Australian "Unite for Diabetes" travel bugs

fehrgo · Post by **fehrgo** » 20 December 06 1:18 pm

For reference purposes, here is the list of bugs headed to Australia.

Adelaide, Australia
Albany, Australia
Albury, Australia
Alice Springs, Australia
Armidale, Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Ballina, Australia
Bathurst-Orange, Australia
Bendigo, Australia
Brisbane, Australia
Broken Hill, Australia
Buderim, Australia
Bunbury, Australia
Bundaberg, Australia
Burnie, Australia
Caboolture, Australia
Cairns Northern Beaches, Australia
Cairns, Australia
Caloundra, Australia
Canberra, Australia
Cessnock, Australia
Coffs Harbour, Australia
Crafers-Bridgewater, Australia
Craigieburn, Australia
Cranbourne, Australia
Darwin, Australia
Deception Bay, Australia
Devonport, Australia
Dubbo, Australia
Echuca-Moama, Australia
Forster-Tuncurry, Australia
Gawler, Australia
Geelong, Australia
Geraldton, Australia
Gladstone, Australia
Gold Coast, Australia
Goulburn, Australia
Grafton, Australia
Griffith, Australia
Helensvale, Australia
Hervey Bay, Australia
Hobart, Australia
Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Australia
Katoomba-Wentworth Falls, Australia
Kawana Waters, Australia
Kingston-Blackmans Bay, Australia
Kwinana, Australia
Launceston, Australia
Lismore, Australia
Mackay, Australia
Mandurah, Australia
Maroochydore-Mooloolaba, Australia
Maryborough, Australia
Melbourne, Australia
Melton, Australia
Mildura, Australia
Mount Gambier, Australia
Mount Isa, Australia
Nambour, Australia
Nerang, Australia
Newcastle, Australia
Orange, Australia
Palmerston, Australia
Perth, Australia
Port Hedland, Australia
Port Macquarie, Australia
Queanbeyan, Australia
Richmond-Windsor, Australia
Rockhampton, Australia
Roebourne, Australia
Sawtell, Australia
Shepparton-Mooroopna, Australia
Shoalhaven, Australia
Singleton, Australia
Sunbury, Australia
Sunshine Coast, Australia
Sydney, Australia
Tamworth, Australia
Taree, Australia
Tewantin-Noosa, Australia
Toowoomba, Australia
Townsville, Australia
Traralgon, Australia
Wagga Wagga, Australia
Wangaratta, Australia
Warrnambool, Australia
Whyalla, Australia
Wodonga, Australia
Wollongong, Australia

The Garner Family · Post by **The Garner Family** » 20 December 06 2:19 pm

So does that mean only 1 person from each of those cities who requested it gets one?

Bunya · Post by **Bunya** » 20 December 06 2:56 pm

The Garner Family wrote:So does that mean only 1 person from each of those cities who requested it gets one?

I think these are the target cities for the TB to complete its mission, not where it starts.

I assume the one you get (if you have asked for one) is chosen at random.

rhinogeo · Post by **rhinogeo** » 20 December 06 3:07 pm

Where's Benalla

Bunya · Post by **Bunya** » 20 December 06 3:11 pm

rhinogeo wrote:Where's Benalla

Somewhere in that little state at the right-hand bottom of the big bit of Oz?

rhinogeo · Post by **rhinogeo** » 20 December 06 4:02 pm

Bunya wrote:
rhinogeo wrote:Where's Benalla
Somewhere in that little state at the right-hand bottom of the big bit of Oz?

Just follow the smoke

Map Monkey · Post by **Map Monkey** » 20 December 06 5:20 pm

I would summise that because these are the TB goal locations in Australia, then they also would be the starting place for TB owners here

mm

Bunya · Post by **Bunya** » 20 December 06 6:25 pm

Map Monkey wrote:I would summise that because these are the TB goal locations in Australia, then they also would be the starting place for TB owners here

mm

Not sure about this - are there many geocachers in Sudan?

For example, this one has a target in Sudan, but is starting with a geocacher in Utah, USA.

Just do a search of Travel Bugs with keyword "diabetes" if you want to see some more.

Rallywrxwagon · Post by **Rallywrxwagon** » 20 December 06 6:45 pm

20000 world wide, how cool.

CanSolo · Post by **CanSolo** » 20 December 06 11:15 pm

I take it most are coming from the US??

Aushiker · Post by **Aushiker** » 21 December 06 12:22 am

Map Monkey wrote:I would summise that because these are the TB goal locations in Australia, then they also would be the starting place for TB owners here mm

From what has been posted in the geocaching.com forums that has not been the case. They are just posted out randomly to the requesting geocachers it seems.

Andrew

Bundyrumandcoke · Post by **Bundyrumandcoke** » 21 December 06 3:18 am

Then the question would be- Is there anyone in Oz who asked for one of these bugs, whose home town doesnt appear on the list? I am curious as to how they created the list, as there are no really small or out of the way places listed. I would assume they garnered the list from their member database.

Aushiker · Post by **Aushiker** » 21 December 06 4:43 am

Bundyrumandcoke wrote:Then the question would be- Is there anyone in Oz who asked for one of these bugs, whose home town doesnt appear on the list? I am curious as to how they created the list, as there are no really small or out of the way places listed.

I haven't looked at the 20,000 names but I now from following the Geocaching.com forums that some destinations are in countries for example in Europe or Asia which have no caches with 100 miles.

Andrew

GeoScrubers · Post by **GeoScrubers** » 21 December 06 7:03 am

Bundyrumandcoke wrote:Then the question would be- Is there anyone in Oz who asked for one of these bugs, whose home town doesnt appear on the list? I am curious as to how they created the list, as there are no really small or out of the way places listed. I would assume they garnered the list from their member database.

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we're about 60km from Brisbane and are not on the list

Map Monkey · Post by **Map Monkey** » 21 December 06 7:53 am

Aushiker wrote:I haven't looked at the 20,000 names but I now from following the Geocaching.com forums that some destinations are in countries for example in Europe or Asia which have no caches with 100 miles.

Then begs the question at how can the TB achieve it's goal if their is no cache to log it into......would have thought that they would align their goals with cache locations

( i realise that TB's do not necessarily need to be in a cache to achieve it's goals

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mm