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@Wolfau pardon my noobiness but what do you mean by "tots".. I know ill kick myself when you tell me lol

Thanks heaps guys, lot of options to explore. I take it that the aldi/kogan jobs don't have any real discrimination capabilities resulting me digging more holes that a wombat on lsd?

Hey Guys, Ive read a lot of posts but im still unsure if I can get a Kogan/Aldi for a bit of beach combing (school holidays coming up) or is there a significant advantage in spending a few hundred bucks more? All opinions appreciated! Thanks Rob

PA is short for "Prospecting Australia" which is the name of this forum. He means that forum members sometimes get together and go prospecting :)

I think this will be the way I will go to start with. Any way I can identify the diggings? Im such a noob, id probably kick a nugget away walking towards them lol

well I am an idiot... for some reason I kept thinking the address was number 17... Ramjets link shows 74.. oh well back on Monday lol

Well I went for a trip to Detect A Den in Fyshwick... I couldn't find it!!

Lots of cheap plastic ones if thats the go! oh and pm sent soon :)

Oh really? I havent been yet but the map says its close to work.. will let you know!

Not yet but was going to go to "Detect A Den" tomorrow and see what will suit. I work in Kingston which is just around the corner of the store

Will do! Thanks mad Mike. Need all the help I can get :)

stumbled across this post just now.. wow!!!! fossils so close to home. I gotta get the kids involved in this!

Welcome "Gold for me" lol

Thanks mbasko! not sure about the metal pans thing when there are obvious developments making a panners life easier with bowls that have riffles (hope im using the right lingo lol). But still I think the kids would have a ball and I can make a weekend of it!

Hey Guys, Just wondering if there are any prospecting locations that hold weekend "courses" for panning etc that you know of? Im a visual learner so in the meanwhile will be watching youtube but its just not the same as being on location Im in Yass NSW Cheers

Thanks guys! well after hours of reading ive concluded theres a lot more to learn lol Highbanking, sluicing, metal detectors, pans, sniping etc... damn I got some reading to do. Not to mention the expense of some of the equipment and then finding a place to do it! And fossils would be another...

Hey Guys, Will try not to bore you with my intro but here it goes... Im a 40 year old male with wife and 2 kiddies (aged 10.5 and 9) and to tell you the truth its not me exactly who is overly enthusiastic about prospecting lol. To explain things; We live in yass on a couple of acres and the...