Choppercache Hillarys, Western Australia, Australia
By TessaG on 07-Oct-18. Waypoint GC7YP5V

This is not an area that a cache should be placed in. See image.

Also CO has ignored the fact that the coordinates are not accurate.

See previous logs

I've sent you a message.

No unauthorised entry means no caches allowed.

##Cache Maintenance Required please.##
This geocache has been brought to my attention as being in need of an owner maintenance visit, to address the issue described in the logs.
The cache owner needs to either fix the problem or archive the listing, after picking up any geo-litter. In the meantime, I've temporarily disabled the cache page.
See the maintenance section of the [Geocache Hiding Guidelines](https://www.geocaching.com/play/guidelines?expand=1#cachemaintenance).

If there is a good reason for a delay in enabling this cache, please post an update note log here on the cache page so that everyone will know what's going on.
When the maintenance is completed, you can re-enable the listing by entering an "Enable Listing" log, and then post an "Owner Maintenance" log to clear the "Needs Maintenance" attribute, if set.

I will check back in 30 days to be sure that the maintenance has been done, or that further information has been provided.

If there has been no action to repair the cache, or explain the situation, unfortunately I will need to Archive this cache. Caches archived because of lack of maintenance will not be unarchived.

The Geocaching Community needs to have a degree of certainty that a cache is out there to be found, and the CO has a responsibility to maintain their caches.

Thank you
Balayang
Community Reviewer -Australia

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Since the sign does not have any conditions, please get permission to place this cache from Corsair Helicopters (or whoever is responsible for the sign).
You should also clearly state when this cache is not available, and disable it during those periods.


Additionally, you have ignored several requests to address the bad coordinates.
I'm going to lock this cache until these issues are resolved.

Balayang -Community Reviewer.

Coordinates and cache issues have been ignored for nearly two years despite log references from many geocaches.
Refuses to address current issues.
Archived on the basis that CO refuses to perform maintenance and address prohibited access issue.

After doing the newly published caches after the event this cache was next. Took a long while to find as the coordinates are not accurate as the cache was found some 10m away from them after reading some previous logs.

Also looking at the sign on the fence this area is not supposed to be entered regardless of the presence or not of a helicopter and it should be be archived.

Took a while to find. Log signed.

Thanks for the cache.

Found it

No luck. Found rubbish in holes I didn't think rubbish could get in to but no cache. Thx anyway

Found! Nice hiding hole

Sadly DNF

No seagulls today but a lot of trash and broken glass. I wasn’t putting my hands anywhere.

Unfortunately this cache is located too close to an active seagull nest. Owner should mark is as archived temporarily, to allow the seabirds to nest in peace. DNF due too seagulls

There is a lot of garbage here. The challenge is trying to work out which one is the real thing.
The seagull nearby didn’t like us being there.

Glad a good scramble about, but no luck on this cache!

Up this side of the river with axell33 for a couple of nights so we are adding to our smilie map. After a week of rain today was awesome! Quite warm in fact with quite a few swimmers about. Took the nice walk around and then started to search. Axell33 had been here before with no luck but today he found it! Thanks for the hide here TessaG.

Grabbed some lunch nearby and decided to enjoy the walk over here on this beautiful day. We searched around for about 5 minutes and spotted a likely spot now just get down from my rock, the knees don’t take the landing like they use to. Sure enough once there it was the right spot. We signed your log and returned your cache back to where it lives. It’s always good to do a welfare check on one that hasn’t been found for awhile and this one is just holding together. The container is broken but the log is dry for the moment. TFTC TessaG.

5:40pm.

Tried the various recommended coordinates but just could not locate this cache. Very picturesque time of the late afternoon to be here.

- Alephroom.

Take me a while but found it thanks to the comments stating it’s off.
TFTC

Quick find with the revised coordinator, amazing view l, cache dies need some maintenance.


TFTC

2nd dnf
We don’t like hillaries caches

Found it

Quick find with the revised coords. TFTC was out doing the lab and grabbed this guy on a stunning morning

Found today with the Geocaching 101 group. The container is broken and the log was on the ground next to it. Could have mistaken for rubbish

It was somewhere else. The box had been damaged .

TFTC. Container is broken so put log in a plastic bag

Out with the geocache group, we rock hopped resorting to Everlasting’s coordinates and found it with the help of previous finders photos. Lots of nooks, crannies and rubbish around but a top spot for amazing scenic views. TFTC.

