Medic Parkes, New South Wales, Australia
By MSMACKA on 10-May-06. Waypoint GCVZ7H

Unfortunately there was no response (or regular update) from the owner within the time requested and as per the original note this cache has been archived. If you wish to replace it please submit a new cache via [this link](https://www.geocaching.com/play/hide).

Ngaambul - Matt

### **OWNER MAINTENANCE REQUIRED PLEASE** ###

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Hi there MSMACKA,

It looks like this cache might need some attention, as one or more seekers have indicated there is an issue. The cache has been temporarily disabled, so as to remove it from search listings and discourage people from visiting this location until the issues/s with this cache can be addressed.

**You do need to respond 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 and repair and/or 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 don't have a crystal ball, 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 those. Well, if nothing happens, then a few weeks from today, when a Reviewer next looks at the cache page, it is likely that they will, unfortunately, have to de-list (Archive) 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.

**JUST A TIP:-** Have you checked out the new Geocaching Dash Board designed to assist a Cache Owner in managing the caches they own? Have a read about it [**HERE.**](https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2020/07/welcome-to-the-cache-owner-dashboard/?newsletter=PM) You will find your very own dash board [**HERE**](https://www.geocaching.com/play/owner?utm_source=geocaching&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=COD).

Thanks for your cooperation,

Bunjil

[3B]

not there, spoke to one of the ambulance officers who were out the front. gardener removed it

Wasn’t there

gone or we’ll hidden

Not here

Not at spot

GUR. It’s been moved due to what looks like landscaping renovation. Another time maybe.

Yes

i wonder if its still here?

Find # 10323

Up in Parkes for 2 weeks with work. Looking after the factory while the local manager has a well earned Holiday.
Tonight I decided to go for my evening walk through the town.
Seeing this building I remembered that there was a cache around here, as I have passed by a couple of times during the day in the ute with the GPS going, but have been unable to stop for a look.

Not having the GPSr with me tonight (as caching was not on my mind - shock horror) I got c:geo going on the phone and checked the info on this cache. Had a quick look around as 2 of the front doors were opened and did not want to linger around too much. I walked around the corner to read up on previous log and with some info to go on I went back around for another look.
As I rounded the corner this time a worker had come out and was on the footpath. They had seen me walk past, looking at my phone. They knew exactly what I was there for and after a chat about where I think it was hidden and let me check a couple of places they happily showed me where this one was tucked away.

TFTC MSMACKA

Thanks for the great cache

No luck

Didn’t find

Bit tricky.

It's so easy

Had a good look couldn't find.

Quick find for hockey state championships.. TFTC

Thanks!

Right there!!

I AM GUR

The seasons were in our favour today. TFTC.

Against all odds we found it

This one was out there just waiting to be found in broad daylight. Signed the log and replaced it where it was but just a little less conspicuous.
A great old building. Our town being only about 40 years old has nothing like the old buildings we are seeing in this part of NSW.

We moved from Cowra to Parkes today via some smaller towns on the way, caching as we went. Hoping the weather will pick up! We had no rain and the sun was certainly shining, but the wind was again cold making it cooler than it actually was.
A variety of hides, and a few puzzles in the 'History of....' series.
Thank you to the local cachers.

‘Put another Pill Bottle under the Wall’

Found after a bit of a search, looking in places for a micro but it’s bigger than that, say the size of a pill bottle so located elsewhere. TFTC

Truly amazing it’s lasted this long TYFC

Didn’t find

Checking out Parkes with 2NS, found after quick seach. Log signed. TFTC

Quick easy find whilst walking around town with Ljordo. SL TFTC. Cache needs more camo

Yeah my first find. SL TFTC.

Found whilst in Parkes with Dave8153. TFTC

2 May 2021
This is find number: 5330
Streak Day: 1963

Found today with Snoopy1976 while visiting Parkes for the day. Thanks

Thanks to MSMACKA for placing and maintaining this cache.

TFTC

??

Was expecting it to be well hidden, but was in the open

11:28
After attending the CacheQLD MEGA, over Easter we are heading steadily back towards Victoria, hopefully we will qualify to cross the border! Each day a number of rest stops must be factored in, strangely enough they correspond with caches which are relatively close to the road, such as this.
Like those before us, we tried to make the cache a little less conspicuous. Amazing that it has been in play for 15 years.

Thanks MSMACKA for placing interesting caches on the gameboard.
29226

Fun, adventure, travel, history, geology, mental stimulation, social gatherings, support and friendship are just some of the elements of geocaching.

Out and about enjoying the opportunity to grab a few caches, yours being one of those I targeted on my journey today. Thanks ??

