A small fee applies. There is a shop with limited supplies. Camping is also allowed in the Opalton designated fossicking land for a maximum period of 3 months. Camping permits can be obtained for the ...

Minerama is a must-attend event for gem nuts, rock hounds, and lovers of bling and shiny things! With indoor and outdoor trade stalls selling gemstone rough, fine jewellery and everything in between, ...

By PHILIP HOPKINS THREE petitions signed by more than 66,000 Victorians opposing more national parks in Gippsland have been [ ...

Tuena provides the perfect backdrop to try your luck and see what you can find. Tuena Creek is open to fossicking within the village area. All you need is a pan. Call in to Parson's General store, ...

Looking for dinosaur bones with the volunteer whose prehistoric amphibian discovery became Victoria’s fossil emblem ...

West Coast Police have recovered 365 pieces and boulders of pounamu that had been stolen from the Jackson River, following a ...

Gold prices have never been as high as they are today, and outback Queensland is set to cash in on the soaring market.

Resources Victoria is inviting feedback on proposed increases to fees and charges for the minerals and quarrying sectors.The proposed changes would ...

Takayna is a haven for elusive ground parrots, fossicking for seeds on the sedgeland floor. I’ve sat here and listened for hours in the past, but every performance is like nothing before. Azure ...

He said global political uncertainty caused gold prices to skyrocket in the past five years, driving the increase in fossicking, and reopening of historical mines across the country. "A really ...

A large amount of pounamu stolen from a West Coast river has been recovered, police say. Inspector Tracey Wharehoka said she was notified by Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio, representing the local hapū Ngāi ...