Forest Gum Drouin, Victoria, Australia
By guzzling on 27-Apr-14. Waypoint GC53HF4

Unfortunately, I cannot see any information that indicates that steps have been taken to resolve the issue/s associated with this placement. Therefore as advised previously, the cache is being de-listed (Archived) to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements.

The [**Geocache Maintenance guideline**](http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx#cachemaintenance) explains what needs to happen with a Disable cache.

Caches that have been archived for lack of maintenance will not be unarchived. This is explained in the Help Center article [**here**](http://support.groundspeak.com//index.php?pg=kb.page&id=70).

If you wish to contact me please send an email via my profile - [**Bunjil**,](https://coord.info/PR9GZ0K) and quote the cache name and GC number.

Did not realize this had been disabled as it was still in my gps, like others have said log is very wet, took a bit of searching to find. Thanks for the cache.

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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) by 8th September,** 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 8th September). 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, 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 instructions posted above.
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This is need of a check from CO.

Away for the weekend with omegaman and Happy pants, signing the logs under the team name HHO. Up early and on the road, grabbing a few caches before leaving town. While this one didn't take too long to find, the retrieval of log was more difficult, as it was very wet and mouldy. Sorry didn't have any spare log books or paper to replace it. Will put a needs maint log, as it hasn't been looked at by CO for sometime.
Thanks guzzling for placing the cache for us to find.
7276

Just grabbing a few caches this morning after leaving Warragul we managed to grab a quick find with this one. Lots of tree litter and moisture about and the log book is too wet to log. Thanks guzzling for the hide.

omegaman1971
4145 Finds
In town just for the weekend for our annual birthday weekend away.
Happy pants, Happy feet and myself are signing the logs under the team name HHO.
Log book needs some love
Cheers for the cache.

Found while walking the dog. Nice hide very damaged log. Didn’t sign. TFTC

Too wet to sign. Maintenance is required.

Nice hide. Log is soaked. Could not sign

Found with Melski93
Couldn't sign, to wet.
Lots of bark.
Thanks.

Found but needs maintenance log is wet and mouldy

Had a look with MrDogga but could not find.

10 minutes rummage sadly revealed nothing for us

Out with The Swaggies. A bit of a hunt for this one. Log difficult to sign due to being slimy and wet. Find 1578 at 22 September 2017 12:08 pm

Out with Yorsys today. Find 5588 at 12:08 pm. Tricky hide, too many spots to look at. Found eventually but log is totally soaked. Contents are very slimy.
TFTC guzzling

Desperately needs some TLC. Slime is a health hazard.

Tftc... nice find. Log book was very wet. Found a page to kind of write on

Yaaah mum beat them to it, little less speed more found!!!! Out for a night hunt but the log is wet, might be the bubbles bottle!! With tooth66 n maggiewb1

Nice

Well done possum64. Sent maggiewb1 in. Amazing what you find in the dark 19.21hrs

In Warragul for a morning tea to celebrate Volunteer Week so thought I would take a detour through Drouin a have a bash at this one. A familiar face drove up whilst I was checking out possible places for the cache and yes, it was a fellow cacher. We both spent several minutes wandering around and around this gorgeous tree scratching our heads.
Anyway, Lo and behold, I actually looked in the right place and with a little help from my friend we soon had the container in hand and the log signed.
Thank you pointer.h for your timely assistance
TFTC
TNLN
SL

I was heading for Drouin when I received a phone call that the job had been put back.
What to do........ Find a cache.... so I found this one.

I was driving past when I saw familiar face. so I did a Ubolt to see what was up.
A well hidden cache that took us some time to find, Luckily Benjay21 was able to spot the cache.

[Scrat visited your cache whilst on his Great Aussie Adventure.](https://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=4376822)

TFTC guzzling

Found today with Surefoot 24. Her find here.

We'd looked there before but concentrated our search further away. We'd given up when I decided to have one last look where I found it. Needed a retrieval tool to extract and replace. What a magnificent tree!

Not to tricky. Found after 5minutes.

We searched for 10 good minutes all around the tree with no success... Too many branches and leaves !

Thank you

Found by geoson tftc

TFTC easy find

The ham was at the hairdresser
So the fish had some spare time
Time for a cache or three

The cache had made a break for the great outdoors
He was tucked back into his pouch

Nice quick find on the way back from showing the parents the Australian way of life! Thanks for the cache! It's home is getting a little fragile!

After a bit of blundering around I found this one! TFTC!

A nice quick find on the way past - or so I thought. Even on hands and knees, I couldn't find this. I decided to have one last walk around the tree - and caught a glimpse of a familiar shade of blue! Thanks for the cache guzzling

P.S. the location the cache is hidden is "wearing out" and will fail soon...

TFTC

Took like 100 laps of the tree but finally luck. Lol tftc number 2 for the day

6062*
Caching day with Ozuk
Today It's so beautiful weather
very massive tree.
Found it
Thanks quzzling

Nice hide out spending time with crank1. Thanks for the cache and greetings from Glenhaven N.S.W

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Such an amazing tree! Easy quick fine

Got ya

On a Saturday arvo trip with ceebee2013 to Drouin area to hopefully find eleven caches we had not previously logged. This was our fifth, somewhat short of the plan but time and steam were running out so we pulled out and got back home just before dark. The nearby gumtree is well worth a visit with its huge base and multi trunks. TFTC.

WOW, what a stunning tree. Thanks for bringing it to our attention as we would have otherwise driven by and not known it existed. Quick and easy drive by. Thanks for bringing us here and thanks for the cache.

