If you have access to public parks in your local area, then thats what I mean. Just make sure that you respect the place and leave no trace of your interaction with the ground, which I might add is not all that easy, especially in well maintained parks.
I tend to look for the more natural scrubby reserves where you cant do too much harm.
If you do come across a groundskeeper or council worker, just say gday and ask them if detecting is ok, usually works for me.
Also follow up on your old abandoned towns as these places are where the real relics are to be found.
Good luck finding your first interesting coin or relic..... just like finding your first gold nugget, its addictive :Y: