Have you ever been fossicking? The state government wants to ramp up this activity in Queensland, believing it suits the lifestyle and tourism of this sunshine state. The fossicking licence process ...

Spotting a gold glint among dirt in the remote Australian scrub is a feeling that's hard to describe for Eddie Goltz. Mount Morgan businesses want to see designated fossicking areas in the town Locals ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Community News. Followed categories will be added to My News. With members coming from Yeppoon, Gladstone, Monto, Bundaberg, Hervey Bay and Rockhampton Clubs a ...

Fossicking has joined camping as another activity that needs to stop to support social distancing during the COVID-19 emergency.

Don't miss out on the headlines from Rockhampton. Followed categories will be added to My News. Visiting politicians have heard local pleas for a change to state laws that would allow the expansion of ...

Resources Minister Scott Stewart has urged families to put fossicking on their to-do lists during the holidays and help support regional communities. In 2017, the Pride of Tomahawk sapphire was ...

It’s a mineral that continues to tantalise millions of people and is responsible for entire economies. Now Toowoomba residents get a chance to fossick for their own gold and precious gems. A special ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Gladstone. Followed categories will be added to My News. Gold and gem hunters must apply for a fossicker’s licence, with more than 18,000 of the permits being ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Rockhampton. Followed categories will be added to My News. Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham predicted the new 181 hectares Flat Diggings fossicking area located 15 ...

Illegal fossicking has caused damage to a Waitaki archaeological site which has great significance to Māori. Damage to Awamoa Creek (Te Awa Kōkōmuka) is "on another level entirely" as it continues to ...

Gold and gem hunters must apply for a fossicker’s licence, with more than 18,000 of the permits being issued over the past two years. With gold currently worth almost $2500 per ounce, there has never ...