Green's Spring Millbrook, Victoria, Australia
By strange quark1 on 14-Apr-14. Waypoint GC52GFT

Time to archive this one for a couple of reasons. I love this spot, one of my favourite places from my childhood, however it's had its time.

Heading to Ballarat via the backroads and stopped here to find another well hidden cache Thanks strange quark1

Very smart little spot, great little one to finish of our day of Geocaching. Thanks for the cache.

Thank you for the great cache notes, they are very interesting. The co-ords are good which made for an easy find. SL TFTC

Nice easy find

TFTC

Welcome back from Covid. If there are issues with the cache after the length of time in situ please message me.

Due to a rise in Covid-19 I have made a conscious decision not to undertake cache maintenance as I feel that it doesn’t fit one of the reasons for being out during this pandemic. As I work in Melbourne in an emergency service but live regional I will not be putting myself or my community at risk.

I therefore am disabling all of my physical caches for the time being. The caches them self will be left in situ.

I won’t be deleting logs or anything like that and I intend to enable them again once I feel that my safety or that of my community won’t be put at risk.

I apologise for the inconvenience.

Found with Ogston girls. Tftc. Greetings from Adelaide

Another very interesting spot revealed by a geocache
Nobody around today, so the cache was an easy find ...
... Hooray !!

TFTC !!

Found at 4:49 pm.
With another leap day upon us we had done lots of different caches types and sizes last leap day so this year I decided to attend lots of events and to also help me build up my CITO count. A lot of driving today but the weather was great and managed to get to all 7 events in the day that I planned to.
After the events on the way home there was suddenly road works so we got off the exit and took these nice back roads for a little while.
Had to wait for a farmer closing his gates nearby but then I found the nice little cache in the 3rd place I looked.
Thanks strange quark1 for the cache, the adventure, the hunt and the fun.

Spiffy- had many plans for leap day and attending as many events as possible was the key plan. His dedication saw him attend 7 events in 1 day.

A muggle mowing his lawn had to be stealthily avoided but a quick find was made.

Thanks to strange quark1 for the placement and fun.

TFTC. A quick find.

After many stab wounds to the head in our search for the cache, Eureka

Great find. Such a windy day, almost blown off course with GPS glitching .

TFTC. We had attended the Ballan Birthday Bash and were making our way home to Maryborough. We had planned our route via the back road to find as many of the caches along the way as possible.
A quick park and grab.

A quick P&G to geoP as we make our way back home.

TNLN SL TFTC

TFTC

On my way home from a not quite to plan road trip. Good excuse to do some caching though.
TFTC

Small and quick find

Found. Thanks for the cache )

Found a little container which was SPRUNG hiding near the spring, signed log and replaced, Thanks strange quark1, all is in good condition here today

Nice ty

Nice hide. TFTC

Today we found Green's Spring on our travels. An interesting piece of history which explains why there is such a lush patch of green here.

Thanks strange quark1 for being part of our geocaching fun.

I was heading towards Ballan for the birthday event and was taking the back roads to get here.
Nice and quiet on the roads and I was wondering about the standpipes I saw then the cache description explained it all.
Found in the second place I looked.
Thanks strange quark1 TFTC.

Tftc

Found It......On our way home we decided to grab a couple of caches. After making our way to GZ a quick search soon had the container in our hands and with the log signed we continued our journey homeward. Thanks Team strange quark1 for bringing us here

Just a case of keep looking until you find it. TFTC.

On my way to Goolwa SA for a 7 Day Fishing trip with my brothers, decided to come a day earlier so I could do some caching of opposite side of city as I from Warragul. Just got cache out and was signing log and the local police lady pulled up and asked what I was doing so I said Geocaching and she said what was that, so I explained it to her and she said cool. Sl thanks for the cache

No spring water required on this rainy day

Found by Aussie Train Driver 03/10/2018, find number 1354.
One of the great things about caching is it takes you to places you never would have known about without it - this is a perfect example, I would have driven straight past if this cache wasn't here.
There are many hiding places at GZ and with the long grass this could have been quite tricky, but I was fortunate and found the cache in the third place I looked. After signing and replacing the cache I wandered over to the bridge to have a look. My thanks to strange quark1 for highlighting this important piece of community infrastructure.

Back a second time and no luck

This cache was located at a good spot with an interesting history and idyllic location. Safe parking is always a bonus for a drive-by Cache. Lambs in the paddock over the road added to the entertainment.
The cache was a smash challenge, but fairly easily found in the end. It was just a case of eliminating the possibilities of where the cache could be hidden.
We also investigated the pipe stand and plaque. The cache page information was much more informative.

