Thanks go to Budgietas and gooseandegg for placing this cache.

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Brown Mountain Reserve

In 1994 three local residents decided to raise the $60,000 purchase price to buy the land and protect it from further logging. Their plan was to recruit a total of 72 people, each donating $1000 to cover the land purchase and then invest the remaining $12,000 in an interest-bearing account to pay for annual rates and land tax expenses. The plan was successful and the land was purchased. The Trust was converted into an Incorporated Association in the 1990s to manage the ongoing administration of the land and draft and implement a covenant to permanently protect it.

A    How big is the Brown Mountain Reserve? 

5. 86 Hectares

6. 85 Hectares

7. 83 Hectares

8. 82 Hectares

B    How high does the property rise to?

3. 735 metres

4. 740 metres

5. 745 metres

6. 750 metres

C    When did the Association’s members approached the TLC to offer the transfer and management of the reserve?

4. 2008

5. 2007

6. 2006

7. 2005

D    The TLC took ownership of beautiful Brown Mountain Reserve from The Brown Mountain Association in?

2. 2005

3. 2006

4. 2007

5. 2008

E    What has been known to have nested on the reserve in the past? 

6. Emus

7. Swift parrots

8. Orange-bellied parrots

9. Wedge-tailed eagles

F    What is the tallest flowering plant in the world? 

4. Eucalyptus urnigera

5. Eucalyptus cordata

6. Eucalyptus regnans

7. Eucalyptus vernicosa

The cache can be found at S 42° 36.ABC′ E 147° 28.DEF′ 

(Source: Brown Mountain)