One in a series of caches to highlight the many towns, villages, hamlets, localities and crossroads around Victoria. Based on a series of caches in South Australia by local SA cacher adelaideram, with others in the series by Jamms_SA . adelaideram was contacted and is happy with the series spreading its wings into Victoria.
Moriac is located located approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Geelong. It forms part of the Surf Coast Shire. A Post Office opened on 1 August 1854 as Duneed, was renamed Mount Moriac in 1864, and Moriac in about 1909.
The railway through Moriac opened in 1876, followed by the Wensleydale branch line which junctioned with the main line just past Moriac. The branch line opened in 1890 and closed in 1948. Moriac railway station was closed in October 1981.
The town is home to Moriac Primary School, a hotel, and a small shop. It also has a kindergarten. The town is the birthplace of AFL Brownlow Medalist Gary Ablett Jr and his younger brother Nathan.
The cache is not at the posted coordinates.
A Jigidi for Moriac