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G'day, All my kit fits into a wheelie bin, that fits into the back of my SUV. Still causes a problem dragging the wheelie bin through the bush, especially in the hills / rainforest of west Gippsland. TD

Hi Y 4 k, My reading of the exempted list is that if a creek has its own gazetted name, then it could not be considered to be part of the larger ( exempted ) river. Google Maps tends to list the name of rivers / creeks giving their own names but is silent on small gullies that have not been...

Hi Amer, Welcome to the forum, and to joining the familiar search we have all gone through. There are many prospectors based in West Gippy, and no doubt you'll come across some of us sooner or later. To answer your question, my response will be similar to many like questions asked before on this...

Well done Pete, awesome finds! Much better than I did, except I didn't get wet either. I ended up not even getting the pans out, but did walk through the scout camp at Dallas Brooks Park. There looks to be some good spots along Stoney Creek but I think a 4 stroke might bring some unwanted...

Hi Pete, I have been looking on the Weatherzone+ app to see what the weather will be like tomorrow as I was heading up to Upper Beaconsfield to access some private property for a pan /sluice. After that, I plan to head to the scout camp after that as there's supposed to be a god place for the...

Hi Geo, I've been toying with making one of these as it seems a good way of processing material through classifying and panning at the same time. I've got a plant pot that would fit a bucket and have marked it out ready to cut once I commit tot the project. I've costed the pvc fittings at...

Gday Pete, Don't know if it's too late, but I came across this on the internet - it may be of some use? http://bendoc.org.au/history-of-bendoc/bendocclarkeville-goldfields/east-gippsland-croajingolong/ Cheers TD

Hi Karen, You'll only get into trouble if you get caught! Most places in the bush will be peaceful and tranquil, a.k.a not infected by inpsectors!

Hi Here's a you tube clip of the panning trammel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi6rdfdJ8uw Cheers Tricky

Hi, Here's also a link to a US forum discussion showing a variation of a small hand-rotated panning trammel. A bucket, some pvc pipe and a salad bowl and your set!!! http://bb.bbboy.net/alaskagoldforum-print?forum=2&thread=1438

Hi All, One of the best campsites in Australia is at Wingan Inlet, absolutely beautiful!!! TD

I heard on the radio that one of the objectives of the reserve banks decision to drop interest rates yesterday was to drive the Aussie dollar down to 75 cents $US. A further 2-3 cents to go in order to stimulate the economy by making exports more attractive to overseas markets. That should...

Gday Jamie, Thank you for your post! I am a newbie as well and love the forum for the helpful and encouraging posts for whenever I have asked for help. Yes, my post was being a bit of a smart arse, but this forum also can have some fun without being offensive. Anyway, ones capabilities as a...

Hi there, Wow, an interesting topic on a prospecting forum - I thought we're all infected with the gold fever? 'Her indoors' is a paediatrician and gets extremely frustrated at the non-immunisation folks, all readily accepting the conspiracy theories about drug companies perpetrating sickness...

There's definitely BIG gold here... 39.280529S, 145.226901E

G'day Pete, I know what you mean - I went out on the weekend and brought a couple of buckets of gravel from the river for processing at home. At least I'll be able to fill a few more potholes in the driveway! Cheers TD

Hi prospector Pete, I've been drooling over Googlemaps for a long time over the rock bars on the Genoa River after finding some good internet material about the gold rush days at Genoa, although it's a bit further on. I've not been there yet, but am extremely envious! Best of luck TD

Hi, To disable geotagging on iPhones follow this: 1. Settings 2. Privacy 3. Location services 4. Camera - switch to 'off' Cheers tricky Dick

Something that could drain water would be good too, as heavy to lug back to the car!

Hi all, In my humble opinion, I reckon a hand/yabby pump is not classified as a machine, because no mechanical advantage is obtained by its use. I saw another post that looked at the Vic regulations and proposed the fine would be $140,000 if fined for using a pump or prospecting in an exempted...