As directed used alt co ords, still struggled but got there in the end.

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It wasn’t an easy find but I got there in the end. Spent time low using adjusted coords but ended up on top to have success.

TFTC TessaG

Looked for ages but. Atleast the gate was open today. Log satched but tried. Tftc

Thank you for placing this cache for us to find. After spending the morning at AQWA with the kids. Mums turn for a quick cache before lunch. Found with help from the coordinates provided by a previous finder

We came to Hillarys for lunch today to celebrate our 21st wedding anniversary and of course see if there were any caches hiding around the area that we hadn't previously located. A good day for a bit of rock climbing. We found the cache safely hidden but not at the location given. After a bit of a search around GZ, I checked previous logs & found good Co ords that brought us to higher ground & the cache was soon found, signed & replaced. TFTC!

Found but unable to sigh as logs all wet 15 metres out from where co ordinates say be careful logged with geocachehunter97

Found it co ordinates are out by like 15 metres cache is up the top not near water so no need to go right to waters edge logs are all wet and need replacing could not sign

Found with geocachehunter97 log wet unable to sign photo proof on his comment

Was not a easy find but at the end we found it

Found after a while. Great to have caches here to find while kids are in AQWA

Found it

Took a lot longer than should have as coordinates are a bit out. Thanks to previous logs with better coordinates a relatively easy find. Smiley at last!

This one had us chasing our tails until we read back though the logs...... . Coordinates are out by at least 15 meters. Quick find once we used updated coordinates, TFTC TessaG!

Windy but a nice find

Son spotted it, about 9 metres from GZ, thanks

Nice quick find by the geo daughter. Isn’t that always the way? Me on the other hand probably would have found it twenty minutes later...

Just so many places it could be! Found lots of rubbish but unfortunately no cache - will try again next time

Spent a while looking on the wrong side but after checking co ords from recent finder was able to get there in the end after seeing some suss rocks, tftc and bringing us to the helipad that we never knew was here !

Took a bit longer than it should’ve but got there in the end, added a new log, TFTC

Nice hide log wet tftf!

Super windy today but I found it. Log is soaked so I had to use one of my business cards that I had on me

Took a bit to locate. Squeezed my name on wet log. Had to use previous coords. TFTH

Found but need a new log, very water damaged.

Found with Thro60clan while out on a “fishing” expedition for Wildflowers birthday. Original coords are way off and Everlastings were closer but 49.470 44.092 were closer. MiniMe picked up the cache for us. Tftc

Finally found this one on Wildflower’s birthday with the help of thronsy.4 after a few atempts
Definitely don’t have to get your feet wet for this one!

Not sure if incidental find as was not exact coordinates and the comments sound like it was a toy?

Quick find using Everlasting’s coordinates.
Peaceful spot.
Thanks for the cache.

Found the cute lil guy️

Thank you! Found him in the end

Nice and easy found with FABOOM

Found it with Vaka5...love the little walk out here. TFTC

Don’t know how anyone found it with old coords. Thanks everlasting.

Good find!

Was hard in the dark, but success!

There was so many places to look in the rocks but fun find in the dark. Thanks!

We were working through the lab cache and that brought us out here. With a traditional cache nearby we couldn't turn and run (although with the approaching weather perhaps we should have). We poked around for quite some time, uh oh we are going to get wet! Reading some logs we moved our search a little higher and found it as the rain started.
Thanks TessaG

Thank you! Out and about for a little weekend caching. Happy to make the find here at a previous cacher's coordinates.

Found it minutes before a helicopter started to land! The gate wasn't closed

This one took ages to find. Looked back on previous logs to get some new co ords that were more accurate. Dropped my pen on the rocks and it went down to the depths so have taken a photo as proof. TFTC

tftc. Found by little sister. Log full

Out with redlipandunicorns for a day of caching. Started the day at hillarys picking up the lab caches and a couple of traditionals there. Saw some caches get published so we managed to grab some FTFS then continued on to pick up some puzzle caches that Mr OOH YEH had solved ages ago then finished off picking up 5 Lachlan caches on the way home. A good day of caching with no DNFS. TFTC TessaG

Out in the Hillary’s area today with Ooh Yeh picking up some Lab caches and a few others we’ve yet to find. Geobaby had fun running along the rocks (giving me a heart attack haha) whilst we went on the search. Nice quick find once the GPS settled
TFTC

Quick find while completing the Hillary’s lab cache this evening.

