EdWOOD HUNTer reserve Traditional Cache
Bunjil: Unfortunately there does not seem to be any evidence to indicate that steps have been, or will be taken, to resolve the issue/s associated with this placement.
It would appear the cache has been abandoned.
As such the cache is being de-listed (Archived). If there are components or remnants of the cache, please recover them as we don't want to litter our environment with Georubbish.
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This Cache is easily accessible by foot, only a short walk into the reserve from one of the original Dwyer Street entrances. Parking is available on side streets. You do not need to stray very far from the path, so don't go standing on any snakes. Please return Cache exactly as found.
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A 10 minute detour off the M1 freeway at Moe, this 58 hectare Reserve has walks ranging from 700m to 5km. The main entrance is on Coalville Road, although you can gain access from Wirraway Street and Dwyer Street.
There is a large dam in the wetlands area with a well-defined path, boardwalks and viewing platforms. A rotunda adjacent to the main entrance provides picnic tables and a map with a wealth of information (including species lists).
A variety of native and non-native flora includes the Hairpin Banksia (Banksia spinulosa), various wattles and numerous orchids. Fungi are probably the largest group of living organisms in the Reserve and also one of the most important to the ecosystem.
The reservoir is the focus of a great deal of birdlife activity. Reserve vegetation has been assessed as Lowland Forest (widespread but vulnerable) and Fern Swamp (endangered) within protected gullies. A mix of Narrow-Leaf Peppermint (Eucalytptus radiata) and tree ferns is contrasted on the northern face by a diverse range of Banksias and orchids.
From the late 1870s, the area that is the Reserve today was originally set aside as a water catchment -the Moe Railway Reservoir- to supply water for steam trains. With the development of farming, timber and coal, the Moe Railway Station became one of the largest railway yards outside the metropolitan area as it was also a terminus for Thorpdale, Walhalla and Yallourn. The supply of reticulated water to Moe from the 1930s, the phasing out of steam trains (the last in 1965), and the dramatic increase in Moe’s post-WW2 population to support the booming electricity industry meant the Reservoir gained popularity as the local swimming pool where carnivals and bathing beauty contests were held. There was a wooden duck-board around the banks, a large wooden tower about 3m high with a diving board and a small kiosk.
Later, Moe built an outdoor swimming pool in response to at least two drownings and public use declined until the 1970s when a Committee of Management was formed. A wide range of people use the Reserve including picnickers, bird-watchers, bushwalkers young and old, dog walkers, runners, school groups, sporting clubs and fisherfolk teaching their young. Boot camps take advantage of the steeper walking trails.
The Reserve continues to be managed and maintained by the Committee with support from Latrobe City Council. The community contributes greatly to the Reserves wellbeing, from the regulars who collect rubbish on their walks to the volunteers who weed, plant and maintain the Reserve.
The Park Tracks project is an initiative of the Latrobe City Council, which acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Gunaikurnai nation. Through their cultural traditions, the Gunaikurnai identifies this area as part of their Traditional Country.
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