Barker Street View Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
By Mainebirds on 03-Jul-14. Waypoint GC58479

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Hi there Mainebirds,

This cache has been flagged by Geocaching HQ as a cache that **MAY** need some attention.

You may recall having received an automated email from Geocaching HQ which explained what you needed to do.

Unfortunately, nothing seems to have happened, so the cache is being temporarily disable - see here: [**Geocache Health Score.**](https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=38&pgid=713)

**You do need to respond to this enquiry 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 to check, repair, 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, so without your note on the cache page explaining that the site works are on-going, or you have been in hospital, or the area is in flood, they can't tell what is going on with the cache.
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 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 and processed accordingly.

Honestly, it's better for you to decide, so please do something before then. Please don't send me an email but instead follow the information/advice posted above.

Thanks for your cooperation,

Bunjil

[3AS]

Last find a year ago. Lots of dnfs. Looked everywhere. Need confidence.

Still no cache here...

Looking like this has gone tried every metal bolt

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We knew what were looking for thanks to past comments but today no smiley for us

Nowhere to be found, guess it might be missing.

Searched high and low - scratched old heads - no joy - are we in the right place?

No good today

Found the little brighter- had my tweezers
TFTC

Found it during acquire moment. Unable to extract the log. TFTC

Nice little grab on a busy country street. Thank you

Walked around the town with some dogs
Beautiful in Autumn with the colors and pretty damm nice the rest of the year

Great hide. TFTFC

Early morning grab. TFTC

We're in Castlemaine so M can get a haircut so while he got himself all prettied up, I headed up here to find this cache. GZ was reasonably easy to identify however finding a lull between the passing muggles wasn't. The car park directly in front seem particularly popular but eventually an opportunity came to grab the cache and sign it. Now to wait for another lull to return it to its home.

Thanks for find #1971
TNLN

In the area today with Sean.75 and kenare finding some caches. We stopped in here for the reasonably quick find after lunch. tftc

After a nice lunch up the road, it was time to have a look for this little one. Nice hide. Cigc. Tftc

Nice little find.
TFTC.

Quick find when we were looking in the right place!! Brand new log book too!! TFTC

Found but no log book there.

Quick and easy find while exploring Castlemaine

Found

Fun find while stopping in for lunch. Cool container!

Found with EveryoneLovesString, (this time as a group of three) and 5 others! We went to Castlemaine to visit some realitives and decided to give them the taste of geocaching!

We parked nearby and made our way to GZ. Quick find there, probably not 3.0 but our muggle friends manage to root out the container! TFTC

Quick find here

Early morning ride around town. Tftc

Found by The Empire + H
A round trip of Castlemaine, Metcalfe, Redesdale and Heathcote - hunting a few Earthcaches today. A stop off in town to check out a rug store, quick find then back on the road. Thanks for the cache Mainebirds.
- M

Quick find really fun and easy

We drove here from Daylesford today, and decided to grab a quick cache in the middle of town. A house made entirely of shipping containers was a very interesting sight on the way here.

Couldn't find anything at GZ during a 10 minute search, but then signed the log straight after checking the hint. Had to use some stealth while replacing the container as a muggle sat on the bench right next to us.

This town is very beautiful with the old buildings.

TFTC

Quick find in the dark. Alas, no pen to sign log. Thank you!

First location nope, second one - smiley face. Now off to enjoy a cool beer with emandel (minus kids).

Find # 6486
Nice quick find.
TFTC Mainebirds
29 November 2020 11:45 am

We had a 10 minute wait for pizza having finally been released from the Melbourne lockdown. Youngest found this, we signed it, returned it and had 5 minutes to spare. Thanks mainebirds

Buddy crew

Tftc

Tftc

Hit please it is IMPOSSIBLE

Awesome hiding place! TFTC

Went for a walk after we'd parked our caravan and this was the first cache we came to. Thanks indeed

TFTC! So tiny!!

