Parliament Station East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
By 80degrees on 23-Oct-10. Waypoint GC2H6GV

Unfortunately there has not been a response (or regular update) from the cache owner within the period requested and, as per the original advice, this 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.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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### **OWNER MAINTENANCE REQUESTED PLEASE** ###

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Hi there 80degrees,

It looks like this cache might need some attention, as one or more seekers have indicated there is some sort of issue. The recent logs may contain more details about what sort of issues are evident.

The cache has been [**temporarily disabled**](https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=38&pgid=235), so as to remove it from search listings and discourage people from visiting this location, until the issues/s 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 you need to do:-#
You have a number of choices so pick the one that applies from this handy list:-

- **Check On The Cache** - once checked, place an Owner Maintenance log and then enable the cache.

- **Place A Write Note Log** - indicating a date when you expect it will be restored.

- **Adopt Out or Archive** - depending on whether you want it kept or for it to disappear.

Full details for each of the above choices can be found at [**GEOCACHE MAINTENANCE**]( https://wiki.groundspeak.com/display/GEO/Victoria) on the Regional Policies page.

You might wonder what happens if you don't pick one of the above. Well, when the cache is next checked by a Reviewer, if the issue has not been addressed, or there is no acknowledgment as requested above, it will be assumed the cache has been abandoned.

It would be far better if you decide, so please do something before then. Please don't send an email but instead follow the information/advice posted above.

Thanks for your cooperation,

Bunjil (Pete & Helen)
Volunteer Reviewers - Australia

[3B]

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Thankfully a previous log gave me a pointer of what to do. I thought it was there but the GPS kept jumping and eventually settled back there. Once there was a quick find. Log pretty full so found a small spot to write date and name. Thanks for the cache.

We’d just enjoyed a lovely dinner in the city and we’re heading back to our car. It was my birthday after all, so easily managed to encourage the rest of the group to go find the nearest cache. My daughters muggle friend made the find in no time, which annoyed/delighted me all at the same time as I had searched for this one previously without success TFTC

In Melbourne for a work for just a few days, with a packed schedule, late evenings are my only chance to try and get a few caches. Thankfully this one was quite close to my hotel, so it's my first find of the trip. TFTC!

The log is full!

Really had to sit down and think about this one, TFTC

A beautiful Sunday morning for a little geocaching. Our GPS was way out but the satellite map with landmarks did the trick. tftc

Good. Thanks

Another City one off my list !! HOO RAH !! Do the HAPPY DANCE ️ SL, TFTC

Came just after the evening commute rush, which meant that it was just a little quieter for searching. The cache can be found discretely even in busy times, but as others have noted don’t overthink.

The cache description and coordinates are spot on, just use the map if the GPS does not zero in. Never does for me in the city. Log book will need replacing soon, only a few spots left.

Keep it Simple.sound in about 10 mins and had to stop trying too hard.

Found quickly then too ages to open!

Took longer than it probably should; was definitely overthinking it. Take a load off and be rewarded. Thanks for the challenge

In the city today to help the wife. Had time to grab a few caches whilst I waited for her. Not too many muggles around today and made the quick discovery after sitting down. Great little area to relax. TFTC

Took longer then would like to admit. Had trouble opening the cache but got there in the end
With Lunabic

Took way longer then expected but was where we suspected all along! TFTC

I headed into the city to do some caching with day1976 in his new backyard (new as in nearly a year!). We freestyle cached with no plans as such. Ended up doing about 17.5km of walking by the end of the day.
This one was a little tricky as it had just rained so I didn't want to sit down! We felt along the wall but not low enough, until I popped my head over the top to look down.

Third find with my muggle friend today. Took about 15 minutes to find, but got there in the end.

Nice and easy

After a solid 30min search.. I got it. I was way over looking!
Then.. no pen! Gutted!

Visiting from Port Macquarie.
Getting to gz was a little more difficult than anticipated due to some temporary fences in the vicinity. Soon found a clear path and had cache in hand.
Thanks for the cache

Easy find took about 2-3 mins. A good hiding spot

TFTC

Found with a look from the right angle while trying - and failing - to find a campervan to buy. TNLN-TFTC! Cool area; I'm pretty sure Die Hard was shot close by

SP(UK)

We are in Melbourne to see Mary Poppins and the do a dance competition. After finding my first Melbourne city cache Yesterday I thought I would find a couple more before we left. I did not sleep very well so I thought I would just get up and find some caches. It is so quiet this early in the morning, so I was able to take my time. TFTC ??

The start of our adventures around top end of Melbourne CBD, got a good sight of cache at a different angle. Not too busy today and no rain, hooray!

