SL....TNLN

Today we visited Plhillip Island and we found this cache. After a bit searching we found this cache. Thank you.

This entry was edited by SleepingGiant on Friday, 25 November 2011 at 23:24:23 UTC.

Big day caching on the island. cant remember how many i've found today but its a new record. I just recieved my new Explorist GC. Great unit, does everything I want it to do and is very accurate.
Thanks to Hell and Back for taking us to new places on the island. Geokid is having a ball. Excellent Camo on this one.

Interesting to know about history early settlers here.
Thanks for bring me here and cache

Very nice cache! Thank you for the history lesson!

Found by Mary & David at 1625. Cypress trees also always remind us of early settlement. The growth pattern made dense wind breaks and shelter for animals. Enjoyed reading of your childhood memories. Once more, our thanks to hell+back.

Found while visiting from QLD> Loved the Island and fauna. Thanks Hell and back. Silky Seekers. Brisbane

Got him

Fluked that one!

Another found on our way around Philip island TFTC jefina

Took a little time but finally found it. TFTC

Found by caughtatwork at 15:49 on 25/03/2011
Well done. I love a cache like that and this one was a very good example.
When I opened the cache however something 'yellow' moved inside and I had to drop the container, screaming like a little girl.
It turned out to be a small toy (how embarrassing).
I think I need to change my underpants now.
Took nothing, left nothing.
Thanks hell+back for this cache here today. A nice area, interesting cache description and great cache.
*Overall Experience: 4*
GAFF 1

Rated: for Overall Experience

well lucky i was having a good day. a bit of a fluke that i found the cache but a find is a find no matter how lucky you are
thanks and great camo idea

Found on another caching jaunt with my best mate Slink1 TFTC SL

found on an afterwork cache run with Dunko thanks for the hide. SL

16.3.2011
Found by sunnyindiatilli
TNLN SL TFTC

This one was sneaky not least because of that hint. Thankfully it didn't take me too long before I realised what was what and the cache was in hand. Loved the old tree.

Found by PR&F with harry_stamper and The Empire on 13/2/11 @ 4.00pm.
26 of 30 finds for our Phillip Island tour today.
After a short search The Empire found the cache. We had to wait for muggles to pass too!
TFTC hell+back

Found by The Empire @ 4pm with pocketrocket&friends and harry_stamper
Find number 26 of 30 on our day touring Phillip Island. I made this find after a short search and muggle interruption, thanks for the cache hell+back.
- M

decided that soon as hoiw had to do school run that on my way home would give this one another go as last time I looked for it it had been muggled. Nice easy find when you read clue. SL TFTC

Found while heading down the Bass Highway with C@H to do some caching. Had a bit of a detour around KooWeeRup due to some major flooding across the Bass Highway just after Tooradin. We even drove through a strip of road (along with two other 4WDs) submerged under water at least 600mm deep for a few hundred metres just to get back onto the Bass. Certainly had the heart racing there for a while. Eventually got back on track. Took a little bit of searching before I found the nicely hidden cache. Thanks for the hide.

Found at 7:58pm nice big tree.sl tftc

An early morning caching run while the rest of the C&C gang slept in.
Saw the cache without realizing what it was at first.
Thanks hell+back. Interesting location.

Took a second look around! Thanks hell+back.

This was a nice stop passing by. Greetings from Hamburg, Germany.

Good spot. Introduced friends to the joys of geocaching. TFTC. Nice beach, too.

Located in the company of the owner on a maintenance run - this one is nasty and presented quite a challenge. Loved the big ole tree - its begging to be climbed on.

We were there at 3.40pm and noticed that the log had been cut - pity we didn't catch up with you to get the new co-ords.

I had an "in" on the new co-ords, so I got my chop in the new log soon after it was placed.
Great place, it is a pity they have stopped people from climbing the tree.
Thanks, Robmc.

Coordinates changed from:
S 38° 31.580 E 145° 20.532

Coordinates changed to:
S 38° 31.586 E 145° 20.526

Distance from original: 46.3 feet or 14.1 meters.

Replaced in what will hopefully be a more secure position. Co-ordinates updated accordingly.

Enabled with new co-ordinates - clue is still current.

This was cunningly hidden in a log, which has disappeared.
There is, however, remains of a rather suspicious looking fire on the beach ...
it's temporarily disabled while we rethink container & hiding place.

Very pleased to come back to log this one (months later) and find that it's been disabled. We had 8 people searching high and low for this, glad we just weren't in the wrong place!