Thanks MSMACKA (F=343 H=26) for placing this cache and adding to our game.

Tft$

Found on a trip around inland NSW with FeatherWaite.

Our original intention was to attend the Mega event at Dayboro in Queensland, travelling up via Broken Hill, Bourke, Cunamulla and Toowoomba, then home via the NSW coast to Port Macquarie then on to Adelaide via central NSW. However, the Covid outbreak in Brisbane forced us to reconsider, particularly given that the Mega and associated events were within the area of concern and we may have had difficulty re-entering NSW to get home and then would have had to quarantine back in SA for 14 days.

The floods in the north and east of NSW also hampered our travel plans. But we were able to develop a new plan that took us on a very pleasant tour around country NSW, picking up some interesting caches along the way.

Thanks MSMACKA for the cache.

found it just a fill in book

Found while waiting for dinner. Felt a bit out in the open with tbe people right there in in ambulance station but no one asked me what I was doing. Thanks for the cache.

We were wondering what the description meant and whether it helped us narrow the hiding spot, when we found it laying out in the open. We moved it closer to the building in the hope it's not so obvious for any muggles etc walking by.

#4254
The cache was found just lying on the ground, out in the open. Replaced next to the building for a little more security. We're not sure where it was originally located. A CO check is advised.

Moving from Adelaide to Brisbane, [@jesswrigley](http://coord.info/PRNW59T) and I decided to drive the long distance to make the opportunity a holiday, taking 12 days and passing through Victoria, New South Wales, and then finally arriving in Queensland. We spent the first few days in SA's Riverland, visiting Morgan, Berri and Renmark; and then drove through Mildura in Victoria. In NSW, we stopped at Hay, Parkes, Merriwa, Tamworth, Port Macquarie, and Coffs Harbour, and then entered Qld to stop for a night in Robina in the Gold Coast.

Today, [@jesswrigley](http://coord.info/PRNW59T) and I based ourselves in Parkes and its surrounds. Following breakfast, our first stop was CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope, which was our highlight. We then proceeded north via Alectown to Peak Hill, where we walked around the old mining area. We then returned back to Parkes driving a loop via Tullamore, Trundle, and Bogan Gate, and we used the afternoon remainder walking around Parkes and completing the *Welcome to Parkes!* Adventure Lab.

This was our first cache find of the day, and as it turned out, it was rather exposed and out in the open, so it was a quick find. The cache container and logbook were in good shape. Hopefully this one lasts, or it may need a better hide! Thanks MSMACKA for the cache placement and ongoing maintenance.
Note that this geocache was logged with the *Team Warren* Davidwazza/jesswrigley stamp.

A great day exploring Parkes and surrounding towns on Davidwazza and I's drive up to Brisbane! TFTC!

Tftc MSMACKA, came out early before most muggles are up. with only a few options for a hide this was a quick find.

Easy as. Great first find.

Easy find
With @shanno93

Found and introduce a meduc to geocaching
Thanks for the cache

Although NRC and my original SA plans may have been shutdown by the border closures, we decided to venture out anyway into our immediate backyard of NSW and pick up some counties and some much needed R&R.

TFTC

Fast find today. No need for help from the locals

Found with K8TYBEE on our last minute trip out to Grenfell, orange, Parkes, Condo and West Wyalong to help her clean up some missing counties. A great consolation prize after having to cancel our trip to South Australia. Thanks for the cache.

Ambos came out to check on us lurking around
TFTC

We were busy looking, and I was in the right spot, when one of the ambulance officers opened the door and scared me, but we were in the right place . Still, interesting spot for a cache. TFTC

On a road trip from the cenny coast to Bathurst-Parkes-Narromine-Dubbo-Gulgong and back with some muggle friends. Up at dawn to find a few trigs and caches. This one looked like an interesting challenge. People have been saying that they have been getting help from the Ambos but it was too early for them when I fronted so I was on my own. Something someone mentioned in a recent log had me trying something obvious and a cache was soon found. That actually could have turned out a whole lot different! TFTC, MSMACKA. This is our first May 2006 cache so we have dipped our [Novo Jasmer Challenge Coin](https://coord.info/TB7AXHF) to celebrate.
#1228

Found it good find but hard

DNF

We assume as per previous logs that it has been moved from its original location.

The ambos helped out. Tftc

TFTC

Nice quick find to start the day TFTC

Gotcha - Had to get the assistance of the Paramedics as the 'cabinet thing on the wall has been taken 'down'.
Tftc

MSMACKA - You might want to check this out and check the present location.

Thanks for the cache! & thanks to the paramedic for the hint too!

The Paramedic was very helpful.

