For us folk down here in Melbourne, the Sydney outlets are the only real choice to get any decent price on astro gear.
A couple of weeks ago, i was looking for a binocular mounting bracket for my tripod.
An astro shop here had one for $50, and cheap plastic at that, i passed on this special deal.
I found the same cheopo plastic mount at a major camera store for $39, and decided it was better than the $50 price.
Should have known better, there was way too much flex in the plastic when focusing my 9x63's, so i returned it for a refund.
I purchased some big binno's from Andrews and asked for one of his metal binno brackets, and he said he would throw it in on the deal, good service i say, and these are solid without any flex at all, his price for this better quality product $19
Definately pays to shop around.