Phillip Hughes Bridge Macksville, New South Wales, Australia
By Nudge74 on 11-May-18. Waypoint GC7PH10

As there's been no cache to find for a long time, and it appears to have been abandoned, I'm archiving it to keep it from showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements.

Please note that if geocaches are archived by a reviewer or Geocaching HQ for lack of maintenance, they are not eligible for unarchival.

Nudge74

This geocache was brought to my attention as being in need of an owner maintenance visit. The cache owner needs to check on this cache ASAP and either replace it or archive it, after picking up any geo-litter. See the [maintenance section of the Geocache Listing Requirements/Guidelines](http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx#listingmaintenance).

I've added this cache to my watchlist, and I will check back in four weeks to be sure that the maintenance has been done. In the meantime, I have temporarily disabled this listing. When the maintenance is completed, the owner can enable the listing by clicking on the link below the cache name to return it to active status.


Whatever your intentions, please **post a note** here on the cache page (not email) to let us know that you are still active and maintaining the cache.

If you plan on repairing this cache, please log a note to the cache (not email) within the next 30 days so I don't archive the listing for non-communication.


tiddalik
Community Volunteer Reviewer

This geocacher reported that this geocache should be archived. A community volunteer reviewer has been notified.

There has been a buildup of caches around the Mid North Coast that have not been found for quite some time with multiple DNF's, Write Note, or Needs Maintenance and where the CO has not been able to follow up or are no longer caching. Consequently these caches appear to have been abandoned.

These caches need to be archived to stop visitors to our region from being disappointed after in some cases having to make a significant effort to get to GZ only to find nothing.

Didn’t find

Not there

Cache missing

I was the last person to find this cache in Jan 2020. The sign where I found it has now gone and there is a very new fence nearby. Suggest it's archived.

Can co pls check

DNF Think it May be taken or misplaced!

Did not find. Maybe owner needs to check if it’s still in place?

No luck today

Escaping beach crowds and scoping some new kayaking drop in points via caching. The bridge provided some needed shade to park in Tftc

Found by Mary and David at 13:00. Who could forget that day? Such a tragedy. Nice recognition and commemoration by his home town. Our thanks to Nudge74.

A nice easy find TFTC

After being muggled out at Gumma dock we were happy to make a quick find here. Luckily was able to spot this one even from my vertically challenged position. Tftc

TFTC good one

Found with Bek76 and Gum62

On this day pat found our first geo-cash

TFTF

Found with Gum62 and MDT79

Found it with bek76 and MDT79

First day using the app, had a look at 2 other caches previously but this is the first one we found
Over the moon once we found it !

Grabbed this one on the way in to Macksville where we were staying for the night.
The GPS was a lot more cooperative here than it has been today and led us straight to GZ.
Such a tragedy what happened to Phillip Hughes but it's good to have some permanent recognition of the man.
Thanks.

Another very nice find today with woolwood9.
*Thanks for helping make our tour around fun!*
Stamped logs as TM/WW NZ or our full user names or tm421/ww9 in pen.

Found while on a geocaching holiday with tmann421.
Enjoyed the trip around and all the great hides.
Stamped TM/WW NZ, or if in pen our full names

On the way home from Queensland with aqau.
Thanks for the cache

Easy drive by

#263
We are staying with relatives here for a few days and came out for a bike ride. An easy find for us. TFTC!

A quick little find. Thanks for placing a cache here.

