The coordinates will take you to the car park of the Information Centre situated at the Heyfield Racecourse Wetlands. 

Take a close look at the weather boards used to construct the outside of the building and you should note that each panel is cut from a single log with the outside contour of each board following the natural outside edge of the original log. Hence the Name of the cache.
Take the time to have a look around the information centre and it will give you an education on the timber industry in the local area amongst other things the area has to offer. 

History

In 1841 James McFarlane selected a pastoral run in the area. He named the district ‘Hayfield’ after recording that it looked “like a field of waving corn”. A settlement was developed when prospectors, headed for the goldfields, began to stop there. The first town blocks were auctioned in 1860.

In 1866, McFarlane’s property was taken over by wealthy pastoralist and one-time member of the Queensland Legislative Council, James Tyson. Tyson was dissatisfied when he was refused compensation for a bridge, built across the Thompson River in 1878, which encroached upon his land. As a result, he erected a barrier at one end of the structure. A group of infuriated locals, led by a burly African American named ‘Freeman’, fought ‘Hungry’ Tyson’s men and destroyed the gate. The “Battle of Heyfield Bridge”, as it became known, was followed by free beer at an old bark pub and became the source of the folk song “Hold the Bridge”.

Mary Grant Bruce started writing the “Billabong Books” series while staying at James Tyson’s house.

Today, Heyfield relies upon tourism, dairy and timber industries for its prosperity. It is the principal source of hardwood in Victoria and is home to Neville Smith Timber Industries, the largest timber mill in the Southern Hemisphere. The district’s farming irrigation water is taken from Lake Glenmaggie where you can boat, swim, sail, water-ski or fish for trout. It is only a few minutes drive to the north. Poet John Shaw Neilson helped to build the weir in the 1920’s and composed several poems while in the area.

Heyfield

Heyfield is the gateway to the Alpine National Park and home to the largest hardwood sawmill in the Southern Hemisphere. The town is a base for those visitors enjoying the camping, boating, fishing and water sport activities at Lake Glenmaggie. Heyfield & Glenmaggie have many B&B’s and camping parks, totalling 16 in all. Devonshire teas are available at various venues, with Heyfield providing all the major services to this area.

Heyfield’s affiliation with water has led to the construction of The Heyfield Wetlands Project. In 1992 a development plan was produced with the concept of creating artificial lakes and ponds to treat stormwater runoff from the urban township and surrounding rural areas prior to it entering the Thompson River, as well as endeavouring to reinstate the natural floodplain, restore native flora and fauna, provide active and passive recreational facilities and to beautify and enhance the entrance to the town.

The wetlands take up an area of approximately 28 hectares of Crown land within the Heyfield Racecourse Reserve, just west of the township. The site of the wetlands, a naturally low lying area with seasonal wetting and drying cycles, forms part of the Thomson River floodplain. Over the years the floodplain area has been partially drained and used for a variety of different purposes including grazing, horse racing, cricket, football and as a rifle range. The wetlands filter both agricultural and urban stormwater runoff from the township of Heyfield removing nutrients, sediments and toxins from the water before it enters the Thomson River.

In early 2002, the Latrobe Valley Field Naturalists Club identified a number of native water plants that have re-established and 26 species of birds were observed and identified. Common species include Black Swans, Black Ducks, Grey Teals, Mountain Ducks, Wood Ducks, Water Coots, Reed Warblers, Ibis, Cormorants, Plovers, Swallows, Kited, White and Blue Herons, Spoonbills, Blue Cranes, Magpies and Parrots. Tortoises and fresh water crayfish have also been observed in the wetlands.

The Cache.

To locate this cache simply follow the "Wetlands Trail" through the lakes and you will find Eight information boards.  On six of those boards is a clue to your final destination. 
The cache is an ammo tin and the log book contains a scratchy for the first finder.

We wish to thank Vombatus for showing us this location and helping with the maintenance.