Victorian Geocaching
Please visit the The Victorian Dashboard to find any new caches in the area and/or geocaching events.
Regions
Victoria is split into a number of geographical regions all of which have their own unique aspects.
Finding Caches
Searching
To find geocaches that are in the various regions use the Search_function on Geocaching Australia and enter the name of a town which is located in that region. You cannot search on region names.
Recommended Caches
Recommended Cache Search for Victoria. Geocaching Australia has a Recommended Cache function which finders of the cache can use to recommend this cache to other geocachers. See Recommended_cache. Recommendations are not based on any given criteria but are nominated into the system based on the preferences of individual geocachers. Read the logs of the cachers that have recommended a cache and see if their experience in like what you would like yours to be.
Hiders Choice
Hider's Choice Cache Search for Victoria.
Geocaching Australia also has a Hider's Choice cache which is a cache that the hider believes warrants special attention to those seeking caches in the area. See Hiders_choice_cache.
Finding a cache
Finding_a_cache
You should be aware that while there are currently no restrictions places on caches in areas managed by Parks Victoria, areas that are covered by the National Parks Act are subject to strict regulations with regards to staying on the tracks, not disturbing the local flora and fauna and not interfering with rocks and other natural geological formations.
There is currently no formal set of regulations that cover geocaching expectations or activities in Victoria. In general we subscribe to the concept of [Leave No Trace].
Please respect the environment and the indigenous peoples rights to their land.
Hiding a cache
Hiding_a_cache
You should be aware that while there are currently no restrictions places on caches in areas managed by Parks Victoria, areas that are covered by the National Parks Act are subject to strict regulations with regards to staying on the tracks, not disturbing the local flora and fauna and not interfering with rocks and other natural geological formations.
There is currently no formal set of regulations that cover geocaching expectations or activities in Victoria. In general we subscribe to the concept of [Leave No Trace].
Please respect the environment and the indigenous people's rights to their land.
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