TTT # 25 Wharparilla, Victoria, Australia
By gregandjudi on 01-Apr-13. Waypoint GC4A5G9

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

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I've noticed this cache is carrying a maintenance log which really does need to be addressed by the cache owner.

The guidelines indicated that periodic visits to check on the cache, as well as prompt attention to any logs that indicate there is a problem, are part of the [**cache owners responsibilities.**](https://www.geocaching.com/play/guidelines#listingmaintenance) If you can't attend to the issue promptly, then you need to [**Disable it**](https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=38&pgid=235) - I have Disabled it for you this time.

**Can you please respond to this situation (or indicated your intention) within 14 days,** 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 14 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.

[3D]

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Goodbye to another

removing spanner

This container is brittle and has huge holes in it, in urgent need of replacement

Find 15 now for a lunch break

This geocacher reported that the container is damaged.

TFTC. Signed and returned.
This cache needs TLC. sorry I didn't have anything with me.

Quick easy find
T4TC

Holidaying in Echuca for the week and I visited this cache for a smiley. Found quickly. TFTC

TFTC. Found with madzac. Bottom of container is broken. Needs replacing..

Done

All ready

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

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I've noticed this cache is carrying a maintenance log which really does need to be addressed by the cache owner.

The guidelines indicated that regular visits to check on the cache, as well as prompt attention to any logs that indicate there is a problem, are part of the [**cache owners responsibilities.**](https://www.geocaching.com/play/guidelines#listingmaintenance) If you can't attend to the issue promptly, then you need to [**Disable it**](https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=38&pgid=235) - I have Disabled it for you this time.

**Can you please respond to this situation (or indicated your intention) by 22nd July,** 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:

- Repair and/or Replace your cache or do whatever else is needed, post an [**Owner Maintenance log**](http://support.groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=404) 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 don't plan on fixing it up then please [**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.

- 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 (by 22nd July). Be sure to indicate the actual date that you expect to have it fixed so that everyone knows you are on top of it.

You might wonder what happens if you don't pick one of those. Well, if nothing happens, it is likely that I will need to 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 instructions posted above.

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Found it

Staying in Moama for a couple of nights, and the caches were calling. This series looked interesting, so off I set. Very few muggles made my search easy, finding all but one. The bottom of the container is missing. TFTC.

Found clue on ground way before the cache, container base has gone?? Needs attention. AnsMisty

Found easily, but it looks like a rodent has eaten the entire bottom of it! - It needs replacement urgently! The Log is all but falling out!

This geocacher reported that the container is damaged.

Cache needs replacing, but nice easy find for me today

Tftc

Thanks, container broken

Found on the ground - cache box broken, needs replacing. TFTH!

needs maintenance. container broken . cheers

Found during a weeks holiday up at Greens lake, TFTC

Tftc. Signed log.

Found the watched a wedge tail eagle chase away all other birds above

Watched a edge tail eagle fly around

Another quick find by hubby here on a day that just keeps getting hotter.
“I'd love to be under the sea, In an octopus' garden in the shade” In Echuca for more caching. On a slow trip home from the Alexandra Mega. TFTC Also thanks for the run description. Learnt some history from it.

Quick easy drive by find. TFTC ‍‍‍

Visiting Echuca and surrounding areas from Pakenham. Woke up on Friday to a cold and windy but sunny day. After breakfast in Echuca it was time to get serious and this power trail was perfect for it.

A slow start with 2 dnfs but all good with this one.


Thanks GregandJudi

#1895

Since moving from New Zealand I have been enjoying the area, exploring and finding caches. I usually cache on my own but sometimes I will collect my nephew stinky bob and my brother stinky tom who both enjoy this hobby.
A big thanks goes out to all the cachers and cache owners without whom this lifestyle would not be possible.
The caches I’ve found in Australia so far have for the most part all been in great condition. Keep up the good work.

*6/8/17, Found @ 9:05 am, Find # 6932.*

Another weekend and another road trip, this time I was headed to Echuca to attend the next lead up event for the Alexandra Mega.
A long the way a had a few missions to complete and of course there are a lot of other caches to be found, this being a one of these said caches.

**Thanks to gregandjudi for placing this cache.**

Found with Surefoot24. TFTC

Fence climbing is turning into a skill I didn't expect to need at this stage of life! We could have walked about ten times further to reach the cache but but it was much quicker to climb through the fence to get what we could see. Teamwork meant that the rusty barbed wire was held away and clothes weren't damaged in the procuration of this cache.

