Riverbend Multi-Cache
HEYVJ: I'm sorry to report that I have decided to archive my first cache.
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Welcome to Riverbend Historic Park, an important & beautiful spot on the Werribee River.
To complete this cache and get to ground zero, you must first do some walking, riding or wheeling between the car park itself and the Heaths Road bridge that crosses over the Werribee River.
Be wary of snakes in this area and watch the kids around the river.
BE WARY OF MUGGLES WHEN RETRIEVING, SIGNING AND REPLACING CACHE. CACHE IS IN A HIGH MUGGLE AREA!
Along the way you will be gathering information, helping you find G.Z. You will see some pretty parts of the Werribee River, birdlife, a bit of local history and maybe some muggles, one of which could be me with my Boxer, Harry.
Muggles along here come in all shapes and sizes. They partake in all sorts of activities including but not limited to walking , cycling, fishing, caching, feeding ducks, kayaking and canoeing.
Be warned, not far west of the carpark is a 24/7 dog off lead area. You WILL be travelling through here! (between the water diversion gate and wooden bollards near the Heaths Road bridge.) You may even wish to bring your own GeoDog for a walk. Did someone say “WALK”?
The water diversion gate is remotely operated by Southern Rural Water after farmers in the Werribee Market garden area order the water. The water flows from here on the Werribee River through the gate, down the channel, all the way to their farm.
“WERRIBEE'S Riverbend Historic Park was once part of the garden of the Quantin Binnah mansion, which was built by George Chaffey in 1888-89 during the development of the Werribee Irrigation Colony.
As part of plans for the colony, 1468 acres (594 hectares) was to be irrigated by a steam engine-driven pump on the banks of the Werribee River near the end of Sayers Road.
A new town called Chirnside was established in the middle of the colony.
However, due to a severe lack of planning, the colony failed, in large part because a proposed weir in the river was never built.
The mansion was destroyed in a fire in 1923, with the only reminders of this irrigation project being a dome water well cover, a palm tree, peppercorn trees and the pump foundation.
The steam-driven pump was relocated twice in a bid to reduce water loss from seepage and evaporation from the open channels. At its third location, within Riverbend Historic Park, the pump was driven by an electric motor, the concrete foundations of which still exist.”
(Werribee District Historical Society)
The cache you are seeking is in a high muggle area.
It is approximately 400ml and can be found at:
South 37 52. 7,A,(60/D)
East 144 38. 6,(BxG) - (C-J)xf
A = Number of Bench style seats throughout the entire park.
B = Number of BBQ’s in BBQ area.
C = Number of picnic tables in BBQ area.
D = Number of metres swimming is prohibited from the water diversion gates
E = Number of timber bollards on East side of path near Heaths Road bridge.
F = Number of timber bollards on West side of path near Heaths Road bridge.
G = Number of timber slats on each of the bench style seats.
H = Number of blades on the old plough in BBQ area.
I = Number of old brick capped water wells.
J = Number of palm trees throughout the entire park.
The original contents of the cache include a log & pencil and:
A 16GB USB Drive, an LED keyring, a couple of smiley badges and some other odds and ends.
Please do not include photos of the cache itself or of GZ when posting online.
Maybe describe the condition of the river. Was there water flowing over the weir wall? Was there water flowing down the irrigation channel?
Congratulations go to Bushfire for the very quick FTF.
Have you got a canoe or kayak? Bring it to the park and have a paddle after doing the cache.
Details below are from (visit link)
This stretch of the Werribee River provides approximately 10kms of tranquil water to explore. 500m west of the canoe launching pad is the Diversion Weir. The Diversion Weir was constructed in 1910 to supply water to the Werribee South market garden region.
Or paddle north through fresh water as the river winds back and forth for approximately 10kms.
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