Based on the hint it's in the wrong spot, but half the hint is right. Returned to where I found it. Tftc

Didn't find it. Got wet feet though

After catching up with Claybol, Virbull and jtnsilo to finish off a nearby mystery cache, i headed east to find a few caches in the countryside while the Autumn weather was sunny and mild.
Your right, the water tasted great! Oh, and the cache was still there in good condition too!
Thx strange quark1 for showing this area to me, if it wasn't so far from home I'd fill my water bottle here more often! Great cache notes too, cheers.

Did not take long to find this well hidden cache. Thanks for the interesting notes.
TFTC strange quark1

FOUND!

DAB and I had planned a day out caching around the Ballarat / Creswick area. We met early with our geo wheels packed with snacks and plenty of drinks on board and set off to enjoy another brilliant, fun day, exploring new areas. On our way home we stopped here made a quick find on this well tucked away cache. Signed and returned as found.

**Thanks for this traditional cache strange quark1**
**Smile # 5210**

Spent most of the day on back roads and dirt tracks turning green boxes into smiles.
After the frustration of the last hr it was great to be able to make a quick find and enjoy the location
Log signed and replaced as found

Thanks for the cache strange quark1
#3,377

Nice day to be out and about finding caches to add to my list. Really enjoyed this area and the variety of hides. TFTC

A big day of geocaching from Ballan back to Ballarat. Eleventh stop and another quick and easy find for D after S GPS led her astray . Tftc

Great to see this one operating again! Enjoying a wintry cache afternoon alone! TFTC

TFTC! Had a look for the watercress but I think the weeds may have taken over

Today I headed to Ballarat to attend the Yarrowee River CITO, with the expectation to do some caching afterwards. After the CITO I headed to try to finish the Symbol Series, then cached my way towards home. This is an interesting place, and I enjoyed the write up. Found the cache nice and easily. I also headed up the road to check out the old house - it's in a very sad state.

My thanks to strange quark1 for the cache and for showing me this place.

Found by The Empire @ 9amish
A quick find after some stunt driving. Happy Easter to all! Thanks for the cache, strange quark1.
- M

Thanks for the very interesting cache description.
I searched for about 20 minutes.
Not lucky.
Greetings from France.
SlackMac.

Found this easily on the way home from an event in Ballan. Had a DNF a few months ago - pleased it's now back in action. Thanks

Good to go

Found the old one in the long grass nearby. Not in the best of nick so replaced.

All good to go. Please be careful

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Had another look...

Definitely gone... Need's checking...

Wondering if it has been moved/taken?

We looked adn looked but still did not walk away with a smiley... has it gone missing....

Need's Checking...

Found where magnet's / cache was...

Pretty sure it's missing...

Taking on the back roads around Ballarat on another glorious autumn day. Another great geocache adventure. Another quick grab in another unsual location, many thanks.

The cache was quite damp, the log was ok but also starting to get a bit damp.


TFTC TNLN

Found and logged while caching in the area, tftc.

Found quickly this afternoon in the rain. Good hint. Thanks strage quark1.

Quickly found after finding a few others in the area, and had wanted to see a train at the last find, but was able to watch one go past in the distance here instead. An interesting spot. TFTC

Nice easy cache. Big Green grasshopper landed on the windscreen when we arrived.

Good easy find

A quick and easy find as we wend our way to Ballarat, caching as we go. Thanks for bringing us here and thanks for the cache.

This was our 3rd find for the day, another quick and easy one which keeps the geokid happy! Across the road there was some friendly sheep and then a friendly farmer come along.
Thank you for bringing us here!

Out caching with me olde mate Yogster. Thought we might head out and get some smilies.

TFTC. Small little guy, found with McStormy out caching today.

Another great find while in the area.
SL - thanks for the fun cache!

On the way to Ballarat via Blackwood.
Nice hide
Thanks for interesting information about Green's Spring and cache.

Found while out exploring the area with geokid, we have never been out this way before, nice quiet lace, no muggles around, retrieved, signed and replaced as found, TFTC

Out this way to get a few smiles. Love the hint. Tftc

Tricky little find
Had me searching high and low for a while

Nevertheless, cache was soon found and the crisp new replacement log was signed

TFTC and history

Nice little hide. Hopefully didn't raise too much suspicion from a nearby muggle filling up his tanks

A sunday afternoon out with JJ1 picking up a few caches.
this is a nice drive by.
thanks Strange Quark

A replacement log has been placed within the cache

Very interesting and clever cache log book is full squeezed it on. Tftc

3/08/2015 Visited at 12:38
Find 04 of 08 for the day and #1863 in total.

Good hide in a very interesting spot with lots of history.
Log book was full when we were here.

Echo 4 - Spice 0
("\(0o0)/") Thanks for the caching fun!

