hi all , new to the site , thought id chuck my two cents worth in here , right out of the mine managers mouth who ive had at my place on a few occasions , its not illegal to prospect heritage areas i/e walhalla , its illegal to dig up any heritage items , u can go there and look for coins new or old , u can dig old gold mining equipment i/e old spades picks anything like that , what u cant do is dig anything of a permanent nature listed as heritage , or if you find something i/e old building structres(buried) mining sites structures(listed) pretty much anything marked out on a map , u cant dig , its there for public use and enjoyment anything u do to stop anyone enjoying or not being safe in the area i/e (digging holes not filling them)is dangerous is a big NO NO , i no ive left a big gap for someone to come in and say blah blah but if you read my first line and a half , been there done that !