Great report V, I wish I could wisk you up to Sydney we have a great bunch of guys in our astroclub, you would be very welcome.
I agree with the previous posts, plan your observing so that you know what your going to look at. And also just poke around the sky, you'll always come across something interesting. Then check your map and see what it is!
Enjoy your LB, apart from a few minor ( and easily fixed )

issues they're a great scope.
I suggest that you try the Messier catalogue to start with. Bintel have a number of books on this. The Messier Marathon Field Guide by Harvard Pennington. There is also The Jack Bennett catalogue of mainly southern objects. If you would like the link to this let me know. Cheers, John.