{Sent from a mobile mind, not just a mobile device.} °°° +

Fascinating! Log is full TFTC

Took a few moments to find as geo device was bouncing due to wind. However upon reflection of the clue, soon made sense. Log also needs replacing.Cheers TFTC☺


This entry was edited by #GeoHulk on Friday, 10 July 2015 at 03:02:28 UTC.

Found on a long weekend in June when we traveled from Bendigo to Melbourne for a Birthday Party, stayed the night in a Budget Hotel in St Kilda - then onto Ballarat to see the Earthcache apprentice at FU and then home to Bendigo. We only had the time for a few caches today but we took a detour to collect the 3 caches in Millbrook.

TFTC strange quark1

This cache was on my list of must do's today on my way to the two Ballarat events on this cold and wet day.
From memory I have not been along this road before but it was a pleasant drive through here.
The cache was located exactly where you would expect it to be and in good condition.
Thanks strange quark1 for placing this cache.

Quick find, thanks for the cache

Driving around the area as part of a 5 day Victoria road trip. Always enjoy getting of the main road and onto the back roads as see so much more....as well as grabbing a few caches.

This one was found without issue and all was good. Thanks for the cache. Neat hide.

A well concealed hide. The history here is very interesting. Drove around the "block" and viewed the old house amongst the trees. Great.

The problem with reading cache notes when you get home is that you find out you should have had a better look around when you where at GZ. However, it will mean we have to come back. Thanks for bringing us here and for the hide.

14:49
There can be no better reason to venture out on a Sunday, than the announcement of a triple celebration of geo-birthdays, in Ballan.
After the candles were blown out we were able to spring upon a smilie or two, on the way home. We really enjoyed reading the interesting information in the cache notes. We liked the way this one has been put together, so have awarded a favorite point.

Feedback to CO: Log is nearly full.

Thanks to strange quark1 for the hunt.
10537

We found your cache Green's Spring on 11/01/2015 2:37 pm. This is our find #4083 and find #4 today on the way home from the It's My Birthday event in Ballan.
A great hide.
The cache is in good shape.
Thanks strange quark1 for the cache!

Very interesting history on the cache page.
Pulled up nearby and found the little container safe and sound. Replaced it in its spot and then headed off.
TFTC strange quark1

Nice little hide! Great views of the surrounding farms! TFTC

Found this one fairly quickly while out on a days caching. Nice little spot. SL TFTC

Decided to collect a few in this area as a bit of a break on the trip home to Adelaide from Melbourne. A quick find on this windy day. TFTC

found!

Great clue found in a matter of minutes! tftc

Found on our way to Beaufort for the Beaufort Bash weekend.

We followed a farm tractor down this road secretly hoping that he would stay on the road but just before GZ he turned off into a paddock. Once at GZ we could not see anything that described the cache name because the grass was about 1 metre high. Not a good geocaching experience for us. Still we kept at it and after a bit of mucking around we located the clever hide.

TFTC strange quark 1

Interesting spot indeed. When the spring was running unimpeded it must have caused a considerable flow. No one noticed I was here. though I did spot a young couple fishing in the dam opposite. Doubt they spotted me, they were looking elsewhere.

Thanks for bringing me here.

Thanks for the small history lesson about the area. Loved how the cache is kept in place, very clever. TFTC strange quark1.

I'd just got out of the car and wandered towards GZ when a farmer was approaching the boundary of the property on the opposite corner. I decided to hold back and pretend to be reading the signs, and taking photos of same. He took forever to open his gate, move the ute out and then shut the gate again. He was possibly taking his time and sussing me out at the same time. Eventually he mustve decided I was up to no harm, and he left. Cache was then in hand within seconds, after all there wasn't really a lot of places this was going to be. I'm a Sullivan by marriage, and the Sullivans of Millbrook are a big part of the history round here. It was nice to get out on all these old familiar roads again, as all of his family are now in Ballarat. Thanks to strange quark1 for another hide today.

It was interesting to read of the history of this place. No one about on a quiet Sunday morning and one of 3 Millbrook caches that I found in quick succession today.
Thanks

We headed down to the Brisbane Ranges today for the Spring has Sprung event.
The weather was amazing and the caches great.
This cache turned out to be our 4000th find!
We didn't think we would get there today but we just kept on finding caches on the trip home.
A simple little micro but the journey today was amazing.

Found with Mum, Dad and Maeve.
I had never been to the Brisbane Ranges and today was beautiful there.
There were so many great caches and views today.
Thanks for the cache! It was fun getting the photo here!

Found with Mum, Dad and Eddie.
This was my biggest trip yet!
I liked the sunny day and Eddie helping me look for the caches.
Thanks for placing them for us to find.