[Blue Skies (Jacquie)]

Yes, that right - you're very unlikely to see anything from the southern hemisphere. If I recall correctly, the radiant for the Quadrantids doesn't rise until after sunrise as seen from our southern Australian location, so it basically happens in daylight for us.

The October shower you saw was probably the Orionids. They are one side of the stream we cross from Comet Halley. The other side of that stream is the Eta Aquarids in early May, which are considered one of the premier showers for the southern hemisphere. Looking at the moon phase for the first week of May this year its a first quarter moon, so it will be gone by midnight so good dark skies for meteor watching, although Venus will be there in the east right where you're looking which can be a pain in the retina over a long period of time!