Ahh see, its Melbourne, there's ya problem!
Sydney has been exceptionally clear lately, even with the waxing moon up. It was so bright last night that I was able to see and collimate my scope by its light.
Even so, the clarity with the ever present moon glow has been sparkling, with very little atmospheric disturbance.
Dew is a problem though, I had to run an extension cord out and the little hair dryer to de-dew my eyepiece and secondary which both misted up. By the time I finished and looked back into the EP, everything was GONE! I looked up and the mist/fog had set in! grrrrr
Maybe you should drive a little bit out of town, like 800kms or so!
Chris