Hi all

I am new to this and going to be camp up on the timbarra river in northern nsw of the Xmas break
Any advice ?

Hi Myfind and welcome to PA.

You haven't provided any clue to what you plan to do out there, but assuming it isn't fishing or bow-hunting and most likely is fossicking for gold and/or gemstones, I'd suggest you check out the following first:
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...ecting-regulations-all-australian-states.125/
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/threads/nsw-a-minefield-of-rules-simplified-hopefully.40536/

Timbarra has been discussed a lot here on PA - just use the Search function and you'll find what's been said. For example:
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/threads/northern-nsw-alluvials.42690/
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/threads/thoughts-on-timbarra-fossicking.29632/
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/threads/malara-state-forest-nsw.41758/#post-673340

One thing to note is that those who've been there say the country up that way is rugged and difficult to access, making it extremely dangerous for bushfires. You're planning to go there mid-summer, which is the high risk time, especially since temperature and fire forecasts for the coming summer are pretty bad. It's likely that access roads will be closed, which may well save your life.

Apart from trying to determine what you could find, think about how.
A good panning kit including a small shovel and crevicing tool would be a good start.
If you have access to some clayey or gravelly soils near where you live, also maybe do a bit of panning practice on those materials before heading on your holiday.

Yes going to give the gold panning and maybe a dive here and there a go
I am staying on private land
Which the river runs around it about 40kms of the river

I am able to camp by the river