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Yeah bloody freezing! It is wet, but mostly from the damp that comes overnight and a few showers here and there. Haven't had a lot of rain down Ballarat way these past few months leading up to winter. I wonder if this means we'll see more rain in spring?

Thanks for the tip! Yeah we had a really great time checking out the different structures and geology of the creek bed and banks, looking at old workings and various other interesting bits while walking along the dry bed. Not sure how to dry pan yet, or if there's other equipment needed for...

Unsure if people are still watching or active in this thread, but wanted to let folks know that we went to Slaty Creek today (Sunday 7th July), and it's completely dry at all 3 campsites. There were a few muddy areas in the creek bed and some really tiny puddles but nothing big enough to...

Thanks heaps! Yeah I've heard and seen great things from people doing trips to Slaty Creek. Unfortunately no yellow today - no water in the creek for panning! But we had a look around, walked the creek beds and found a small pocket of quartz crystals breaking apart a few large mineralised...

Too right! Very keen to get outdoors a bit more and take on as much as I can. Thank you! :) I hope so too!

Hello! I'm Sal. Ballarat local of the last 12 years or so. Working at Sov Hill as a Mine Guide for a while sparked an interest in gold and history in Ballarat and recently I found a fondness for gemstones and other trinkets. No geology or history quals, very green in prospecting and...