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Most of that $2347.60 will end up having to go on the mount. Mount prices have risen sharply with the drop in the Aussie dollar unfortunately.
Talk to the guys at Bintel also. I presently use a Bintel 8" F4 on a HEQ5 pro. You can get that combo (or the F5 version) for the dollars you have, (probably not much change after freight) but you will also need a coma corrector and camera which will take you over budget.
Astrophotography has a steep never ending learning curve. Both in the hardware side and software image processing. It's both fun and frustrating at times.
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