Found

Having seen on FB recently that there was a new geocacher near by (well an hour away is nearby ) I arranged yesterday to pick her up today and go caching [^]
This ended up being my biggest caching day for almost 6 months with a total of 4 DNFs and 47 finds between about 10.45am and 12.30am the following morning [)]
The patient and cheerful Sewrainbow was fantastic company and despite already being ill, having only been in Victoria a few days and not quite being acclimated to the cooler weather, she hung on like a trooper and even timed how long each of our DNFs had been searched for Did I really spend 3/4s an hour looking for one of them[?]

30 odd caches, easy D/T ratings... we should be done in about 3 hours or so.
WRONG!
I think it was about 6 hours and all of our DNFs were on this series
Some caches were the opposite of the hints, some caches were about 15m off for the coords and yet others were spot on.
Seems our target for the day wasn't quite what we expected and as the night got colder and colder, the caching became a tad less fun as the DNF count climbed
Worse was finding out afterwards that we never woudl find the puzzle cache that the clues were supposed to help us find

TNLN. SL. TFTC gregandjudi

Log to follow. Fence

replaced

all good

### **OWNER MAINTENANCE REQUIRED?** ###
Perhaps it's time for the cache owner to make a visit to this cache as it would appear to be in need of owner intervention. 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.

Geocache maintenance is a cache owner responsibility and includes regular visits to the cache to ensure it is in proper working order. Your prompt attention to any log that indicates things could be amiss will be greatly appreciated by all geocachers, have a read here: [Cache Maintenance Guidelines.](http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx#cachemaintenance)

The guidelines advise; **if you can't fix it straight away then Disable it till you can.** This Help Centre article tells you how it can be done; [Temporarily Disable and Enable.]( http://support.groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=235 )

**Please respond to this situation within 28 days - so as to prevent the cache from being archived.**

If you require more time, please be sure to post a "Write Note" log (not an email) explaining the situation and **indicating a date** when you believe you will have the issue resolved. For ongoing issues please ensure you visit the page and post a note every 28 days so as to keep everyone up to date, or the cache will be treated as an abandoned and archived without further notice.

**And don't forget,** once you have addressed the issue, post both an "Owner Maintenance" log, see here; [Removing the Needs Maintenance Icon](http://support.groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=404) and an "Enable Listing" log, see here; [Temporarily Disable and Enable ](https://support.groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=235 ) to get your cache up and running again.

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Found

Needs attention log damp and broken container

Still in Echuca as we head home from the Red Centre Experience Event in Alice Springs. Today we decided to tackle this trail and this was one we found. TFTC

The container is cracked.

Had to climb over a fence to get this one.
I have had enough of this trail the caches are not in good condition and need maintenance. It is no fun caching here at the moment. Sorry gregandjudi

Easter Road trip with Black Bunny.
Quick find here.
Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache.

Road trip with Just a cacher to do a little bit of caching.

Sometimes work gets in the way of caching and it's time to redress the balance.

Thanks for the cache!

TFTC. We are in Echuca for a couple of days camped at Rotary Park. We had decided that the Terrick Terrick Trail was our mission for today. Well that a couple of nemesis caches in town. For the most part the trail caches were relatively simple fiends. there were a couple of caches missing and a few that require maintenance. There were also 5 missing the puzzle clue for a puzzle cache which we have not yet found on geocaching.com. We will log maintenance where required. It was certainly a fun series.

Firstly apologies for my generic logs. Pa agreed to drive me along this trail today, and it was all I could do to keep in front of him with distance, size and hint let alone logging each cache as I found each cache.
Some were easy, obvious and others took longer to find and required some scratching around while others are in dire need of maintenance.
#22 of 37 finds today.
TFTC TNLN SL

Found out in the open. Hopefully returned to a safe place.

Found today, i had some spare time today so i deiced to ride this series. At this stage my pencil brok, so i went from GC to GC hoping to find a pencil so i could log it.

Thanks gregandjudi for the GC

Found container, but needs maintenance

Tftc!

Found it with Snoopy1976. TFTC

TFTC

I headed to Mildura mainly to attend the '4 months to the Surf Coast Mega' event, but took advantage of the opportunity to do a longer roadtrip covering the north-western parts of Victoria. It's one of the few parts of Victoria I had not yet visited, so there were some great discoveries and much caching along the way. After Mildura I followed the river eastwards to Echuca, and then today started making my way back south homeward-bound.

I noticed this series nearby, and decided to complete it before heading home. However it was a little busier than I had expected in a 'National Park', and after about 5 finds (some in surprising and unexpected places) and with 3 consecutive DNFs I had to move on.

