that's what the headline says, but those who follow the history of Ballarat will know that many, much larger nuggets have been taken during the last 160 years.
That said, the region has been extensively surveyed, prospected, and detectorized, but it's nice to know that there's still some left -
http://au.news.yahoo.com/vic/latest...in-ballarat/177 ounces or 5,500 grams !
... planning my next holiday ...