Weerina Homestead Area Beulah, Victoria, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 01-Sep-09. Waypoint TP0656

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Type: TrigPoint
Container: Other
Coordinates: S35° 59.601' E142° 29.402' (WGS 84)
  54H 634308E 6015762N (UTM)
Elevation: 95 m
Local Government Area: Yarriambiack

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Description

A Trig Point is a virtual cache which requires a cacher to locate the Trigonometric Station at GZ.

A trig point (also known as a Trigonometric Station) typically consists of a black disc on top of four metal legs or concrete pillar, resembling a navigation beacon. It is also accompanied by a metal disc, which is located directly below the center point of the tripod or on top of the pillar itself.

Trig points are generally located at the top of hills or points of prominence in the landscape. Many provide unique views and challenges, with some being difficult to get to.

These points were regarded as valuable to surveyors, providing reference points for measuring distance and direction, and assisting in the creation of maps.

To log a find on the Geocaching Australia website, you will need to include a picture of the trig point, along with your GPS receiver and (preferably) yourself. Long distance / telephoto type pictures are against the spirit of this cache. You are encouraged to leave a description of your journey in your log to help others in finding the trig point.

The original collection of trig points has been sourced from Geoscience Australia and may contain inaccuracies.

Please respect local laws and regulations when searching for trig points. If you believe that a trig point is located on private property or in a dangerous location, you may archive the cache, by clicking on Log this Cache and place an "Archived" log on the Geocaching Australia website.

If you feel that you can add to the description of this trig point or adjust the difficulty / terrain ratings, please feel free to edit this cache and amend the information suitably. Vandalism of the cache description or other information will result in your account being terminated.

Addtional Information
Source: Geoscience Australia
Type: Horizontal Control Point
Elevation: 94.8
PID: 2949107
Other Information: Geoscience Australia

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23-Jan-23
First leg of the trip home...Koroit to Birchip and all the trigs I can find along the way. This was my last trig find before finishing the day in Birchip. Not much left of this trig. I brought the metal detector out, but got no signal for anything in the centre.
 
26-Feb-18
Today we followed part of the Painted Silos Trail. Just after leaving Brim we turned off the highway and we went to look for this trig point. We were expecting less than ideal road conditions but to our surprise the road was sealed for all but 500m. The external marker posts were quickly located as was the actual survey point marker. Two photos have been added to the Gallery: an overview of the site with Mrs y'stassie; and a close view of the survey point marker (part of a star picket set into concrete). Thanks Geocaching Australia for the cache.
 
26-Jul-17
#GA1959 - 12:35; Day four of a caching mission to Victoria with Sol de lune. After a big day on the road yesterday going from Creswick to Mount Gambier and back, the plan for today is a more leisurely drive to Learmonth, St Arnaud, Wycheproof then through Beulah to Brim for some silo art and on to Warracknabeal and home again via Ararat. Headed south from Beulah towards Brim, we took a short detour in to dig up this trig. Once at GZ, the site was identified quickly, but we did need to uncover this one. TFTT Geocaching Australia Very HappyClan Cerberus
 
26-Jul-17
Rather easy to get to and the photo was snapped. Thanks for another trig....
 
05-May-16
Found this one today while driving from Mildura to Ballarat on some side roads. Had to dig for the marker, was covered by quite a bit of sand after nearly four years! Having some problems downloading photos so will attach photo asap.
 
11-Jun-12
Found this one at 11:40 while on the way home from yesterday's bushwalk in Wyperfeld NP. A nice easy drive-by but it does require a bit of digging to get down to the marker.

Thanks Geocaching Australia.
 
02-Jun-12
Found location, but didn't dig for the survey marker
 
23-Jan-10
A nice easy drive by.
Another one with 4 knee level posts. Had to do a bit of digging to find the plaque though. surrounded by lots of dirt in a deep hole.
 
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