I live at Tanah Merah, south side of brisbane. It hides behind a small hill, but still gets city glare. Also light from the south east is always intruding.. I have found one of my local parks has a very low level with a wide sky angle and no street lights to be seen !.
The first night I went there the police came around and asked what I was doing. I didnt have the scope there, as I had just found the sight. I am sure they had heard it all up to this point. It was public property, so no worries there.