Bushfire Memorial at Toorourrong Reservoir
Estimated time to complete: 20min
Estimated distance to travel: 1.5km
The Black Saturday bushfires of 2009 were amongst the worst in Australia's history. This multi-cache will take you to the beautiful memorial at Toorourrong Reservoir that commemorates the loss of 35 community members from Whittlesea and surrounds, and gives voice to the stories of that community.
Take a moment to pause and reflect while visiting this location.
Published Coordinates: Bushfire Memorial Sign (S37 28.598 E145 09.041)
At the listed coordinates you will find a sign describing the memorial.
- What is the first number that you read? (F)
Waypoint 1: Memorial (S37 28.601 E145 09.020)
Proceed to the memorial and take note of the following:
There are five stone seats representing seeds released from a seed pod following fire.
- How many of these are at right angles to the water? (C)
To your right are listed the names of the 35 community members whose lives were tragically lost. This wall highlights the devastating impact of the fires, including the large toll on individual families.
To your left are a series of panels narrating stories of fire, loss and spirit.
- In the very first fire plaque (red) how many letters are there in the first word minus 1? (A)
- In the plaque above fire, how many lines of text are there? (B)
- How many panels with words relate to loss? (D)
- In the final spirit panel closest to the water, how many sentences are there? (E)
Checksum = A + B + C + D + E + F = 26
Final Coordinates
Use the numbers you have collected to assemble the final coordinates, located a short drive away:
S37 28.ABC E145 09.DEF
