As Australians reel from the uncertainty created by the coronavirus pandemic, some are taking inspiration from earlier generations and trying to make their own luck — by fossicking for gold.

The Government asked the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council to identify new areas where gold and gemstone fossicking could be allowed in state and national parks. It identified eight new ...

Bendigo is reinventing itself. Food is the new gold and visitors are fossicking for gourmet treats and experiences in the former goldfields. Fork and knife are the new fossicking tools.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Not because of the hard yakka involved in small-scale gold prospecting in the Western Australian outback – though there is certain ...

Fossicking has a long history in Australia. Travellers continue to try their luck at striking it rich by discovering a despoit of colourful gems . In our smallest towns and most remote areas lies some ...

Gold nuggets can be found near streams at Brookfield, Mt Coot-tha and out towards Warwick, but recreational prospecting is complicated and fossicking in state forests – including Brookfield and ...

Now Toowoomba residents get a chance to fossick for their own gold and precious gems. A special fossicking tour is being planned for the Darling Downs, with the organisers saying the area is known ...

With members coming from Yeppoon, Gladstone, Monto, Bundaberg, Hervey Bay and Rockhampton Clubs a total of 44 went fossicking for moss opalite on a private property. It was the most successful ...