Mullinmur Billabongs

There are three walking tracks to enjoy with picnic seating along the way.

Access to the area is via the corner of Phillipson Street and Cambridge Drive.

The health of the area has been improved through active weed management, revegetation, removal of European carp and the re-introduction of freshwater native fish. The wetland vegetation of Mullinmur Billabongs is dominated by River Red Gums, Silver Wattle, Black Wattle, Sedges, Knotweed and herbs including Joyweed, Sneezeweed, and Carpetweed. Look out for a range of wetland and woodland birds and during the evening you may catch a glimpse of Barking Owls, Sugar Gliders and Possums emerging from the large old trees that provide hollows and food for many species.

The Cache

From the posted coordinates walk East along the path until you reach an intersection with a sign displaying a map of the Billabongs.

Continue Northward from the sign until you reach the next crossroad (approx. 100m). From here you must look for a small wooden bridge to decide which way to travel next (visible from the crossroad).

Standing on the bridge, project a waypoint, bearing of 85.8 degrees and distance 153m. This is the location of GZ and is accessed by continuing along the Billabong Loop trail over the small wooden bridge.

At GZ you are looking for a regular sized screw top container, with room for swaps, hidden in the hollow of a river red gum a couple of meters from the trail.

PLEASE rehide the cache well and secure it well in its hiding spot before leaving.

Letterbox Hybrid is a type of geocache which ultimately is a tribute to an older form of scavenger hunt, called letterboxing.  This historical method began in 1854 where finders located containers with written instructions.  Letterbox containers hold a logbook and rubber stamp, the idea being that the letterbox finder stamps the logbook with his/her unique stamp and in turn stamps their logbook with the containers stamp.  Obviously the container stamp must remain in the container for the next finder to use.

I hope you enjoy your time in the area :-)