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Geocaching Australia is free Australian geocaching community. Our aim is to support geocaching by providing:
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==What is Geocaching Australia?==
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[[Geocaching Australia]] is a community website for [[geocacher]]s in Australia and New Zealand.
  
* The [[Geocaching Australia Forum]]
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The community includes:
* Cache listings
 
* GeoWiki (what you're reading)
 
* [[Gallery]]
 
* Free [[Hitch hiker]]s called [[swaggie]]s
 
* Local maps
 
* [http://geocaching.com.au/stats/caches/ Local statistics]
 
* [[StatPack | Exportable statistics]]
 
* Web-space to record your geocaching adventures
 
  
To use Geocaching Australia, please see [[Using Geocaching Australia]].
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* Hiding Caches - [[Hiding a cache]]
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* Forums - [[Geocaching Australia Forum]]
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* Cache listings - [[Caches listed on GCA]]
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* Cache updates - Emailed [[cache updates]]
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* A photograph gallery - [[Gallery]]
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* Community rating of caches - [[Rating|Overall Experience Rating]], [[Recommended cache]]s and [[Hiders choice cache]]s.
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* Cacher Statistics - [[Cacher statistics]]
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* Cache Statistics - [[Cache statistics]]
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* Assistance to new geocachers - [[Geocaching guru]]s
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[[Testimonials]] are available...
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and more!
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==Site Special Features==
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'''Geocaching Games'''
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Quite regularly the Geocaching Australia hosts [[geocaching]] games to keep things interesting.
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Current game:
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* GeosportZ 2016
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Past games include:
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*  Gegnome ][
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*  Winter Is Coming
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* [[Leapfrog]]
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* [[Gegnome project|The Gegnome Project]]
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==dragonZone==
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One special, continuously ongoing game is the [[dragonZone]] game, which has also been supplemented with some additional games, such as [[Winter Is Coming]] game.
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==Special Cache Types==
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Sometimes the Geocaching Australia website will work with others to produce a special cache type.
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One such [[cache type]]/series is the [[Burke and wills|Burke And Wills]] which was created with cooperation with the State Library of Victoria.
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Geocaching Australia also has unique [[cache types]] such as [[Moveable_cache]] geocaches.
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==Other Resources==
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See also [[Community resources]] for more resources for the Ozzie/NZ geocacher.
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==History==
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See also [[Caching in Australia]] for the history of [[geocaching]] in Australia.
  
 
==The Geocaching Australia Team==
 
==The Geocaching Australia Team==
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Refer to our [[Volunteers]] list for the current roles being held by your community representatives.
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The Geocaching Australia [[logo]] was designed by [[woodiebro]].  See also [[Faeries]].
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* The [[Geocaching Australia Development List]] lists the development ideas for Geocaching Australia.
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* The [[Wiki Development List]] lists the ideas specific to the [[Geowiki:About|Geowiki]].
  
User support is kindly provided by [[Riblit]].  Documentation is written by [[Riblit]], [[User:Cached|Cached]], [[User:The Ginger Loon|The Ginger Loon]], [[User:Ideology|Ideology Geocaching]] and [[Special:Listusers|all the people on this Wiki]]!  Programming is carried out by [[User:Mind Socket|Mind Socket]] and [[User:Ideology|Ideology Geocaching]].  Bandwidth and infrastructure are provided by [[User:Ideology|Ideology Geocaching]].  The Geocaching Australia logo was designed by [[woodiebro]].
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'''Geocaching Australia is not affiliated with [[Groundspeak]],[[Geocaching.com]] , or any other geocaching listing website, sponsor or association.'''

Revision as of 15:16, 9 May 2017

Geocaching Australia
This page contains information specific to Geocaching Australia.

What is Geocaching Australia?

Geocaching Australia is a community website for geocachers in Australia and New Zealand.

The community includes:

Testimonials are available...

and more!

Site Special Features

Geocaching Games

Quite regularly the Geocaching Australia hosts geocaching games to keep things interesting.

Current game:

  • GeosportZ 2016

Past games include:

dragonZone

One special, continuously ongoing game is the dragonZone game, which has also been supplemented with some additional games, such as Winter Is Coming game.

Special Cache Types

Sometimes the Geocaching Australia website will work with others to produce a special cache type.

One such cache type/series is the Burke And Wills which was created with cooperation with the State Library of Victoria.

Geocaching Australia also has unique cache types such as Moveable_cache geocaches.

Other Resources

See also Community resources for more resources for the Ozzie/NZ geocacher.

History

See also Caching in Australia for the history of geocaching in Australia.

The Geocaching Australia Team

Refer to our Volunteers list for the current roles being held by your community representatives.

The Geocaching Australia logo was designed by woodiebro. See also Faeries.


Geocaching Australia is not affiliated with Groundspeak,Geocaching.com , or any other geocaching listing website, sponsor or association.