09/07/2016 - 3.40pm - No. 606 - 5th for the day - with dgfb33.
Another sunny winters day had us out & about enjoying the weather & a bit of geocaching, luckily the fog was only in the hills between home & here. What a majestic tree! Wow! Oh, yeah ... that's right, I LOVE TREES of any shape or size! Hmmm ... except sweet pittosporum! No walking muggles but quite a few car muggles zipping past along the road. We had contemplated this one on quite a few previous occasions but we were always past the turn before we realised, each time. I made sure we knew what we were doing this time though! Cache is in good condition. All signed, sealed & returned to its place. We decided this should be our last find for the day so we could be home before sunset, which we did manage to do, just! Thanks for the cache & a reason to stop & admire the trees.

Wow, what a massive tree in suburbia, just amazing that it exists. This was sort of a nice drive by, well the car was close enough and the cache was soon found and we were glad for that, as there could be lots of places to hide a cache here.

Thanks for this cache guzzling - a great spot.

Found with the geo kids tfth

Nice hide that's a big tree
Tftc

Second biggest gum tree I've ever seen.

Geoboy found this one.

Tftc. Easy and fun find. Beautiful
tree.

Found with Darren 73 and our kids

Quick find

A magnificent specimen of the Australian gum tree. Took several laps of the tree to spot the well hidden hide.
T4TC.

Nice easy find. TFTC

That's a big tree

A simple, easy to find geocache.

No luck for me here today.

Tftc, beautiful tree.

Lots of changes to Drouin during this trees lifetime. TFTC

I found this cache today at 5:05pm as number 49 of 53 on my Australia Day Northern South Gippsland Loop. That's one large gum. Thanks from D B-A.

Still making our way home from Melbourne via as many drive by caches as we can manage. Thanks. Silkyie

Nice quick find. No worry about snakes on this drizzly day. Left a small dinosaur. TFTC!

Cool spot! Watch out for snakes!!! Left money keyring, took coin.

Good cache

jocada13. A bit damp.

Spending an afternoon caching with jocada13 and other family members. First find of four.

Thanks for the hide.

Edited to fix the date.

This entry was edited by Becstar79 on Sunday, 08 November 2015 at 05:25:31 UTC.

Out for a bit of a drive bit wet but finally found tftc with geodude#74

Found with Lilmissgeo. The listed trackable was not in the cache though. TFTC!

Satellites all over the shop!
Log damp.
No TB.
Big things are happening! Are you joining the fun?

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14th / 15th November 2015 - [url=http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC5GCJ8_the-melbourne-event-2015][green]GC5GCJ8[/green][/url] - Casey Fields - Melbourne, Victoria

Lovely little spot to stop off !!
Smells amazing here today on this damp but mild balmy day....
TFTC

In Melbourne for some training and on the way home I went looking for some caches.

Dropped by to check this one. What a magnificent specimen!

TNLN TFTC

Amazing

Tftc

In Drouin area for the day. 2 DFN's and three finds

First cache first DFN

Looked everywhere with no luck. Maybe next time.

TFTH guzzling

Quick find before work took TB tftc

Ideal spot to drop our eagle track able! Easy find with the kids!

Found easy. Log very soggy. Could just sign it!

Beautiful big gum. Easy find

found it

After a cold search finally in hand. Contents very wet.

It was wet
Wasa'ntHidden very well

Very quick easy find but wet logbook

Cool

Found quickly! tftc

Nice little find TFTC

Managed to park right next to this one and after circling the magnificent tree several times we eventually found the very well hidden cache.
Thanks guzzling for the cache.

It sure is a big beautiful tree. Took us a few minutes to find as it was very well hidden.
Thanks for the cache guzzling.

An awesome gum. Tftc

Apparently my app has missed a couple of logs.. Found 27/9/14

Nice spot

Travelling around Australia in our Caravan with our cat.

Staying in Neerim today we headed out to do some shopping and explore Drouin. Great weather so warm today, that is until the thunderstorms sent us scurrying home to see how bad the damage was from leaving all the rooftop vents open. [B)]

TFTC and letting us use Geocaching to tour the local area. Looking forward to meeting other geocachers at the next Australian Geocaching Mega event

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Registrations now open at www.qldmega.com/register

Log your Will Attend at GC4X31B

Out and about on a Caching Run around Warragul, Drouin and surrounding areas
Thanks quzzling

Easy. Fun find

Found it

Found with in 5mins

TFTC

Finally decided to come and grab this one. It is actually the nearest cache to my house yet it has taken me months to finally come and get it. The cache itself was quite exposed so I covered it over so it could not be seen.
TFTC

Quick find as its starting to get dark. Tftc

After pulling up right by this one, It had me circling GZ a couple of times before I guessed where a likely hide may be and after a short look the cache was in hand, Cache is in excellent condition TFTC

On an RDO today so I'm out and about on The Caching Run to see where it takes me. Left home in Vermont at 7:00 am and headed for Drouin first then down through Lardner, into Strzelecki and across to Poowong, then down to Loch for lunch. From there it's back to Korumburra and down through Kongwak and into Wonthaggi after which I head over to the Powlett River for a wander in the sand dunes and then back to Melbourne for orienteering in Brighton. I'm sure there were a bunch of other places mixed in there as well but who's counting? Arrived home at 9:00 pm, what a day!
A magnificent old tree, a quick find, cache is in good order.
Thanks for placing this cache guzzling