Found this nano cache at 4:40 PM quick find. Log book full so unable to sign it. TFTC

So tiny

We headed out for a day trip and decided this area was a great quiet location.
The winter day we got was just amazing, sunny and a delight to be geocaching in.
Thank you for placing this geocache for us to find.
Lucky the area was deserted today so a quick find was made.

Found with McAdies and Jelly_bean14.
We had a week to do some day trips in the school holidays and came here and found this geocache.
It was great fun thanks for hiding it for us to find.

Found with McAdies and Geo_Eddie.
I had a great time in the area finding geocaches.
It was a nice way to spend some school holiday days.
Thanks for placing the cache for us to find!

Awesome cache, TFTC
Found well passing through on the way back to Bendigo.

TFTC

over-thought this one, definitely micro

Tftc

Cache took us forever - as it had fallen on the ground

Main street very quiet today during Covid times. Interesting to know what it is like here when more busy.

Thanks for the hide here!

After spending the morning in Daylesford we wandered up to Castlemaine to clear out this area. A little hunting and the cache was found on the ground. Returned to what I believe is it’s rightful spot. Thanks for highlighting this point

Second time lucky

Passing through and stopping for coffee. Quick check and yes there is a cache. Quick find on this cool morning. Coffee time!

Nice one

Great spot had togo to hint. Tftc

That was an amazing hiding spot

loved this cache! was fun hiding from muggles with tytaylor19! TFTC

our sort of cache after some stealth after our pen didn’t work we made our mark tftc for this cute one

I do enjoy these.

The view was pretty good and the day was warming up.

Thanks for making me take the time to slow down and watch the world go by for a few minutes.

Cache is in good condition with plenty of space in the log.

Omg, we found it but dismissed it.
Smallest cashe we have found so far.
Great fun.

Found a quiet moment, but needed the hint as coordinates seem to lead me into private property. TFTC.

Great hide. Cute container. Love the history of the buildings. High muggle activity on a Saturday night, due to the pizza shop across the road. Our first Castlemaine cache during a visit from Melbourne. Thanks for the cache!

Camping in Castlemaine for a few days; we went in to town for a look, supplies, and a meal. Beautiful place! Found this cute cache straight away. TFTC

#3780

After an amazing few days at the St Arnaud Mega, it was time to start the long journey home to Sydney with Tardis0061. Of course we would take the opportunity to visit a few additional LGAs as well as add some more numbers to our Vic Sudoku grid.

While I had the wrong thing in mind for the hide, Tardis just walks straight up and says "here it is". The benefits of an extra pair of eyes!

TFTC Mainebirds

Found this one on a road trip back to Sydney collecting LGA and Victoria largest Sudoku Thanks to crash2079 for teaming up and Thanks Maine Birds cache for the placement Cheers

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We are over from Auckland, NZ to attend the St Arnaud Event 2019. Roadtrip to the event and time for a coffee. Wandered up the road to see if we could find this one and after a short search had it in hand. Very quaint town here, wish we had more time to explore. SL. TFTC.
Check out NZ Mega 2020 (GC87777) www.nzmega.com 23 - 26 October 2020.

Waiting an extraordinary time for our fish and chips to cook so snuck down the road for this one. TFTC

Quick find whilst waiting for fish and chips
Thanks

Tftc quick find. Farmers markets this morning, Steam train to Maldon was great, vintage tractors & Tractor Pull, thanks

Love Castlemaine..so much history.. lots of people today...TFTC..

Easy find. Thanks for the hide.

Found after our sticky date

Date: 21 September 2019 Time: 11:26
Find #10427

After the nearby event, I headed into town to find coffee and breakfast. I had spent my spare time this past week solving the 3 puzzle caches in the area, so I was determined to find them while I was here as well as a few others nearby.

This one looked to be a little tricky in terms of muggles, but the rain kept them away, so I was able to quietly search without interruption. Nasty. Well Concealed. Nice.


