The 2023 Victorian Cache of the Year Awards has been launched with nominations now closed. The shortlist of nominees is available below. Voting will open later in the year to allow time for cachers to find all of the brilliant nominated geocaches and Adventure Labs.
Nominations Best Traditional Cache Best Multi Cache Best Mystery Cache Best Other Cache Best First Hide Best Cache Series Best Regional Cache Best Cache Location Best Adventure Lab Best Cache Log Best Overall Cache Voting (opening later in 2024) Awards and Sponsorship Nominations
Nominations for the 2023 awards are now closed and the shortlisted nominees are listed below.
The nominees have also been added to the following geocaching Lists:
Best Traditional Cache
GCAAQM7 TDOC23: Mooroopna Road (or is it) by chapples284 GCA5E56 Call the Locksmith by ExplorerChuck GCA9NG5 TDOC23: Find a View by Hercs&pinky GCAAXZ1 TDOC23: No Cache Like The Present by iTEEM GCAEZRT iTEEM – Mint To Be – The Basin #4 by iTEEM GCACYEW JuzzMagic – Lets Go Fishing by JuzzMagic GCACNRB JuzzMagic – Brain Tease by JuzzMagic GCACMCG JuzzMagic – Lucky Evil Dip by JuzzMagic GCAAK8F TDOC23: Solo? by RyderSpider GCAABJ0 TDOC23: The Annoying Gift by Sims_family GCA3HA1 Poison Ivy V2 by The_Tritonz GCA3ECK The Corner by Watashi4
Best Multi Cache
GCAA5VZ TDOC23 – Percy’s Watering Hole by CeeJayDenno GCAD8PQ Happy Birthday Little Vegemites by chooknchunk GCA42DH Mario Bros. Experience by ExplorerChuck GCA2J8K Rutherglen Information Centre by gmj3191 GCAD0WZ JuzzMagic – Bring a Friend by JuzzMagic GCAB41A TDOC23: My Favourite Japanese Food by kbucky GCA3BM5 Flint’s Treasure Reloaded by Captain J. Flint (aka n0w0rries) GCAB86X libraries are ace (Boronia Library) by Find_Our_Cache (Boronia Library) & seagull_lad GCAEDT7 Dimboola (the play/movie) by tassieexpat
Best Mystery Cache
GCAA228 TDOC23: Christmas Film by Brain GCADP5C Prisoner of Azkaban by Hamuza GCAFJ1B The Enigma of the Midnight Manuscript by heymissjo GCA47M6 CSI (Night Shift) Level 3 – Night Cache ‘A’ by Gil Grissom (Aka ILookedThere) GCA47N5 CSI (Night Shift) Level 3 – Night Cache ‘C’ by Gil Grissom (Aka ILookedThere) GCAEEPA Basin Bonus Cache by JuzzMagic, Mister Doctor, iTEEM, Crustyvarmint GCA9WGV Twitch Colour Final by Sims_family GC9YANW The Lie of The Land by TheJackoCrew
Best Other Cache
GCA3F06 WhereIQ – The Remix! by ThePacman (remixed by BFMC) GC9P5DT Budj Bim Cultural Landscape by bucketeer GCAAFVT TDOC23: PUMPED UP by Crack’n’LeeLee GCA9ZEP TDOC23: Present For A Platypus by Donutholes GCA9ZA0 TDOC23: Santa’s Letterbox by feathertop GCA33DZ TDOC23: The Beaumaris Fossil Beach by gmj3191 GCA9NMH TDOC23 Santa’s Pacenotes by ILookedThere GCAB3YV Heatherdale Hill Letter Boxing by Mister Doctor GCA9G2C TDOC23: The Grinch by OSHFAM the Grinch GCADTP6 Danger!!! Drop Bears by SciFiRulz GCADTP6 TDOC23: A Letterbox/TB Hotel for Cachemas in July by surefoot24
Best First Hide
GCAEED4 A A Little Acorn #1 by AEC1 GCA8136 Mechanics row by bellanshelby GCA4CZP The Broken River Configeration by GeoShibaInu GCA4Y0X CLIMB TIME: Triple Threat by KDosVerH123 & heybuddha & HEEMAK GCA3641 Laidlay’s Bridge by LaidlayM&M GCABDEP Charge it up by Mel427 and moldy3564 GCAC2YW Dog walk sniffs 1 by TanSaf GCAB59E TDOC23: Squidmas Tree by The Welder
