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Dredging in Australia for recreational activities IS illegal..
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<blockquote data-quote="Swinging &amp; digging" data-source="post: 73420" data-attributes="member: 2764"><p>HURG,</p><p> To answer your question it was banned in Victoria during 1990, the government made that decision after widespread destruction was occurring to our River's & Creeks.</p><p>There was also widespread dispersal of legacy mercury that was locked in the sediments, increased turbidity significant erosion etc. This occurred with 500 or so licensed operators and around 300 mainly interstate illegal ones?</p><p></p><p>SO THERE IS NO CHANCE IN HELL OF IT BEING ALLOWED AGAIN!</p><p></p><p>Nugget you could also advise the members of this group about keeping out of exempted steam list waterways and to not dig into stream banks.</p><p>This recent rush, ( last 3 years ) has resulted in widespread trouble like unfilled holes from detector operators, digging in banks and a great deal of prospecting in NO GO Zones, it is not looking good while we have asked for new areas and are trying to portray our hobby in a positive light <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Swinging & digging, post: 73420, member: 2764"] HURG, To answer your question it was banned in Victoria during 1990, the government made that decision after widespread destruction was occurring to our River's & Creeks. There was also widespread dispersal of legacy mercury that was locked in the sediments, increased turbidity significant erosion etc. This occurred with 500 or so licensed operators and around 300 mainly interstate illegal ones? SO THERE IS NO CHANCE IN HELL OF IT BEING ALLOWED AGAIN! Nugget you could also advise the members of this group about keeping out of exempted steam list waterways and to not dig into stream banks. This recent rush, ( last 3 years ) has resulted in widespread trouble like unfilled holes from detector operators, digging in banks and a great deal of prospecting in NO GO Zones, it is not looking good while we have asked for new areas and are trying to portray our hobby in a positive light ;) . [/QUOTE]
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