gold prospecting in victoria - questions.

a mate and i have been considering going gold prospecting one weekend (possibly more thna once) for a bit of fun and a laugh. We can get a hold of some metal detectors.

I know theres a lot of people that do it, but i've nver done it myself, has anyone here given it a go. where can you do it? what do you need etc?

As i said it's just for a bit of fun, nothing serious, can anyone give me some info on it, or any advice from those who have done it.

Thanks!