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Do you need a fossicking licence? In Australia it depends on the state. Here's the whole map in plain English.

Fossicking might be the best-kept secret in family outdoor activities: a treasure hunt where the treasure is real.

A fossicking day is a bush day with digging attached. Half bushwalking rules, half paperwork, and one hazard that's entirely fossicking's own.

Every experienced fossicker was once a beginner with too much gear and too little water. The lessons they learned, so you can skip them.

Yes, genuinely. Australians pull real gold from public ground every weekend. Most of it is tiny, all of it is earned, and the rules are stricter.

A sapphire fresh from the sieve looks like dull bottle glass. Here's how to spot a keeper before you throw it back.

The sieve finally turns up something real. How to clean it, get it identified, decide if it's worth cutting, and what the rules say about selling.

Gems and gold obey physics, and physics tells you where to dig. How to find the spots where water slowed down.

Fossicking Equipment for Beginners: What You Actually Need? Fossicking has the cheapest starter kit in Australian outdoor recreation - most of it is already in your shed.

Where to Go Fossicking in Australia: Gemfields, Goldfields and Public Areas.