Charles Owen Leaver Riley (26 May 1854 – 23 June 1929) was the first Anglican Archbishop of Perth.
This cache is located within the memorial reserve that bears his name. Plenty to do here, with various sports played (football, cricket, rugby, soccer, hockey, tennis, lawn bowls, squash, athletics and beach volleyball!), a large play area for the kids, BBQs, war memorial, community centre and a dog park.
You are looking for a bison tube - don't forget your pen.
Note: this cache is compliant with the City of Stirling rules on Geocaching.
Charles Riley (optional reading for those interested :)
Riley was born in Birmingham and educated at Manchester and Caius College, Cambridge. He was ordained deacon in 1878 and priest in 1879. He was curate at Brierly, Yorkshire from 1878 to 1880, Bradford from 1880 to 1882, and Lancaster from 1882 to 1885. He became vicar of St Paul's, Preston, in 1885, a position he held for nine years.
In 1894 he was appointed Bishop of Perth, then the largest Anglican diocese in the world, with an area of 1,000,000 sq miles (2,600,000 sq km) and a scattered population of about 100,000 people. He was consecrated by the Archbishop of Canturbury at Westminster Abbey on 18th October 1894.
Riley arrived in Western Australia on 3 February 1895.
The massive diocese had few clergy, little money, and poor means for organising religious services for the now rapidly increasing population - due largely to the gold rush. It was quickly realised that the diocese must be subdivided, but it was not until 1904 that it was found possible to establish the diocese of Bunbury. Other dioceses were subsequently founded in the north-west and the eastern goldfields, and Riley became Archbishop of Perth in 1914.
He was also appointed chaplain-general of the Australian Military Forces in Western Australia in 1913. He was chancellor of the University of Western Australia from 1916 to 1922 and also president of the trustees of the public library, museum and art gallery at Perth. As a Freemason, he is particularly notable for being the longest serving Grand Master of the Western Australian Grand Lodge.
And in 2020 I walk my dog in the park that bears his name - thanks Chas! :)