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Fundraising for the GVI Oxfam Teams

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A message from members of the GVI Oxfam Teams on their latest fundraising exploits.  

Karen, Adriaan and Donna have been busily working behind-the-scenes to organise some fundraisers, that will be fun for us all. 

The first fundraiser is a TREASURE HUNT 

Pre-register HERE

The treasure hunt is being held at Brimbank park on March 2.

The treasure hunt has a $10 entry fee per person/team. Entry fees can be paid direct to an Oxfam team, or to GVI who will divvy up the profits between the four teams.

Entry fees via GVI can be paid HERE

Or direct to a team

Oxfam Teams below:

GVI1 – Looking for GroundZero

carkisser – Karen, Jaktembo – Donna, Jaktembo – Erica, Muggle Friend – Christine

GVI2 – Anatidaephobics

Lever’s – Frauke, Teammoss5 – Jess, Bucks23 – Neil, Marcus Vitruvius – Warren

GVI3 – Back for more

Day1976 – Day, Jentrek1 – Jenny, The Welder – Ross, Vacant Position

GVI4 – Again Really Yep

Ahomburg – Adriaan, Ruverbug Jam – Sharon, Loz6032 – Lauren, Buhfuhguh – Michael

Mention treasure hunt with your donations direct to Oxfam teams so we can track payments. 

This is being held a few hours before a CITO for GVI. All of the treasure that you will collect on the day will have an undisclosed random number of points assigned to it and once the points are added up the winners will receive prizes. 

The great part about this is that the treasure that you collect will also form the first pile of rubbish for the CITO.  So you can come for the treasure hunt and stay for the CITO or just be at either one it’s up to you, but we would definitely love to see you for both.

CITO – Log your Will Attend

Bring gloves. We should have enough hessian bags to go around and we have some grabber tools too. There will also be a fundraising sausage sizzle prior to the official CITO event  with sausages in bread and a small selection of drinks available for purchase  

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Stay posted, we’re hoping to set up other fun fundraisers 😜

Friends of Parks Vic

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Geocaching Victoria Incorporated is very excited to announce that we are now officially affiliated with Parks Vic.

In coming months, we will undergo some information sessions with their rangers that will enable us to set up and run CITO events without having to obtain prior authorisation. Something that usually needs to be organised months in advance, as it requires one of their rangers to be present. Once everything is finalised, we will have members who will be trained in the safety briefings, and they will act as de facto rangers for us.

Parks Vic requires that we all be registered on their website, linked to GV’s group. They are aware that registered numbers don’t usually equate to numbers on the day, so registering does not obligate you to attend anything we set up.

So, whether you’re a prolific CITO attendee, only go to one a year (around mega time), or haven’t attended one yet, but would like to in the future, please take a few minutes to register.

GVI – PARKS VIC REGISTRATION

Registration is fairly straight forward. You will need to confirm your email address. Once registered, go to Volunteer – Search groups and type Geocaching into the filter. Geocaching Victoria will appear. At the end of the line, use the little drop down arrow to join GV group.

Once this is running at full speed, all of our Parks Vic CITO activities will be listed on their website, as well as an official CITO event page.

The Committee look forward to seeing a long list of registrations and can’t wait to see you at a CITO soon!

Important Announcement regarding our CITO at Braeside Park

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This is an important announcement regarding the CITO that Geocaching Victoria is running in conjunction with Parks Victoria at Braeside Park on Saturday the 28th of April.  Parks Victoria has asked if, as well as cleaning up litter in the park, we could also attempt some of the following tasks…

  • Mulch spreading.
  • Tree Guard and tree guard game reclamation – recycling
  • Painting of Park Signs and staining of tree art pieces.
  • Trail Maintenance.

 Of course, Geocaching Victoria said “Yes”

That means, more than ever, Geocaching Victoria would like to get your help in not only sprucing up Braeside Park, but also help develop a strong bond between the geocaching community of Victoria and the good people at Parks Victoria.

Geocaching Victoria and Parks Victoria will provide all the necessary tools for the jobs required, we just need bodies to turn up and lend a hand.  So, to add extra incentive, you can earn yourself a souvenir for turning up to the CITO, and if souvenirs don’t float your boat, we’re also offering a free bacon and egg breakfast beforehand, to give you plenty of energy to get you through the morning.

You can check out all the details and what is required at our event page by following the below link.

https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC7KKK1

We look forward to seeing you all at Braeside Park on April 28 so we can show the people at Parks Victoria how much geocachers care about our parks and gardens.