Queensland

Queensland Events During COVID:

Due to government restrictions, Queensland reviewers and HQ are pleased to announce that Events can be held.

From 01 Dec 2020, gatherings of up to 100 people can take place in a public place, hosted by individuals. References: covid19.qld.gov.au and qld.gov.au

“Please keep in mind that geocaches must comply with all applicable laws, including health and safety guidelines. Event cache owners are responsible for ensuring the number of people in attendance is in accordance with any requirements or restrictions for gatherings” - Geocaching Terms of Use

Remember, the reviewers are here to help, so if you ask us, and work with us, we can assist to make your event happen. If you have questions, or want to let us know of restrictions changes, please do send us an email or contact us through geocaching.com

Cheers,
Ministro - Matt
Jingeri - Thomas

Please Note, Regarding Geocaching Events:

Due to the restrictions in Queensland, we ask that your event:

• Must be held outdoors and with permission of the land owner, and
• In a public place.

If the government reapplies restrictions on gatherings we will archive or retract events if they are no longer able to proceed. If your event is likely to exceed the allowed number of attendees (currently 100), please contact a local reviewer. Please note, Event Owners are not permitted to turn away attendees, or otherwise restrict attendees.

Lastly, if the Queensland Government makes changes to the COVID-Safe restrictions that you feel change the requirements in this wiki, please let a local reviewer (Ministro or Jingeri) know via email or geocaching.com.

National Parks and State Forests

QPWS allow Geocaching in their managed areas with permission. Here is their Geocaching on QPWS managed areas operational policy.

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. The policy and guidelines were modelled on those from the NSW National Parks and Wildlife to achieve some cross-border consistency.

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 info@nprsr.qld.gov.au

The following flowchart describes the process your application will follow.

Key Points:

• • This policy applies to all physical geocaches. (Events require separate permission)
  • The maximum term of approval for a traditional cache to placed in a QPWS managed area is 5 years.
  • Apart from Geocoins, no other trade or trophy items (including Travel Bugs) can be placed in the cache.
  • The cache listing must contain some minimum information before it can be published.

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.

To find out boundaries for lands managed by QPWS you can use the Queensland Globe portal.

Application Form

Information Sheet