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Thanks Matt. Was hoping there we're some places around the Southern Highlands. Just that bit closer. When you say public access, are you meaning without a permit? Oberon can be a day trip. But it means getting up seriously early to have any worthwhile time spent on site. We appreciate your...

Hi everyone, We're looking for some areas close to home (south western Sydney) to go fossicking. Areas within say an hour and a half drive. Is there any areas say Southern Highlands or eastern areas of the Blue Mountains region that are worth a poke around? We prefer to ask here as being...

Good thoughts. Pretty basic really I guess, but us newbies don't always think of stuff like that. Thank you for sharing the knowledge. It all helps....and keeps us interested in the hobby 🙂

Hahaha Dan, the Wild Brumby schnapps is not bad. The Gin Bar in Thredbo is not bad either. But if you want the best best schnapps, go visit the Candlelight lodge for dinner. Their peppermint Freisgeist at ℅56 hits the spot 🤣🤣🤣 Love the mountains. Been home a week and my mind is still there! 🤣

Hi mate, as a beginner i'm not too edumacated yet on this myself. But, as I see it the public areas are for those that don't possess a fossicking permit. So every man and his dog can go there. If you have a permit you much more freedom to explore the lesser worked over areas, or even venture...

Hi Storm, newbies here too. Welcome to the site🙂 Nice little carving too. What's the stone? Justin & Mary...

Exactly! 🤣🤣

Hey Can, yeah was a beautiful drive. Never done that before. The view back to the western side of the main range is awesome. Some great looking camp sites through there too 😎 Can't wait for the next road trip 🤣

That's what I said. Who goes swimming with gumboots on? 🤣🤣🤣

Thanks mate, we think so too. Enough to say it was worth the drive from Thredbo. That Alpine Way is beautiful 😎

Hi all, Well nothing exciting to report from our day at Paddys River. Beautiful spot though! And the river glitters with fine specks of fools gold ( I think). We had a great day poking around in the water. Perfect weather and got a good tan. I think the place has some potential. Just need to...

Hi Footy, Sydney way here too and complete newbies also. Welcome to the site. Seems a few nice people here 🙂 We have done a couple of excursions now, and found nothing spectacular, it had a lot of fun poking around and just being outdoors in general. We went to Oberon. Porters Retreat...

Cheers mate. Sitting in a Cooma cafe having breakfast. I love the drive down here. The rolling hills and big views of the Monaro Hwy. So much space and freedom after Sydney 😎 Will definitely check Paddy's River reserve. Thank you. We will let you know how we go 🙂 Justin & Mary....

Hi mate, Thanks for the advice. I was looking at the area around Paddy's River and the falls. Not sure if it's worth it there? Another thread I found here mentioned Parsons Gully. I guess any of the creeks and rivers are worth a look? Justin & Mary...

Welcome and good luck hunting the gold. Newbies here too. The more we go through these forums the more we know we know nothing 🤣🤣 Justin & Mary...

Hi all, Heading down to Thredbo on Wednesday for Marys birthday. Planning a day at Yarrongabilly Caves, maybe a hike up Kosiusko and a day out fossicking somewhere. So looking for suggestions outside of the national park that will be fun for two beginners. Looking to scratch around for some...

Thanks guys for the information. Yeah, it's pretty cheap. Just thought I would get an opinion from some users before I jumped in. We will give it a go 🙂 Justin & Mary...

Hi all, I have had the Trilobite - Australian Geology Travel Maps app in my phone for ages. I baulked at it because it requires a subscription to use. I saw it mentioned in another thread which made me think to revisit it. Is the app useful and worth paying for? Justin & Mary...

What made us smile today is that we finally got our Fossicking Permit 😎🙃😁 Justin & Mary...

Hi OBEROX, thanks for the couple of hints. So much to learn. We did enjoy our day at Porter's Retreat. Even though we didn't find anything it was a great spot to detox from the city grind. Knowledge of reading the land, water courses and layers is something we have no idea about yet. So it's...