After the success of Cachemas in July last year we are pleased to bring back this caching festival in 2024.

1. Cachemas in July Lunch – 27 July
2. Twelve Days of Cachemas (TDOC24) Cache Series
3. Victorian Geocache Statistics

Cachemas in July Lunch – 27 July

Be sure to mark 27 July in your calendar as we welcome all cachers and muggle families to join us to celebrate Cachemas in July, an afternoon of fun, food and good times with fellow cachers. There has been a short delay in event publication, however we expect this should appear next week and will be available at GCAPPGD once published. All the details are below:

• GCAPPGD (publication pending)
• Saturday 27 July 2024
• 11:30am – 3:00pm
• Kensington Town Hall, Kensington
• Fully catered lunch (lunch and dessert)
• Soft drinks available for purchase
• Games, prizes and Kris Kringle (optional)
• $28 per person – Book your tickets at https://www.trybooking.com/CRXGK

We can’t wait to celebrate with you on the day.

Some snaps from last years event.

Twelve Days of Cachemas (TDOC24) Cache Series

We were thrilled by the response to last years Twelve Days of Cachemas (TDOC23) cache series and are pleased to welcome it back for 2024.

This year we are opening the series up to the community so that more people can participate. Are you interested in submitting a hide to form part of TDOC24?

To register your interest, create a cache page (it can be blank for now – you just need a GC code), and then complete the cache registration form by 2 June. You don’t have to have hidden your cache or completed the cache page details by then, we just need an idea of your hide so we can plan for it in the series. You can start working on your cache straight away. We will touch base with you once registrations close to confirm your hide and supply cache page artwork.

Importantly you should initially plan to have your cache submitted for review no later than 7 July 2024, however earlier is better. If this is one of your first hides, or your hide has some tricky review elements, you should initiate the review process a week earlier.

If you need to change your submission or have a specific question you can email us at cachemas@geocachingvictoria.com.au.

Some guidelines to help with your Cachemas geocache are as follows:

• The final and any associated waypoints need to be within Victoria.
• We encourage use of the Cachemas theme throughout your hide, however it is not essential.
• Include “TDOC24:” at the start of the cache name and include the series banner and intro on the cache page (content will be provided at a later date). The remainder of the cache name and cache page are entirely yours to design as usual.
• The cache will be published at a designated date and time per the series schedule (with reviewer support). This will be advised.
• Please keep your cache and timing to yourself to enhance the enjoyment for everyone during the festival.
• You can accommodate multiple attributes into your cache (ie it can be proposed in the Mystery cache category and still incorporate a rare LGA type or rare D/T.). The broader the mixture of types, sizes, locations and attributes the better.
• You can propose a cache in more than one Cachemas category, although we recommend focusing on quality and variety vs quantity.
• Use your main CO account (no sock puppets).
• We may reach out to you for help if there are limited caches in a particular category or location

Victorian Geocache Statistics

If you are wanting to add an extra dimension to your Cachemas (or other) hides, you may like to visit our new Victorian Geocache Statistics page. This page has various statistics for caches placed in Victoria. You may like to work towards adding a cache to one of the rarer spots shown in the statistics grids.

We can’t wait to see the ideas the community has for this years series, and look forward to joining you on July 27 in Kensington for the Cachemas celebration event.