Tryhard Prospecting
Established in 1980, the Prospectors and Miners Association of Victoria is a voluntary body created to protect the rights and opportunities of those who wish to prospect, fossick or mine in the State of Victoria, Australia. Education and Respect of heritage and goldfield communities foremost,
Our access to public forests and crown land in Victoria has been constantly under threat from agencies and groups since 1980, when goldfields and public land were under threat from first being locked away. The PMAV was formed to fight against such closures. At its inaugural meeting in Castlemaine, over 900 prospectors turned up to show their support. Like the diggers at Eureka Ballarat in 1854, we proudly seek to uphold the rights and privileges won through their courage in the face of over governance and
Please join us and in turn keep access to these goldfields open for one and all.
Tryhard Prospecting