Queensland

Queensland is currently reviewed by Jingeri. Please read the relevant details below and the rest of the guidelines prior to hiding your geocache.

National Parks and State Forests

Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) allow geocaching in their managed areas with permission. Here is their Geocaching on QPWS managed areas operational policy. To find out boundaries for lands managed by QPWS you can use the Queensland Globe portal.

Geocaching Activity Guidelines have also been developed to provide guidance for QPWS staff and geocachers on issues such as appropriate cache size, length of cache placement, and approval process. Information Sheet. Application Form.

The first step after reading these policies is to find your local ranger, should you be unsure who it is that is responsible for an area you can email the QPWS enquiry centre. The following flowchart describes the process your application will follow.

The Tourism and Visitor Management Unit of QPWS would like to give special thanks to ruzzelz who represented the geocaching community for his input during the development of the policy and guidelines. The policy and guidelines were modelled on those from the NSW National Parks and Wildlife to achieve some cross-border consistency.

Geocaches on Scouting Queensland Property

No published geocache is permitted on Scouts Queensland property, without written approval from the District Commissioner.

Event Stacking Guidelines

The Event Stacking guidelines say that events intended for the same people, a sequence of events or near the same time or location should be a single event. To help clarify the "Same Time Or Location" in Queensland events must be separated in time by a minimum of 4 hours, or 10km minimum.

Additionally, an event held in the same location can only be hosted maximum once per week by a single CO.

New Geocache Submission Details

When you create a listing you are prompted the following:
”Use this space to describe your geocache location, container, and how it's hidden to your reviewer. If you've made changes, tell the reviewer what changes you made. The more they know, the easier it is for them to publish your geocache.”

To add detail around what details make the review process fast and easy for us, here is a list of items that help us to review your geocache submission:

• My geocache container is... (list size and description)

• The way I've hidden my container is... (describe how you've placed it, if/how it is attached)

• The geocache location is... (describe the site where it's hidden, and what else is in the immediate vicinity)

• I'm sure my co-ordinates are correct because…

• I'm aware I need to address any maintenance issues by…

You should also include (where relevant) details about waypoints, and a simple walkthrough of any puzzle that needs to be solved.

Pro tip: to expedite the review process attach some photos. A close-up of the container, a shot of how it is hidden, and a wide shot of the area really help!

New Geocache Submission Timeline

The reviewer is tasked with looking at every geocache submitted within 7 days; though it tends to happen faster most of the time. If you’re concerned about your geocache not being looked at, it isn’t worth inquiring unless it has been more than a week since you submitted it.

If you wish to have your geocache published on a specific day (to coincide with an event et al.) then it should be submitted not less than 2 weeks (14 days) in advance of when you want it published. This gives two loops of the above 7 days maximum, in case there are issues that need to be addressed in the initial submission.

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