Geotalk speaks to the organiser of the Big Little event in Victoria, we ponder the future of the ammo can, and ask how can you be a better hider?

Links for show:

• Plastic ammo cans
• GoGeocaching on YouTube
• Does Garmin have a new pricing strategy? on GPS Track Log
• 2011 South Australia Geocaching Awards
• Groundspeak - be a better hider
• Geocaching tour of Cambodia
• Big Little event registration
  

In this edition of Geotalk we take you to the 2nd Oz Mega Event in Albury, New South Wales.

A big thank you to the organisers and to everyone who appears on the podcast.

Did you attend? Call in your experience to (02) 800 50 436 or record and attach to an email (geotalkpodcast@gmail.com).

In this edition of Geotalk we get a final update from the 2nd Oz Mega event, hear a tip on how to keep Google Maps on your geocaching.com page and announce the winner of the 101Geo competition.

Links for show

• Australia's Oz Mega event in Albury
• NZ Mega event - registrations open soon.
• Magellan eXplorist 610 review
• Axis of evil caches:
• Episode 31
• Episode 32
• Episode 33
• Winners of the 101Geo competition - thanks to Alan from www.101geo.com.au
• 1st Prize - Drain Caching - Claire Davill
• 2nd Prize - Geocaching is a child friendly sport - Martin Kane
• 3rd Prize - View From Melbourne's 1st - Simon Allen
• Script for Google maps on geocaching.com (Firefox)
• Highlighted geocaches in New Zealand
• Little Eden
• Hapuawhenua Viaduct
• Taonui Viaduct
• Afraid Of The Dark?
• Old Coach Challenge

In this edition of Geotalk we hear from a geocacher who got more than he bargained for on an FTF hunt, we ask 'What happened to the maps on geocaching.com?' and 'What happened to the Geomate jr?'.

You have a few days left to submit your entry into the 101Geo online geocaching store competition. Submit your photo before 29 February 2012 and you have the chance to win a $200 voucher to spend at 101Geo. Head to www.facebook.com/101geo for more information.

Links for show

• New Geocaching.com Maps
• Geotalk Video Edition (Ep. 18) recorded on a Magellan eXplorist 610
• Geomate Jr - what happened?
• Oz Mega event in Albury-Wodonga

In the first episode of Geotalk for 2012 we travel to the top of Australia, remind you of an important date on the geocaching calendar, and tell you how you can turn your geocaching photo into a fantastic prize.

The competition is being held in conjunction with Alan from 101Geo online geocaching store. Submit your photo before 29 February 2012 and you have the chance to win a $200 voucher to spend at 101Geo. Head to www.facebook.com/101geo for more information.

Links for show:

• 29 February souvenir from Groundspeak
• Recently viewed caches on Your Profile page
• Neongeo geocaching app for Android
• Magellan 110 announced at CES 2012
• New Zealand Mega event (Dunedin)
• Australian Mega event (Albury-Wodonga) 
• South Australian geocaching awards (email nominations to sacacheawards@gmail.com)

In this Christmas edition of Geotalk we speak to one of the creators of Munzee, ask for your thoughts on Opencaching.com and get into the Christmas spirit geocaching style.

Don't forget to visit our Facebook page and Twitter feed.

Links for show:

• Opinion piece about Opencaching.com on It's Not about the Numbers
• Alien Highway power trail
• Geocaching Australia's Leap Frog race 
• Munzee.com

In this episode of Geotalk we ask whether Groundspeak has turned its back on thegeocaching community, explore some of the features in GSAK version 8 and announce the winners of our Geostuff.com.au competition.

Links for show

• Australia's 'Y2Kaches'
• New Zealand's 'Y2Kaches'
• Registration pages for the Dunedin (NZ) and Albury (Aus) Mega Events
• Opencaching
• Munzee
• Removal of Feedback from Groundspeak's website
• Neongeo - great tool
• From Alan (radionut50): Pukemokemoke and Cable Station
• Australian events and New Zealand courtesy of Geocaching Australia

Geotalk gets an update on the NZ mega event, we hear from an Australian in Peru and we give you the final clue in our Geostuff.com.au competition.

Links for show:

• Magellan eXplorist series (including 610)
• Geomate Jr GPS receiver for kids
• Neongeo geocaching app for Android
• WherYouGo app for Android
• New Zealand mega event - Dunedin (19-21 October 2012)
• Geocaching featured in Coffs Coast Advocate
• Geocaching Australia unloved cache series:
• 6 Months Unfound
• 1 Years Unfound
• 2 Years Unfound

Kia Ora from 'The land of the long white cloud'. Geotalk heads to New Zealand for a whirlwind tour of Auckland, Hamilton and Wellington to grab some historic Kiwi geocaches, night caching with some Waikato locals and witness humiliation at the hands of the Irish.

Links for show

• Flickr photo set
• Auckland's oldest (GC4B) and Wellington's oldest (GC46)
• Radionut50's technology series of geocaches in Hamilton:
• Technology pioneers (GC1PRKD)
• Harald's hide (GC1M8WV)
• Avoid wires (GC13MVW)
• New Zealand's mega event - 19-22 October 2012
• New Zealand travel information

This month we honour a changing of the guard at the top of the Australian Geocaching ladder, give you the second clue to our fantastic Geostuff.com.au competition and hear from a geocacher who has meet a person who really has travelled everywhere.

Don't forget our fantastic competition thanks to Carl and the crew at Geostuff.com.au.

 First prize is a Magellan Explorist GC and second prize is a on-year Geocaching.com premium membership gift card
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Links for show

• Geocaching interview with Margot Kranich on ABC Riverland
• Jeremy Irish speaks to GeekWire radio show about geocaching
• New leader on the Australian geocaching leaderboard: Liz and Bruce (12,050) pass maccamob (11,915)
• Plastic Munzee by Thanks 4 the cache
• My Hold up the Sydney Harbour Bridge challenge
• 101Geo online store
• The Don Dorrigo Gazette turns 100
• Peter Harris' I've Been everywhere trek
• Android geocaching apps
• c:geo (opensource)
• neongeo
• Groundspeak's Geocaching
• GDAK
• Forgot to mention: GA Cacher