G’day TessaG, I found your cache today (Thursday 13/2/20 at 20:48). Cheers for the hunt!

A quick find thanks to Everlastings coords.
TFTC TessaG this is find #9186 for us.

Oh no not again, kept searching till finally found it. TFT sneazy H

A windy search but i found it! Tftc, Dcr1202

Found just on sunset. Thanks for the new co-ords as they were spot on! No one seemed to be catching fish...

Yeah use co-ords listed below. Log is also about to fall apart.

Fun find with water all round

Found the little bigger. Thank you to everlasting for your cords. Nice view.

Last swim for 2019, last minute quick fine by Mrs.

Easy find once the suggested co-ords below were used. Tft.

Found with Deefa71 using previously mentioned coordinates. TFTC

Meow! Found it but your coordinates are way off. You should update them to what the previous comment suggested. Also log has been wet and need to be replaced.

Try use S 31 49.468 E 115 44.093
Nice view with lovely slow windy and the water is calm.
Search no luck so paf - it work well so happy found and signed the log as EV.
Thanks for cache and hide

It was a great trip along the west coast of Australia. There was a lot to discover and of course we also looked for caches. Some caches lured us to places that we would not have visited otherwise. Sometimes we were rewarded with a great view or a wonderful location. Some caches we discovered very quickly, others we searched longer and some we searched in vain. Now we are back home and think back to a wonderful time in West Australia with great experiences and a lot of caches we have logged. This tradi is one of them.

Thanks to all owners for hiding their caches. They made our time in Australia even more exciting. PePPer812

It was sad that we did not find it

Rubbish everywhere
Looked and didn’t find

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Another great day to be chasing containers in the northern suburbs with megawat60.I let him do the clambering and he made the find. Cache was wet and so was log. TFTC.

Cache contents quite wet

Out ‘n about with m4yb getting a few caches.
Log wet and cache needs TLC, IMHO, this is more micro than small.
Thanks for the hide and TessaG.

Was in the area hunting a new geocache. No joy there so walked up here for a quick find using other finders coords. TFTC

We have been here a couple of times before but the gate was locked but today we had the place to ourselves and made a quick find at previous finders coordinates. Thanks for the cache TessaG.

Out with b12 TFTH

Went for a days caching North of the River with Cravo10 and decided to start off trying for a couple of FTFs in Scarborough, where we were greeted by Neva2old and enjoyed a bunch of caches today as we worked our way up to alkimos and she worked her way upto Yanchep.

A great day out and we were grateful for the cooler temperatures in the morning and finished up before the heat set in later.

Thanks to the local COs for their hides.

Bit of a rock hop here. Used Ian and penny co ords and it was an instant find.

Continued north and grabbed a few caches along the way heading towards Yanchep. A great day with all caches found. How much easier it is with several sets of eyes. So a big Thankyou to all of the Co’s For maintaining the caches

Hi there TessaG.

We found your cache **"Choppercache"** today. (This makes our find count 22872).

We cached north along the sea shore today i& found your cache **"Choppercache"**.
(This brings our total find count to 22872). We had an interesting trek around the area & found 6 caches today & DNF'd 2.

We thoroughly enjoyed the drive, the walks and the scenery. Thanks for placing the cache here, without geocaching as our guide we would never have found so many interesting places on our nomadic wander around Australia.

**Coordinate Accuracy:** We found your cache around 9m from where the GPS said we should be looking.
**Cache Condition:** The container and log book are in good shape.
**Took:** Nothing
**Left:** Smiley Badge.

Thanks for the hunt today,

Regards

Ian & Penny

Out by 7m but finally found this little sucker. Long search but worth it. TYFTH

Wow... this one kept us busy for quite a while. GPS wasn’t sure where to be, tried the new co-it’s and still cane up empty. I almost gave up... it was cold and windy and the sun was setting. Hubby went back to the car to get another jacket and I gave it one more time before we went to watch the sunset over the water. Huzzah... there you are you cheeky little burger. Turns out it was nowhere near where we had been looking but as soon as I saw it’s hideout I recognised it for what it was!!! So glad I could mark this one off to end the day.

Lots of broken glass around though so be careful. Beautiful place

TFTC

#Brisbane

Thanks for the coordinates. Found it. TFTC