I was out in the bush outside of Weipa in August, and was up in the wee hours one night, so I went outside with my binos to try and see Andromeda.... but used a Nthn Hemisphere chart so looked on the wrong side of the "arms" for the thing - missed out - was cloudy from then on too...
Can't say I've seen a galaxy yet - although - does omega centauri count....
hoping to grab some on the weekend.....