My GPSr was pointing to private property, and I wasn't keen to jump over someone's fence here.

TFTC, nice friendly cows

** Smile # *3697* / Traditional # *2870* **

After settling in for our stay, I set the alarm early to get up to do this series. The rest of the geo family were fast asleep when I crept out. It was pitch black when I started out, but being dark and a Sunday, I though it would mean the least amount of muggles about... I was set for the morning. Heater blaring on my feet which were wet but warm while in the geo vehicle. Back on the top straight for me. The morning has been kind to me so far. Another cache on private property [?] [:(!] Found quickly but surprised where it was having to climb someones fence is not a good idea. Signed and replaced as found.

**Thanks for this trad cache, greg and judi** [^]
**Cache container and log good**
**Took Nothing, Left Signature**

12:37:00 PM. While in town we thought we would come out and grab this series. Took us a little longer than we thought but it was a nice day. Some containers could do with a visit from the CO and some clues are missing so no final for us. All caches found and logs signed. Thanks gregandjudi for placing this cache.

Loving all these smiles. Cache in good order tftc

Find #2153

I was up before dawn on ANZAC Day but no memorial dawn service for me and instead the chance to tackle this T series before breakfast. Nice and quiet out there on the roads and I found 37 of the 38 traditionals available in the series here today. Followed the numerical logic and found most easily enough. A couple of containers needed a bit of love but overall some nice variation to keep it interesting and a beautiful sunrise off to the east on a crisp morning to make this a very enjoyable trip. Took nothing, left nothing, signed log and visited some trackables. Thanks for the cache and for the series gregandjudi and apologies for the (mostly) generic log.

I was up in Echuca for the CITO event and decided to try and complete this series before heading back home. Managed to find them all just before night fell. Thanks for this cache and the series.

found with geniejoan

and my OCD won't allow me to log on my phone, because the date will be wrong...

With a long weekend ahead of us and an array of events in Echuca, we decided to join up with family friends (GemmaSistema) & enjoy caching and camping in an area that was a clean slate caching wise for us all. 
The blokes and the kids headed off fishing leaving Gemma & I to get this series done fairly quickly. A nice way to spend our morning. TFTC

In Echuca for the Central Vic Geo Events weekend with the hubby and kids. We camped with becca85 and her kids(boo09 and neisha07) and hubby. Becca85 and I ditched the kids with the boys who took them fishing and headed off to complete this series. All were nice easy finds (bar one). We knocked them off rather quickly which was fab. Many thanks for this and the detailed cache description - much appreciated.

One more down may as well keep going

Easy find

Super quick and easy find. Doing some caches today while we are here for the day. Specifically for caching!! From swan hill.. Dam got hot quick tho!! Signed as "LK".

Gotcha tftc

Gotcha tftc

No spoons or knives but we did find a fork with a cache in it! SL and on we go. #3326 TFTC

This was day 20 of our trip out of Sydney and touring the southern states of Victoria and Tasmania.
While visiting the Echuca area we decided to do a few of the local caches.

We discovered this power trail and decided to see how many we could find. The caches were all easy to find and we only had to DNF one (#14) and leave one that was not accessible (#19) due to the water lying in the ditch between the road and the obvious hiding place. We appreciated the effort that went into setting up this power trail. TFTC.

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Second last day of our big trip together with J+J.AU. Today we travelling from Berri to Echuca and picking up caches along the road as well as making enough kilometres to make it home tomorrow! This was one of the many visits today.
TFTC Wilbert67

We came her with Wilbert67, we have this little trail in our sites for sometime. We turned up in town a little later than thought, but the cooler weather was. Very welcoming, we like the variety of hides, some a little more challenging than others. We manage to finish the series before dark, now off to dinne. Thanks for placing the trail here and showing us the countryside of Euchca.

Easy find. TFTC. Tor and Betsy, the travelling Westies roaming WA at present. We are from Oxenford near the Gold Coast in Queensland and thoroughly enjoying the West.

Doing the series. Very windy out here . Tyftc.

TFTC.. Main log on no 40

Kazba16 and myself had a few hours spare today so we traveled from Bendigo with the intention of finding this power trail. This was one of the 30 something finds between the hours of 11.00am and 1.30pm.

TFTC series gregandjudi

Billywillysillydilly and I took a trip from Bendigo today to tackle this fun power trail. The 35degree temperature didn't stop us!

