This cache is right beside the Forth Primary School that is situated in the picturesque surrounds of the Forth Valley. The history of the school is richly intertwined with the history of the local area. The school has strong community links which date back to its establishment. The original Forth State School opened in 1867 and was situated on Mackillop Hill. The school transferred to its present site in 1937 and consisted of two classrooms with 50 students in each classroom.
In the 1980’s the CO attended this school when there was only 80 students at the school. With fond memories of not doing any work but things like swinging on the swing that hung from the famous walnut tree (this tree is featured in the school logo) and playing kiss chasings! Another thing was turning the handle on the mimeograph machine to print new letters, after a while the arm would get sore but with only a small amount of kids in the school it didn’t take long. Also all the wonderful things that one could buy in the canteen and enjoy like dipping hot chips into frozen yogurt. School camps were always fun my most enjoyable one was to Waddamana where I learnt about orienteering. My education ended at Forth when my best friend moved away and my parent’s thought a move for me would be good so I had 1 year at Devonport Primary before moving on to Devonport High. If only I could go back to my younger years and redo school I may have learnt more and listened better!
Now just beside the school is a maze that you can enjoy time with our family. The maze opened in September 2018.