Many thanks to Mainebirds for the cache. TNLN.

Big things are continuing to happen! *Are you joining the fun again in 2019?*
[**THE**](http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC7DN55)
[**ST ARNAUD**](http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC7DN55)
[**EVENT 2019**](http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC7DN55)
*16th / 17th November 2019 – GC7DN55 – St Arnaud – Victoria*

Took a drive out to Castlemaine this morning to complete the Parkrun event and then have a little explore around the area and collect a few cache. Weather was a bit up and down, but I managed to collect a few. So many great little places to explore, will have to get back across later in the year for some more. Thanks for the little adventure.

In the area early to attend a nearby event. There weren't a lot of muggles up and about yet. We think most of them were at the market as it was surely crowded out there. Anyway, we were about to walk away when we found the cache. Thanks for placing this cache here for us to find.

Arrived to find only a few muggles walking around the area. This one took a little longer than it should but eventually found, signed and returned. Thanks for a great cache.

Find # 8471

Found with Tyred n Cranky
Down in town for the "2 Months to the BIG one in St Arnaud - Castlemaine" Event.
Seeing as we were a little early we decided to go around town and grab a couple others before attending the event.
Not much around at GZ that the hint could lead to. this making for a super quick find, in what could be a busy area. but thankfully when we were here it was not that busy.

TFTC Mainebirds

Day 112

Find No. 2827. Found with FUF009 at 9.50am.

Headed down to Castlemaine to attend an event and grab a few caches.
As we had time before the event we went around and found a couple of caches and this was one of them.
While the coast was clear we quickly found this one, signed the log and replaced it.
Now it's time to head off to the event.

TFTC

JSando and carkisser escapes Melbourne and adult responsibilities for a couple of days. After a quick visit to the mega, we’re sort of on the road home. TFTC

Found with CarKisser
Parked near by soon had cache in hand.
Took nothing left nothing.
TFTC

Was a good cache well-placed had to wait for a few muggles to go by before i looked

Found while away for work TFTC

It was a bit hard

Found quickly once I zeroed in on a suspect area.

TFTC

Attempting the sudoku multi and standing nearby in our waypoint hunt when we realised that this little bonus was here. Not too many muggles on a cold and wet Saturday afternoon so we went for it. Took a moment or two to find. Took longer to find the specs so I could see/sign the log.

Found it! TFTC! Cool hide

Here for the Jazz Festival and more. John got this one while Jinky was in the shop. TFTC

We found it!!

Found it! with the help of the Girlfriend. Really good hide we both enjoyed the way this one was hidden. A very clever and well camouflaged hide.

Newstead Day 2
Todays trip was around the Castlemaine area. We came accross some amazing caches & locations, a really enjoyable day.
Our trip was country roads & forest trails.
Thanks for placing this cache Mainebirds

Can't believe that we actually went straight to the spot where we though the nano might be and surprise, surprise it was actually there and there were no muggles in the vicinity when found but had to wait to replace it due to some muggles walking past!! Sure is a busy spot!
Enjoyed the challenge of finding and retrieving and replacing this cache! Well placed indeed!
TFTC Mainebirds

Found it and then sat down for the view!

Found with Astrobef. Actually was our keen eyed hubbyswho spotted it. TFTC

Found on a nice quite sunday morning on my way out of town. Not a muggle to be seen Tftc

A quick find by the young son after I pointed out a likely location.
Then we sat back and finished off our pies.

What I anticipated to be a challenging search resulted in a quick find, despite being a very busy Saturday morning! One of a handful found today as I explore the town on foot while hubby works! TFTC

Quick find on a day out in Castlemaine. After reading the hint and description, we new what to do and after a quick search the cache was found. Signed log after a bit of prising with our fingernails. Nice hide. TFTC

I really liked this one. Very sneaky hide!! It was fun trying to look while trying to act normal which is hard for Piuquet Jnr who is constantly excited when caching. But found it and signed. TFTC