We are looking to include a friend of Fern on the 2019 version of the Oxfam Trailwalker Geocoin. We would like to run a poll to see which one our community would most like to see on the 2019 coin. Below are the 2017 and 2018 coin.
If you would like to have your say as to who the new Trailwalker Mascott will be, fill in the form HERE
There will be a random draw from all entries who will win an extremely rare 2018 “Night time Walker” Geocoin.
Entries close Monday 31st December 2018 at midnight.
The Lab caches are now Live. You can access them via the 2 adventure QR codes (10 in each). You will need access to the internet to play these lab adventures.
Lab Adventure #1
https://labs.geocaching.com/goto/pv2018-1
Lab Adventure #2
https://labs.geocaching.com/goto/pv2018-2
As per usual, we would like to thank our Major Sponsors. Without their ongoing support, big events like this would not be able to take place.
Our 2018 sponsors include Geocaching.com, Cachly, Pathtags.com, Caching Supplies, Clear Waters Event Queanbean Easter 2019, City of Melbourne, Bunnings, McDonalds, Freddy’s Bike Tours, City West Waters, Sssafe and of course it goes without saying, The future attendees of The Parkville Event.
The Saturday Night BBQ will be a little different this year. We will be providing a smoked beef and Gravy roll free to those that have logged a “Will Attend” on both the Saturday Night BBQ event and of course the Parkville Mega Event. This is important so we know numbers for catering.
Every attendee will be given a wrist band. That wrist band will entitle you to ONE free beef and gravy roll, sponsored by Geocaching Victoria. Aside from this, our Geocaching Victoria Oxfam Teams will be running a fundraising BBQ for sausages and onions in bread and will also have drinks on sale. These will be $2.50 per sausage and $2 per drink. The Oxfam teams will have donation boxes available on the night, so bring along your appetite and your spare change.
We have four teams of 4 people competing in the 2019 Oxfam Trailwalker in March, walking 100km from Emerald, meandering through the densely forested Dandenong Ranges to Lilydale and then following a long and winding picturesque Yarra Trail, through to Fairfield.
And most importantly don’t forget to BYO Chair on Saturday night so you can sit back and enjoy watching the TREASURE MOVIE in comfort!
To those Vegetarians, Vegans or other dietary requirements, sorry but you will need to provide your own dinners as we simply don’t have the resources to supply separate meals for you.
Are you staying at Urban camp during the Mega? Don’t forget a couple of key items you will need…
If you are staying at Urban Camp, you can check in from 3pm on Friday 16th November.
Please note that Urban Camp does not permit the use of aerosols anywhere in the building and this includes deodorants. This is because of their very sensitive smoke detectors which trigger the fire alarm. If the fire alarm goes off this automatically triggers a call out and you will be billed the $2000 call out fee. So just bring roll on, or go outside.
Also please note, their is no cooking facilities at Urban Camp. There are plenty of cafes and restaurants close by. Food in the form of a sausage sizzle will be available all day Saturday and Sunday at the MEGA site. There is an event nearby at the local Bowls Club on the Friday night and there is a free BBQ at the MEGA site on the Saturday night. There will also be a discount voucher in the registration bags for the two local McDonalds as well.
As per usual, we would like to thank our Major Sponsors. Without their ongoing support, big events like this would not be able to take place.
Our 2018 sponsors include Geocaching.com, Cachly, Pathtags.com, Caching Supplies, Clear Waters Event Queanbean Easter 2019, City of Melbourne, Bunnings, McDonalds, Freddy’s Bike Tours, City West Waters, Sssafe and of course it goes without saying, The future attendees of The Parkville Event.
So, the Parkville Event 2018 has made it to 425 Will Attends. Which leads us on to our next announcement. As always, attendees of our MEGAs get an event bag absolutely free of charge which is full of all sorts of goodies. But, due to logistics and because we don’t run an official registration process, only the first 500 teams who log their Will Attend will receive an event bag. This doesn’t mean that if you haven’t logged a Will Attend that you can’t come of course, you are more than welcome to come along still, but it does mean that you may not get one of these really cool Event Bags.
As we have mentioned previously inside the event bag will be entries to many of the games and activities that will be going on over the weekend as well as the information brochure that has all the details of everything that is happening. Plus (and this is the new bit that hasn’t been announced before), there will be a super cool, uniquely logoed item inside the event bag that you are encouraged to wear over the weekend. And to add more incentive to wear this fantastic item (notice we are keeping the actual item a secret?), you are encouraged to take some selfies wearing this item and submit it to your favourite social media using #parkville2018. The winners of the best photos will win a very cool SSSAFE snake bite kit, provided to us from our very good friends and new sponsor SSSAFE.
Its now less than a month until the MEGA event in Parkville so we thought this would be a great opportunity to recap on the many activities that are happening over the MEGA weekend and all the different ways there will be to win some of the amazing prizes that are on offer.
Still not sure where you are staying over the MEGA weekend? Well there is still room left at the MEGA site to stay both the Friday and the Saturday night. Yep, you can stay right at GZ and be in the midst of all the action from Friday afternoon all the way through to Sunday and not miss a single thing. Beds start from just $130 for two night (that’s just $65 a night), park your car for free at the car park or catch public transport to the event. Or, if you are flying in to the airport, drop us an email and we will pick you up! You can book your accommodation now by following this link.
Also, don’t forget that we have pathtags available for sale. There is a set of 5 pathtags each of which depicts iconic parts of Melbourne. You can buy the entire set of five for $25, or for just $15 you can buy a trading set where you get 5 of the same pathtag and then trade with others over the MEGA weekend to achieve the full set. You can buy these amazing pathtags by following this link…
The best way to get around caching at this MEGA is on a bike. There are hundreds of geocaches along the bike trails and walking tracks that snake out from the MEGA site. If you are staying at Urban Camp, or if you don’t have a bike you can get to the location, never fear! We have partnered with Freddy’s Bike Tours and you can hire a bike for a full day for a half day price, plus Freddy’s Bike Tours will be setting up a pop-up store at the MEGA location so you can pick up and drop off your bike at the MEGA! Follow thins link and use the promotion code GEO5OFF.
As per usual, we would like to thank our Major Sponsors. Without their ongoing support, big events like this would not be able to take place.
Our 2018 sponsors include Geocaching.com, Cachly, Pathtags.com, Caching Supplies, Clear Waters Event Queanbean Easter 2019, City of Melbourne, Bunnings, McDonalds, Freddy’s Bike Tours, City West Waters, Sssafe and of course it goes without saying, The future attendees of The Parkville Event.