I agree binoculars are a good idea if you don't have any. However Andrews in Sydney sell a Skywatcher 70 x 500 AZ3 for $229 (see
http://www.andrewscom.com.au/site-section-10.htm) which is quite a good scope, definitely not a toy. My husband gave this to his sister for a birthday present a few years ago and she has used it a lot. It is only 70mm aperture which is small for an astronomical scope but it will still give you good views of the moon, planets, open star clusters and brighter nebulae, and it is great for land use and portable. If your boyfriend decides he wants to get more serious about astronomy he can upgrade to a larger scope later and still keep this one for land use. Larger scopes, especially the dobsonians/newtonians people here usually advise for first scopes, are not suitable for land use.