Yay! My first physical cache on the continent of Australasia! English girl on tour thanks for a quick find here!

Paper is rainwrite pat log dry all good to go

In Melbourne for a work event and had to go and rectify a recent DNF.

GPS was friendlier today so found within minutes.

Hi.
Log is very soggy.
Thank you.

Full log to follow
Greetings from France
Log smirky wet but workable

GPS was not our friend today. Bounced around all over the place. Used satellite picture to try and determine the location- looked all over but could not find it.

Never mind, we enjoyed looking at the gardens before seeing Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

We will be back!

To many muggles about

9 days ago i failed to find this cache. Once i actually used my brain i got it pretty quickly TFTC 80degrees!

Find 13 of 20, first on a wet and cold 12km bike ride out to the MCG in the morning, then a 7km walk around the CBD in the afternoon when it dried right up and cooled right down! Coming from Perth's autumn warmth we underestimated just how chilled we would get here.

Had an interesting mishearing of the requirements for the nearby AdLab - I said we need the name of two lines, she heard two lions. Cue confusion. She recovered enough to make the find here.

TFTC 80degrees!

I applied for a job here
In 1981
Servicing the massive escalators
Didn't get it
I did however find this cache today

I can’t believe I missed this last time! I searched everywhere including about 5cm away from where I found it this time!!! Ended up standing on the seats and using the aerial photo to assist in narrowing it down. Worked a treat. Thanks for the hide!!

maybe it was too dark.

Good hide

No pen today so pic for proof! TFTC

This took a little finding as the GPS signals simply would not settle. I went down into the station but soon worked out the real location. I used my phone to help with a stealthy collection, and the cache was soon collected, signed and returned.

Tftc 80 degrees. Finally, at my 3rd attempt over perhaps 4 years, nailed this one very quickly today.

Picked up on a rainy day visiting the parlement

Sneaky find in the rain! TFTC

Out with the tweens and teens getting caches today. TFTC

Thanks for the cache, was getting worried we wouldn't find one in Melbourne

#0346
Visiting Melbourne from NZ with my family. We went to the St Peters church not far from here and was astonished by the scene under the sunset. Then saw this cache and dropped by, went to the GZ and soon realized where to look. It took only a bit search to locate the cache because I have seen this type many times when caching in Japan. Retrieved the cache, signed the log, all good. The wee garden and China town is bigger than the one we have in Christchurch.
TFTC!

Find # 11851

Found while spending a day in the city with sharkiefan.

A bit of a hunt but got it in the end

TFTC 80degrees

Found with FUF009 while roaming the streets caching towards the event at midday in the Fitzroy Gardens. I've tried to find this before when I first moved here. Many hands make light work. Tftc

A nice quick find on a morning walk TFTC

Tftc nice little find on a pleasant day x

Spolecný výlet s Vlastas11. Po ose Praha - Frankfurt - Singapur - Sydney - Hobart - Melbourne - Miri - Kuala Lumpur- Singapur - Frankfurt - Praha. Hlavním cílem celého výletu Tasmánie, kde jsme byly 8 dní. Tento divoký ostrov nám poskytl jedinecné možnosti objevování pokladu ukrytých v nádherné prírode. Zdravím z Ceské republiky.

Joint trip with Vlastas11. Prague - Frankfurt - Singapore - Sydney - Hobart - Melbourne - Miri - Kuala Lumpur - Singapore - Frankfurt - Prague. The main destination of the whole trip was Tasmania, where we stayed for 8 days. This wild island gave us unique opportunities to discover the treasures hidden in the beautiful nature. Greetings from the Czech Republic.

#5384, 2023-03-08 at 16:29,

Nalezeno společně s Radoshordos během měsíčního výletu do Malajsie, Singapuru, Bruneje a Austrálie, kde byla hlavním cílem celého výletu Tasmánie. Singapore se zároveň stává mojí 39. navštívenou zemí a Austrálie mojí 40. navštívenou zemí.
Keš jsem našel během chvilky společně s Radoshordos. Děkuji za přivedení na další zajímavé místo a za další bod do sbírky.
Zdravím z České republiky.


Found it during a one-month trip together with Radoshordos to Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Australia, where Tasmania's was main destination of the whole vacation. Singapore is also becoming my 39th visited country and Australia my 40th visited country.
I found the cash in a moment with Radoshordos. Thank you for bringing me to another interesting place and for the next point to the collection. Greetings from the Czech Republic.

Easy one, not obstructed by the building works

Great little find for a nice day TFTF

TFTC from the Kayakviking!
Walk b4 dinner. 2nd look here as previously I was in the construction works. Took a seat and thought about it and soon had log in hand...

