H2O Harkaway, Victoria, Australia
By chefs on the run on 03-Feb-05. Waypoint GCMNV8

Unfortunately, as there has not been a response to the last request/s to attend to this cache, or provide regular updates, the cache is being de-listed on the basis that it has been abandoned by the Cache Owner.

Caches that have been archived for lack of maintenance will not be unarchived. This is explained here: [**Unarchive a geocache**](https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=38&pgid=56). If there are components or remnants of the cache, please return to the GZ and collect the cache (or remnants). We don't want to litter our environment with Georubbish.

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

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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) within 14 days,** 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:

- Check on the cache, repair and/or replace the cache 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 praises.

- 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 (within 14 days). Be sure to indicate the actual date that you expect to have it fixed so that everyone knows you are on top of it. For ongoing issues (where you don't have an actual date) please ensure you visit the page and post a note every 28 days so as to keep everyone up to speed.

- 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 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 information/advice posted above.

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Hopefully owner attends too soon as unable to find.

Think something needs to be done about a few of these guys caches.... not very active anymore.

Not found anywhere .....
Needs attention !

This was our third visit and we were sure of where this cache might be hiding. We came prepared with a pipe inspection camera and even with the neighbour telling us where everybody else had luck, and also having Riddell’s eyes looking , we just could not find it.

Even with three sets of eyes, a pipe inspection camera and study of the available information, we failed to find it.

Was cool to find

Wandered up to check out this one. Luckily there wasn't many spider webs this time. No space left on the log so scrawled in the empty space at the top. TFTC

Found it. Need to put more paper in for logs though, almost out of space. Easier than expected. #Amy&Taz

Walked to far in. But found it eventually. Need more paper to log. #AmyandTaz TFTC

I love it

Very good! Forgot pen, will have to go back! Had lots of fun for my first find!

I should totally do this more often

Found had some trouble extracting the cache but nice hide
TFTC!

Well the navigation from the geokids was interesting. We parked 100m up the road past the cache, not sure why. The kids’ response - ‘think of the steps!’ Found by Chicken who almost pushed it to an unretrevable spot. Funny face with the cobwebs. TFTC

Found this quick one! Tftc

Found with Supergirl. Seeing where it was, I went back to the car for the appropriate TOT but Supergirl managed to retrieve without it while I was gone. TFTC

Found it

Tftc

A. Ice park and grab. Tftc

#1080 - 6pm
Returning home from a visit to Berwick, I thought I'd make a minor detour for a geo-stop.
Huge billowing rain clouds on the eastern horizon were very reminiscent of smoke clouds from a raging bushfure. Only the hue was different, being more blue than orange. Very strange...
There was a handy parking spot near GZ and the cache was found without too much trouble, but I must confess it wasn't in the first place I looked. I happily signed in, noting that there are still half a dozen empty spaces left on log.
Thanks to chefs on the run for this cache which has stood the test of time.

Did need one of my TOTs to extract cache from it's hidey hole. Luckily we had the necessary in the car. Log extracted and signed before returning to its nest. TFTC

Thanks for a quick park and grab TFTC chefs on the run

Tftc

We landed in Australia only 3 days and most of the jetlag is gone by now. Between finding a house to rent, car licenses, medical aid, bank accounts and getting food into the cupboards we just had to make time for our first cache. Don't know how we ended up with this one to be our first but here it is. Thank you CO. Hope this is the first of many to come.

Found this afternoon while grabbing a few caches in the area with omegaman1971, we initially thought that there may be more to retrieving the hide than what was involved. We soon had the cache located and logged, thanks chefs on the run for the hide.

Omegaman1971# 2750
Out on a Sunday arvo with Happy pants smashing some caches between the rain showers.
Easy drive-by cache, on this cold Sunday arvo.
Cheers for the cache

Very easy to find...

6:25 pm #2898
Found today with Mrs Papillon4506.
Today's resident cache guardian - a huge moth! That got the heart going! Lol
TFTC

Not quite what we were expecting. OzHockeyChick extracted the cache only to have a rather large moth follow it out. Great view from here. Thanks for bringing us here and thanks for the cace.

In the area taking advantage of the dearth of muggles to find some very old caches. Thanks for keeping this one going, chefs on the run. You don't see a lot of these old caches around anymore.

My last find for 2016 and my 1750th cache. An easy find once the GPS settled TFTC

The final find for the night with nanton34 that netted him his 1750th cache (and my totally unworkable 1558 tally for 2016). We were worried that we were required to enter the property but the compass reset and took us to a likely hiding place. tftc

Got it!

Found it retrieved it signed it and replaced it. Thanks chefs on the run FTC.

My brother and his family (with whom I'm staying at the moment) were heading down to Rosebud for the day so I commandeered one of the vehicles and headed over to Beaconsfield, Berwick and Harkaway. I was striking out for multis mainly and managed to find 5 plus 1 wherigo and 7 trads.

7th stop here on my way to For whom the bell tools (good song that by MetallicA)
Looked in a few places before finding this sneaky cache.

Signed and replaced just before the people who live nearby came out.

Thanks chefs on the run

#1340

Nice one. Glad I had crank1 with me Thanks for the cache and greetings from Glenhaven NSW

It was "find a multi" souvenir weekend so we decided to search for a few multis and traditionals that weren't too far from home but we never seem to get to. This one was on our way to the next multi so we made a quick stop and quick find. From where we'd parked, we saw it as we walked towards it so we popped a piece of bark in front of it after signing the log and replacing it. Now I'm looking at the earlier logs it would seem it had been hidden further in it's hidey hole previously so the CO might want to check the cache is hidden as it was intended. Thanks for adding to our fun afternoon out caching

#TEAMWHAT

Found it #TeamWhat

Nice quick find and a quick wave hello tftc

Found heading home from Fountain Gate missing the freeway traffic.