TFTC

Found!

Found it just kept thinking we would get into trouble tho trying to find it

Lol

Sneaky

Found it

Find it at my uncles work (he’s a paramedic)

Found this with my cousin nan and sister. My uncle works there

Found it at the front of my dad‘s work

Box was broken

Box was broken, contents gone

This is a toughy!

Found

The Two of us are looking around when a lady pulls up in a car and pointed where it was.. we signed the log and took off.tftc

An ambo came out and gave me a hint. She said nobody ever finds it without their help. Very grateful as I felt uncomfortable loitering around an ambulance station. TTFC

Nice

Enjoying the weekend at Manildra with my caravanning friends.
Today doing a trip to Parkes to find a few caches.

Reluctant to open some things, but after reading previous log, took the risk and found it.
Thanks
Good hide

Ambo at GZ making a call to a significant other whilst waiting for next job. Great ambulance station. TFTC.

TFTC. Didn't want to give away location to Muggles.

Day five of our journey from Innes Park ( Home) to St Arnaud. Saturday night in Goondiwindi after driving 765 Klm. Sunday Night in Bourke after driving 654K. Monday Night in Dubbo 475Klm and Tuesday night still in Dubbo. Wednesday night we are in Hay after 564Klm.
Apologies fort boiler plate logs. Arrived and soon found. Quick find. TFTC

Done!! Very easy!!

[:(!] Thanks for an awesome effort.

Devilish

Brilliant and Clever

I like it

Another one off the list

TTBLNSL TFTC/TFTH/TFBUH MsMacka [^]

We came to Parkes because it seemed like a nice place to visit. And it is. We learnt lots about radio astronomy, watched a bit of the local team play cricket and ate some lovely apple and sour cream tart (mmm). And we also found this cache. All in all a nice time. Thanks Msmacka.

Day 18 of our outback adventure which included QOGM 2019. Back into NSW today and really travelled further than I anticapted - St George to Dubbo. Will spend a couple of nights here and decide where to from here.
A little divergence into Lightning Ridge and ran into someone Greg wentto school with while we looked at opals
TFTC MSMACKA (F=343 H=26) SL

Having spent 40 years as an ambo, Brad could not pass this one.
Found once the concept of the hide opened up.
On we go.
TFTC

Quick find. Cool old building from 1930s.

Found this one easily

Sunny day in Parkes and a quick find. TFTC

Found it but no pen to sign book! Silly!!! Nice work guys! We were tricked for a little while

Last find at Parkes before we move onto Dubbo. Tried opening wrong object for far too long. However came up with a smiley eventually. Tftc

With GreyHams we set off on our 3 day NSW caching trip, north up past Dubbo and across to Nyngan before heading back down... and around, to make sure we collected the caches of interest along the way. Counties, oldies, good DT and others of interest, enough to steer us across country and into some interesting and worthy to visit locations.

The sun shining and the sky blue it was a great time to be out through the changing scenery along the way, from the lush green hills to the flat straight outback. Many thanks to all the CO's for their cache placements, we sure found some unexpected locations worthy of visiting as we journeyed through.

GreyHams had this found in no time while I circled about near by eating M&M's. Navigate, find, sign!

Today was day 2 of the trip Aquilus1 and myself undertook from Canberra... into the heart of deepest darkest NSW. Grabbing as many counties as possible is the name of the game as well as trying to pick up everything old and/or interesting.... if you are reading this its becasue this cache ticked one of those boxes.

The day started in Wellington and finished in Parkes, though we went the long way around. The highlights of today was some amazing caves, the Big Bogan and the dead centre of NSW (including 7 years unlove on a cache there)

Found after I manned up and searched harder

In the area with SES for training across the weekend. He led in and had a feed and played the will we, won’t we game and headed out for a few more smiles by torch and headlight. With the cold starting to set in and a touch of fatigue we decided this would be our last smile for the night. TFTC

In town to assist with a SES course this weekend, bonus caching time was going to be limited with training and a five hour drive each way so, after dinner on our first night, headed out with kea26 to tick off as many as we could before bedtime. Maybe just as well we tried this one after hours as it took longer to feel confident of searching a suspect location than making the actual grab.

4155 24 July 2019
Staying in Parkes for a few days and grabbing some local caches. Was checking out another item close by which seemed to line up with the hint. But looked further and found.
TNLNSL
TFTC MSMACKA

Quick easy find. TFTC

Things must have been quiet at the ambulance station when we arrived because two paramedics appeared and directed us to the cache. The cache and contents were in good condition. Thanks MSMACKA for the cache.

Found this one after a bit of looking - needed a few clues to see the window. Very happy