Quick find before seeing Harry Potter

My coord were off but I found it! Great hide on a beautiful afternoon!

Beautiful sunny Saturday so I decided to go and look for a few caches in the CBD area. This one was first on my list and a pretty straightforward find thanks to the accurate coords. TFTC!!

Quick easy find.
Watch out for muggles.
TFTC

Thanks for the clever hide. We sat down to collect our thoughts after a trip to Melbourne for the theatre, easier to confound the muggles with a few young wizards in tow.

A nice find on my stroll back to the car after attending an event in Treasury Gardens. Able to discretely access. TFTC

Nice cache. Thanks

Will have to go searching again another time. Had a pretty good look, but must not have been good enough.

Found with alphag_25 while holidaying in Melbourne, quick diversion from some AdLabs we are trying to finish. TFTC

More exploring of Melbourne. Once gps settled, easy find. TFTC SL

First find for 2023! I hanve had a couple of goes at this over the last couple of years but finally got it today! Not many muggles about being New Years Day and very hot. Nice sneaky hide. TFTC

Found last night while out for tea in Chinatown. Our first cache in Melbourne. Returned today to sign log as didn’t have a pen with us last night…

Tftc - a lovely evening find !

TFTC sneaky hide

Using past logs helped! Found with Rohkad. Not many muggles about this evening. Nice hide! Definitely logical place. Tftc

Little searching around. Had to resort to past logs. In the end it’s in a logical spot.

I AM GUR

We were tired from walking around markets and trams breaking down, so thought a stop here to sit down was a good idea. As we sat reading thru the logs our GPS settled down. We were sure GZ was at ground level. Where we sat was pretty spot on, although the GPS said it was 8m away. In the end it was a quicker find than we expected. Thanks 80degrees, our feet thank you.

i searched really hard, i really did. will avenge this one later

finally avenged! took us long enough. some previous logs where a little misleading! heck even the hint is misleading

TB Visited

James0116

Killing time. Sat on the pourous egg shape & had it in hand in no time.

I have decided to come to Victoria and go to the Whittlesea Mega, I will be travelling with Azzo7777 and other great geocachers at the mega,

Logged under Team Azzo

Thanks to 80degrees for the cache

James0116
Wednesday 23 November 2022
5:32:05 pm AEDT
2484

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My phone and GPS both had this in the subway. I rang a friend and they put me on the correct track, and after that I made a quick find. Cache and log were good. This would be good as SideTracked - Parliament, adding another to the SideTracked caches . TFTC 80degrees.

Easy find today. TFTC

Found on a lovely walk around the city after presenting at a conference. I was surprised at this one; the last logs implied it would be a long search but I found it in the first place I looked! Nice! TFTC!

Nice walk, thanks.

Took a while but found it, satisfying find

Took a while to locate and yes GPS a bit out. TFTC

Cache found, logbook stamped. Thanks

### **OWNER MAINTENANCE REQUIRED PLEASE** ###

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Hi there 80degrees,

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 are not mind readers (unfortunately), so without your note on the cache page explaining that the site works are on-going, you have been in hospital, the area is in flood, or some other reason that has prevented attending to the cache, they can't tell what is going on.
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.

**JUST A TIP:-** Have you checked out the Geocaching Dash Board designed to assist a Cache Owner in managing the caches they own? Have a read about it [**HERE.**](https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2020/07/welcome-to-the-cache-owner-dashboard/?newsletter=PM) You will find your very own dash board [**HERE**](https://www.geocaching.com/play/owner?utm_source=geocaching&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=COD).

Thanks for your cooperation,

Bunjil

[3B]

Checked everything was okay but while we were there changed the log. All good

Finally found it. My 3rd attempt , jus didn't want to give up on this. T4TC , thanks for the previous activities logged, I got the hint better . Thanks CO for placing

A DNF for me. Hint was magnetic , yet there were not many magnetic area around. Look for a long time. Difficult one for me. Regards from Singapore

Our first Melbourne cache while awaiting to go see Harry Potter matinee. Forgot a pen but taking a photo

Good

Ditto!

Found on my way through Melbourne, tricky spot, bravo I must say. The log could use a renewal. Many greetings from Denmark.

Denne geocacher rapporterede, at logbogen er fuld.

A little tricky especially with all the muggles about but a satisfying find! TFTC

Not where I was expecting it to be hiding, but I trusted the map rather than my geosenses and made the find! All good here. TFTC, from Tennessee, USA

This was a tricky one. Took me several attempts to find the correct location using my mobile phone camera. Luckily there were not many muggles around. TFTC