Rob Parsons has has been documenting his gold prospecting journey online, creek by creek, working to save enough to buy a new 4WD.
He's at over $60,000 of his $80,000 goal.
It got us wondering: what does the ATO make of all this?
A Curtin University taxation law professor said the difference between hobby and business is intention.
So announcing on camera that you're panning for gold to buy something might be giving the taxman all the ammo it needs.
The National Account's Archie Milligan has the rundown: