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

Queensland's government has paid homage to the state's rich mining history by opening a new recreational fossicking area at Mount Morgan in Central Queensland, with locals and tourists now able to ...

Rockhampton Regional Council has endorsed the establishment of a General Permission Area (GPA) for recreational fossicking at No. 7 Dam with plans for the area to be prepared by middle of this year.

Fossicking is a regulated activity in Queensland and requires a fossicking licence. Read this guide to learn about fossicking—where to fossick, tools to use, materials you can collect, safety and your ...

A magistrate has thrown out a grub's "implausible" claim that he was fossicking for cash down his pants when he was brazenly masturbating in front of families on a busy South Coast train.

A ban on fossicking in the Peel River between Nundle and Chaffey Dam is causing anger, confusion, and uncertainty in the small town of Nundle and its surroundings.

Consultation on a potential fossicking area at the No 7 Mount Morgan Dam will begin in the coming weeks. Rockhampton Regional Council has approved consultation to establish a General Permission Area ...