Lord Robert Baden-Powell founded the Boy Scout movement in Britain in 1907, and it quickly spread to many other countries. In 1909, a meeting was held in Toowoomba with a view to establishing a local scout group. There are now numerous scout groups in Toowoomba, part of a world-wide movement with about 40 million members.
Geocaching is an activity that fits well with scouting activities, and in some parts of the world, scouts can earn merit badges for their geocaching activities. Although this is not the case in Australia, geocaching activities can contribute to some of the requirements of scouting!
Each of Toowoomba's current Scout Groups has an associated geocache - have you found the others??
This cache is located near one of Toowoomba's Scout Groups, but it is not at the posted coordinates.
At the posted coordinates, there is information about the Glenvale Scout Group.
The final cache can be found at S 27º 33.ABC' E 151º 55.XYZ', where:
A = 3rd digit of the number in the email address on the sign
B = Youngest age for Cub Scouts section
C = Youngest age for Joey Scouts section
X, Y and Z are the smallest 3 whole numbers that make up a Pythagorean Triple, arranged in ascending order.
(Pythagorean Triples are sets of 3 numbers that "obey" Pythagoras' Theorem (a^2 + b^2 = c^2)
Checksum: A + B + C + X + Y + Z = 34
Please make sure the container is lodged securely back in its spot. Container is larger enough to host some swag, and trackables. (CO intends to add some scout-themed swag, and a scout-themed trackable in due course!)