Welcome Lachlan,
If you have a smart phone a good starting point might be to get the app Star Chart - its a good guide at your fingertips to the sky.
The Jewel Box star cluster in Crux is one of the Southern Skies finest objects.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewel_B...tar_cluster%29
http://oneminuteastronomer.com/848/jewel-box-cluster/