I pushed it in a little bit to far

Wow tough little cache to grab. Took a while to get to the cache and then another bit of frustration getting the log out of the container. Nice hide TFTC

Wel this one was easy to find. but getting it out of his hide was a bit harder

With Zedaycee

Good little hide! Had to use a couple of sticks to reach it but got it in the end!

Had attempted this one before but freaked out at the "do not enter" sign. Got up at 5:30 this morning and walked up there. Love the views on the way up. Tftf

While staying at Berwick we found this nearby cache.

Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for our enjoyment.

Down from Canberra for a MEGA geo-getaway geomission

The MEGA day had arrived! An easy find this one whilst on a geomission around the area

Thanks for the hide, chefs on the run

I got lost on the way to a nearby CITO and ended up on a street that lead to this cache so I stopped to log it. Thanks for the cache.

Yippee! Found in the beautiful rain. Nice little drive by on the way to Harkaway. Tftc!

Yippee! Found in the beautiful rain. Nice little drive by on the way to Harkaway. Tftc!

Yippee! Found in the beautiful rain. Nice little drive by on the way to Harkaway. Tftc!

Took my grandkids out for their first geocaching adventure. Nice easy find.TFTC

Great little hide! Thanks for the cache! Geokid found it all by herself

Someone must have moved it! Looked high and low and even had the assistance of the man who lives near by. No go

Found my first GeoCache, woo hoo! The tin was empty only the log, so a placed something in it

Found it

Number 5

This was great! Good hiding spot ☺

Nice and easy! Even at night

Very easy find, navigation on point

Hi. It says not to enter where the geocache potentially is?

This was one of our very first attempts, we have since done a few, came back & got it straight away

This turned out to be a nice quick find today and one that I am pleased to be able to mark off the list as found. No troubles with muggles today and I was really quite chuffed to turn this into a smiley.
Thanks to chefs on the run for the cache.

Took a little longer than anticipated as we went looking in the wrong direction, but we got there eventually. TFTC

Was at in-laws and topic of GC came up over Easter Sunday lunch (one of the kids compared today's egg hunt to GC). Knew this one wasn't too far away, and was a good idea to walk off our Easter feast! So with 3 geoteens and MIL, off we went. It was a great little find to introduce GC to some family. TFTC!

Nice hide tftc

First cache with the family. Good little spot!

Found it tftc

Nice hide tftc

Found this one the other day, but just finally get a chance to log it. Took me two different tries to find this one. Muggle activity was to high the first day. I definitely made this one a lot tougher than it needed to be. TFTC!

Angela & I smashed it

After the rain cleared, we headed out in the afternoon, to find some caches.

No muggles in the area, made for a quick find.
Many thanks for placing this cache, chefs on the run, for us and others to find.

Catching up on logs that i have missed while my laptop has been away..
As hubby and I pulled up to this cache I directed him to where my geobrain thought it would be... Um, no!
Oh well, he followed the GPS and had the cache in hand quickly, i signed it and he returned it... I love when I dont actually have to get out of the car Yippee!!

Thanks chefs on the run for placing this cache

Tftc out on a hunt around narre warren. Was pushed in by someone without care but has been fixed

Found it!!

I needed a daily cache this one look like a good place to go. The coords threw me around a little but eventually I found it. I wasn't until I looked up after replacing the cache into it's hidey hole that I noticed a muggle in a dressing gown looking at me through her window...I couldn't do much as I had already signed the log and if I acted more strangely I may have made her think more about it and even compel her to investigate futher. I don't know how much she saw as I had my back to her I was quick and I certainly didn't expect anyone was watching me...hopefully all is okay...I pretended to take photos of the rails and plants nearby afterwards and when i went to my car I drove away slowly as to say no I wasn't doing anything dodgey...so hopefully that put any question in her mind to rest?

Great find and so close to home. Exciting start to a great new hobby.

Got it!

Quick find tonight whilst on evening walk. Tftc

Evening walk with Gunks and Buzz, fine weather, phone safely zipped in my backpack and a decent number of finds for the night.
TFTC.

Found it straight away, although the neighbours are constantly amused by others who cannot find it.

Nice little micro

Out and about with the Geo Kids and Pa. Nice hide. TFTC.

This had me walking in afew circles before finding it then had to wait for the muggle and his dog to leave

Found with carkisser ...
TFTC ....

Nice quick find with GeoHubby Sando23468. Added a fresh waterproof log . TFTC

First find! tftc

Found yesterday forgot to log ! Good spot

Easy to find

Easy

A very quick park and grab. You don't even need to turn off the ignition Thanks chefs!

Found this one a while back but didn't sign it since the log was guarded by a spider and in very bad condition. Came back today to get it out of the way, thanks to MalanDi for the new container! TFTC!

Forutnately a quick find on a clod and wet afternoon. TFTC

Back in Melbourne visiting my sister and made this find and sign.
As the previous finder said it was in poor condition so I have replaced the container and used a new zip lock bag. Should be OK for a while longer.

Found it! Needed to find a cache today so went for a drive after work. Parked at GZ and checked the surrounding windows for onlookers, couldn't see anyone and moved in on the cache! It was soon in hand. The container was overloaded with papers and doesn't seal anymore. It needs some TLC! Wrapped itin a bit of plastic to keep the logs together. TFTC SL