Great river to drive along TFTC

A big day of caching while being based at Stuarts Point. We had a great day out and it was wonderful to find this cache. Thankyou Nudge74 for placement of this cache and adding to our enjoyment of the area

Nice

Amazing

Mad as-K

First cache for 2019. A short stroll from the cache affords good views of the bridge. TFTC

#254 on this sunny windy day @ 2:49pm. Up here staying at the caravan park for friends and my son's 3rd birthday. Great spot even better with the bypass RIP Phil

found after brekky in valla. thanks

Nice and easy find

Easy as. Rip Phil.

quick find here as i boil the kettle across the road to fill my thermos with todays lovely caffiene fixes..tftc

Easy find. Nice walk along river. Tftc

Found it!! With ooracey. Thx

A quick drive out of towne took me to the newly finished concrete elephant
Surprisingly quiet underneath,
and a cache find quickly came to paw [^]

TFTC

And hasn't this new bypass done wonders for Macksville ??
I was amazed at how pleasant it is to wander the main street these days
A big change from when this towne was blighted by gridlock !! [:o]

Exploring a new place and grabbing some caches along the way. TFTC

Found it [Time to Find: 3 min]

Found It

Found at 2:30 PM GAFF 1.
After a beautiful lunch at a scungy pub in Macksville, we headed off doing a few of the caches in the area. Is this where Nudge74 works from?
Thanks Nudge74.

Good spot easy find

Redman211

Good spot didnt take to long to find

A quick stop and grab as the rain is getting heaver, SL and replaced as found TFTC

After a few hours on the forgotten highways trail we decided to find a few caches around Macksville.

We are glad to see the bridge named after Phillip, we remember the accident quite well, a real tragedy.
A nice quick find of the cache
Thanks for the cache

Nudge 74 - you have been very busy populating the area with geocaches, many of which we have gladly found today. We thank you for all your efforts in making your neck of the woods a place to draw geocachers to the area. Thanks for the bit of history here too. Cricket is not really my game but many in my family follow it. I'm very glad they have named this bridge after Phillip Hughes. I do remember when he was hit with the ball and the tragedy that followed. A sad day for cricket and a horrendous shock for his family.
Cheers and happy caching!

Caching with DiamonJs and Aussie Liahona and signing the logs as Team JAD. A nice quick find for us. Thanks.

quick find. TFTC

Stuarts Point Day2
Today's main event was lunch at the Buffalo farm, but still plenty of time to do some caching around Macksville before the event.
A nice quick find here. I'm glad this bridge was named after Phillip Hughes a most promissing young cricket playing.
Thanks for placing this cache Nudge74

Caching around the area with Tatt2squared and Viper_101...TFTC

Found with Mum and Dad (littlemissleft and Gazkersh) TFTC

Caching around the area with Tatt2squared, Key_Tat, Littlemisslonglegs, Littlemissleft and Gazkersh...TFTC

Found with littlemissleft and littlemisslonglegs and in the company of Tatt2squared and key_tat and viper_101

Thanks for the cache

Found with Key_Tat, Viper_101, Littlemisslonglegs, Littlemissleft and Gazkersh... found with the Gecko's. TFTC

Found this one with Gazkersh, littlemisslonglegs, Tatt2squared, Key_Tat and Viper_101. This cache had a cute gecko guarding it.
The gecko earns this cache a favourite point!

Nice to find a cache here.

TFTC Nudge74
Baby Birt's find no. 633

I've yet to actually drive over this new bridge, odd as it may seem
Caching with Baby Birt today.
TFTC, Nudge74, TNLNSL.
My cache no. 627

Found on a sunny Sunday arvo... geodogs waited in the car - TFTC nudge74, luv ya babe

Gps fluctuating but homed in eventually. TFTC.

Nice park and grab. A beautiful day on the midnorth coast, perfect for caching. 3180 3:31:00 PM Nudge74 without cachers like you we would have no game. Thank you. TNLN SL

*** FTF ***

Wow we haven't found a FTF for ages. Saw these new caches appear last night and this morning was perfect for a drive to Macksville. We walked this bridge just before it opened late last year , with about 10,000 other locals too.

Thanks for the cache Nudge

2nd to Find, we must have been hot on coongoola's heels! A glorious Sunday and we decided to pop up to Macksville to put a few more smilies on the map. Such a tragedy that a talented local boy died so young, ahead of what was looking like a promising career in cricket. Thanks for placing this cache Nudge

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