Best Cache Series
GCAATXG LWH – Fish by Chewinprickles GCA47CM Letterbox Series by feathertop GCA32PD CSI 3 by ILookedThere GCAEB8W The Basin by JuzzMagic, Mister Doctor, iTEEM & Crustyvarmint GCAE6GE Sweet-Bison In The Bush by Rebel Acts GCA26YV F.L.A.K.E. by Ronice88 GCA9WGE Twitch Colour by Sims_family GCAGAYN 50 Must See Places by Sol de lune GCADYB2 I spy with my little eye… by tassieexpat GCA3YQ5 Ruffey Creek Trail by veevers12
Best Regional Cache
GCA9ZA0 TDOC23: Santa’s Letterbox by feathertop GCA9NG5 TDOC23: Find a View by Hercs&pinky GCA47M6 CSI (Night Shift) Level 3 – Night Cache ‘A’ by Gil Grissom (aka ILookedThere) GCA47N5 CSI (Night Shift) Level 3 – Night Cache ‘C’ by Gil Grissom (aka ILookedThere) GCAA788 TDOC23: North Pole Coal by JTreeTrack2 GCADTP6 Danger!!! Drop Bears by SciFiRulz GCAAGTV TDOC23: A Letterbox/TB Hotel for Cachemas in July by surefoot24 GCA19Z7 Little Desert – Trig Point Lookout by The_Tritonz GCA3HA1 Poison Ivy V2 by The_Tritonz
Best Cache Location
GC9XKPN Cliff by bucketeer GCAATXG LWH – Fish #01 by Chewinprickles GCA33DZ TDOC23: The Beaumaris Fossil Beach by gmj3191 GCA9WR1 TDOC23: CHRISTMAS INCUBATOR by jupiterpearl GCA3BM5 Flint’s Treasure Reloaded by Captain J. Flint (aka n0w0rries) GCA8C3T Lar-ne-jeering/Langi Ghiran Ancient Art by n0w0rries GCA19Z7 Little Desert – Trig Point Lookout by The_Tritonz GCA3ECK The Corner by Watashi4
Best Adventure Lab
Best Cache Log
GL1B7MRHM horror.fan.jm on Remembering Ash Wednesday (DNF)GL194QZ78 Knight_shift on The Hunt for Red October (Found It)GL1ABVDWK LetThemEatCache on Bank Bandit (Found It)GL1929B59 OSHFAM on Ducks Ahoy (Found It)GL1ANZVH8 Snips and Co on Commuter Travel (Found It)GL1B6X68Q The Welder on A Hallowean Special – The Spooky Forest (Found It)
Best Overall Cache
GCAA228 TDOC23: Christmas Film by Brain GCA47M6 CSI (Night Shift) Level 3 – Night Cache ‘A’ by Gil Grissom (aka ILookedThere) GCA9NMH TDOC23 Santa’s Pacenotes by ILookedThere GCA47N5 CSI (Night Shift) Level 3 – Night Cache ‘C’ by Gil Grissom (aka ILookedThere) GCAAXZ1 TDOC23: No Cache Like The Present by iTEEM GCACYEW JuzzMagic – Lets Go Fishing by JuzzMagic GCAD0WZ JuzzMagic – Bring a Friend by JuzzMagic GCA9G2C TDOC23: The Grinch by OSHFAM the Grinch GCAAK8F TDOC23: Solo? by RyderSpider GCAAGTV TDOC23: A Letterbox/TB Hotel for Cachemas in July by surefoot24 GCA3ECK The Corner by Watashi4
Voting (opening later in 2024)
In order to give the community plenty of time to find the nominated caches, the voting period will open later in the year.
The winners of the awards will be celebrated at an event late in 2024. In the interim, please enjoy the nominated caches listed above.
The awards have a tradition of being generously sponsored by fellow geocachers within our community. If you’re interested in learning more about sponsoring one of the 2023 awards, please visit the donations section of our shop or reach out via email to president@geocachingvictoria.com.au . Sponsors have the option to remain anonymous if they wish.
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