Thank you for the series gregandjudy

Taking the geo kids caching during the school holidays, while towing a 24 foot caravan. We'll grab every opportunity to grab a cache. Yet another easy find in this interesting series.
Thanks again gregandjudi.
#2446

Nice quick find .TFTC

Caching today instead of doing touristy things while visiting the area. TFTC

Saturday 22 August 2015 - Started 0900hr

We traveled up from Cranbourne to do this series after seeing it on the map, near Echuca. We decided to start at the bottom and work our way up and across the top.

The clues helped with these ones.

Thanks gregandjudi for this series and placements.

Last stop on me "Mop up the Tee Tour" this arvo
Another successful find thanks to a lack of interest in what I was doing [^]
I'm getting better at this game [^]

Sometimes it is not all about stealth, but rather distraction, or even blatant 'in your face' poking around

TFTC

TB visit

Easy find TFTC

Started the trail yesterday so wanted to try and finish this today. Had to dodge rain showers . Tftc

found it. tyfc SL

Victorian Murray River region caching weekend 2015. I had marked this set of caches as the most westerly set of this trip so I spent the afternoon finding them. I only missed one of them and had a great time seeing some of the countryside.

Thanks.

20026.98 TNLN
Visited: World Traveling Gold GC A#6 & 2012 Ninja Star A#231

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Found

.Found at 2:20 PM GAFF1.
A very pleasant series that is both informative and entertaining.
Thanks gregandjudi.

12:19
With our caravan at Maiden Gully, while we attended to some non-geocaching business in Bendigo. The [Red]T[/Red] of [Red]T[/Red]errick [Red]T[/Red]errick kept [Red]T[/Red]empting us and [Red]T[/Red]oday we [Red]T[/Red]ravelled north to [Red]T[/Red]ackle the [Red]T[/Red]rail.
While absorbing the wonderful information on each cache page, we missed the 1-40 order clue, so were not quite sure if we were following Fibbonaci or Pi!

Our thanks to gregandjudi for bringing us here.
12011

It was road trip time and three days traveling and caching was quickly planned. An early morning start and the first location was Mt Buller. From Mt Buller I headed to Bookham in NSW and stayed there the night before hitting the Endangered Species series of caches, starting early the next morning. Heading South West I stopped at Gundagai to visit a 'dog', continued through Walla Walla and Urana before crashing just out of Berrigan. The third day I continued west to Echuca then south through Bendigo and the final stretch for home.

The weather was good on day one but later that night it started to rain and continued for the next two days. Needless to say I did get quite wet on occasions, and some of the country roads I followed where no place for a 2WD, the Prado would slip and slide but luckily kept moving forward. By then end of the trip there was another 1800 km on the clock, 239 cache finds, 2 DNFs and 5 FTF's just to top it off. Thanks to all the CO's for the caches I found and the places they brought me to.

I made a note of doing this series of caches during the trip through Echuca. A nice series and each cache page provided some interesting history to read about. Most of the caches were nice easy finds with one or two proving a little trickier. I collected all the clues along the way but will have to wait for the final to get back up before getting that one. Thanks gregandjudi.

My last day in Australia after attending the Stanthorpe Mega last weekend, and a subsequent caching road trip. Positioned myself in Moama for my last night's stay so I could do this series before the final drive south to Melbourne. Loved the wide open country here and good roads with very little traffic. An interesting historical series to do. Many thanks to gregandjudi for placing and maintaining the caches.

Our time in Victoria is almost up so we decided to drive around and grab some caches. We saw this series when we were still in Italy and now finally we found the time to conquer it. All the cache are in place, it takes some time to be able to visit all of them. Thanks to gregandjudi for showing us this place.

Non ci è rimasto molto tempo nello stato di Victoria per cui abbiamo deciso di passare la giornata guidando in giro e recuperando quasi tre cache. Questa serie l'avevamo adocchiata ancora dall'Italia, quando ancora no avevamo esattamente idea di dice saremmo stati una volta giunti in Australia. Alla fine avendo un pò di tempo libero siamo riusciti a fare tutto il giro con pazienza e dedizione. Grazie all'owner per averci portati qui.

Jacopo e Lisa

Another quick find. We are staying at Gunbower for another night just as well as this will take us a while.

Thanks for the history lesson , the cache series and the fun
Tftc gregandjudy

A quick find on a beautiful morning for caching. Really enjoying the hunt but coming to the end of our three week caching holiday on the big island. Home to Tassie soon. Thanks for the cache and the series

Staying in bendigo for megs_q birthday weekend we came up here today to do this series
A great afternoon caching
Hope the generic logs are ok with you
Thanks gregandjudi