Launching Australia's First Ever Mega Event-Wagga Wagga 2010

homedg · Post by **homedg** » 20 March 09 11:22 am

[quote="big_matt] Imagine owning 25+ local caches being found by 200 people over the period. Imagine the owner logs?If i had a micro I would be trying to replace it with a small now, so I could get a bigger log book into it. [/quote]

25 x 200 = 5000 find logs.
YOWZA.
I am now going to DONATE a VERY SPECIAL prize for the local cacher who can demonstrate that they recieved the most find logs over a 1 week period from the start of the event.

GhostGums · Post by **GhostGums** » 20 March 09 11:52 am

A recent cache event in Toowoomba had 40 members attend and over the weekend there was about 1000 finds. There was a problem with one of the caches, the number of people finding the cache attracted the interests of muggles and cache container was ransacked.

So if the cache is in sensitive location it may even be worthwhile perhaps making it unavailable.

homedg · Post by **homedg** » 20 March 09 11:58 am

GhostGums wrote:
So if the cache is in sensitive location it may even be worthwhile perhaps making it unavailable.

Or perhaps cachers should respect maintaining the integrity of the cache?

paegle boy · Post by **paegle boy** » 20 March 09 12:30 pm

yer i thing so

paegle boy · Post by **paegle boy** » 20 March 09 12:30 pm

yer i thing so

homedg · Post by **homedg** » 20 March 09 12:42 pm

homedg wrote: 25 x 200 = 5000 find logs.
YOWZA.
I am now going to DONATE a VERY SPECIAL prize for the local cacher who can demonstrate that they recieved the most find logs over a 1 week period from the start of the event.

This obviously excludes attended logs on the event itself.
Get hiding Waggarians.............................

paegle boy · Post by **paegle boy** » 20 March 09 12:55 pm

that is a lot of logs

the farmers 5 · Post by **the farmers 5** » 20 March 09 6:00 pm

The Mega event is rolling along, and at an exciting stage for all now ,and it will be a very busy March,April,May finalising all details .Especially areas of Wagga Wagga City Council,Insurance companies,Wagga Wagga Tourism,Merchandise Companies and the full package of the Mega weekend.

We are very fortunate to have been positive last Sept-Oct to book and reserve every possible detail and in a huge logistical way as well as allowing for massive numbers.Our committee is fully aware that if one aspect was not booked by this Easter,regulars in certain items tend to book components a year out.So ,we were prepared.

We have been in contact by phone with Homedg and he will be involved with sponsorship in one way or another.Thank you for your generous private offer on the phone and details of the deal will be streamlined into the event by committee.
For paegle boy: Our committee decided to conduct all the information with Spindoc.We have told you this by email.Could you please just take your time with the spelling,capitals ,and punctuations.Just clicking on the submit button once is good too...many thanks.

The committee has a plan in place for concerned teams about huge logs streaming through local computers.1/ We cant avoid that.Its going to happen....It also occurs at world events.We have also calculated 20 % of teams have been in the Wagga Wagga region and will tend to stay around the campsite and only do a few caches.Whilst we also realise there will be teams who will be here for a cachathon .We figured most will do something in between.But ,our plan will be released later .

At this stage,keep your Caching friends informed with the event as there is only a small percentage who frequent the forums and are unaware its on.Thank you for all teams kind positive responses as the momentum builds to this very friendly event involving a great worldwide geacaching family.

paegle boy · Post by **paegle boy** » 20 March 09 6:25 pm

the farmers 5 wrote:
For paegle boy: Our committee decided to conduct all the information with Spindoc.We have told you this by email.Could you please just take your time with the spelling,capitals ,and punctuations.Just clicking on the submit button once is good too...many thanks.

That is ok
Spindoc podcast is good to

thanks.

mtrax · Post by **mtrax** » 20 March 09 7:11 pm

Good to here we are there...
is there a blog or some other area you can post that we these announcements...
ie can you perhaps blog them on your website? or create another thread just for updates (limited only to official posts?)

Chris & Renee · Post by **Chris & Renee** » 22 March 09 12:40 am

Better late than never, will be attending as well

The Coffee's · Post by **The Coffee's** » 22 March 09 9:08 pm

the farmers 5 wrote:.We appreciate everybodies patience in not asking whats in the itinery yet ,

All around the world the question is being asked 
Cac Itinery?, El Itinery?, L' Itinerario?, Yreniti?, Ang Itinery?, Die' Itinery?, Den Itinery?, H Itinery?, De Itinery?, 
Yep it seems the caching world needs to know the answer to the following, Whats in the Itinery?

Regards Mr.Coffee and the "what does Itinery mean?" Coffee Clan.

the farmers 5 · Post by **the farmers 5** » 22 March 09 9:27 pm

Mr.Coffee and the Clan wrote:
the farmers 5 wrote:.We appreciate everybodies patience in not asking whats in the itinery yet ,

All around the world the question is being asked 
Cac Itinery?, El Itinery?, L' Itinerario?, Yreniti?, Ang Itinery?, Die' Itinery?, Den Itinery?, H Itinery?, De Itinery?, 
Yep it seems the caching world needs to know the answer to the following, Whats in the Itinery?

Regards Mr.Coffee and the "what does Itinery mean?" Coffee Clan.[/
quote]

Its not so much as what ,but where???
The secret Itinery is now located in the safe housing of "Fort Knox" in the USA.If you can get it,its yours !

If the voting of the event went a certain way,the event was very close to being..............called.............

Coffee Beans Mega Event.
It would have been so good too !!
On display in the halls would have BEEN the BEANS of the world.Including Colombian,Morrocco,Kenyan,Jamacian and in the corner "the rogue" BEAN,...The Rainforest Allianze Bean !

The camp menu would have featured "Baked BEANS" with the side of String BEANS.....Desserts for kids included Jelly BEANS.

Demonstrations and sales of various coffee tables would have created interest with hardwood tables, glass top tables, tables with draws and even the collectors model of the "Decaffinated coffee table".

But the true great moment would have been the surprise guest for Mr Coffee .His Autograph pen and paper waiting, tear in his eye and then the crowning moment of the appearance of the great "Mr Bean".

Wombats Inc · Post by **Wombats Inc** » 22 March 09 9:29 pm

Count us in. Heard about this at the ACT 2008 Cache Awards from mtbikeroz.

The clan will be there. 2 adult wombats and 2 x child wombats

Team Pathfinder · Post by **Team Pathfinder** » 22 March 09 11:21 pm

OK its official. I informed the Chief Financier via Email of THE Event - (he is on FIFO and I couldnt wait for him to get home)

I calculated from Google Maps the distance for the round trip at 7556 kilometres assuming we dont make a wrong turn or deviate. Lets make it a round figure of 9000 by the time we head out caching along the way.

I was working the fuel bill at around 19 litres/100klms but decided to give that one up as it could be a bit scarey

When we arent towing the van it is less - OK the van will be on for most of the way.

The Boss had already done the sums and ordered a brand new GPS to celebrate so......

2 adults - one Jeep and a caravan please. We are set up to be self suficient just point to where we can park

Now... How many other West Aussies are going to join us. We could have ourselves a CONVOY