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About Geocaching

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Geocaching is the free high-tech treasure hunt where you use a GPS to find geocaches hidden by others. It's a great way to be outdoors and enjoy the thrill of the hunt!

You don't need much to go geocaching. At a minimum, you'll need to:

• visit a cache listing website to find out where the nearby geocaches are
• grab a GPS
• enter the coordinates in the GPS (or use waypoint management software)
• go and find the cache
• log it online

We're pleased to see increasing media coverage!

If you can't understand the terminology, try the Glossary or the Lexicon.

If you are interested in the latest happenings in the community, check out the Geocaching Australia Newsletter

Using Geocaching Australia

We're developing Geocaching Australia to make it as easy to use as possible. Here's some quick hints to get you started:

• Finding your first cache
• Geocaches: Hiding, Listing, Finding, Logging, Adopting
• Swaggies: Listing, Logging

• Tools: Maps, Waypoint management software, RSS feeds, Shopping sites