Hi All,
I'll be there and am now booked in to go on the Sutherland Astronomical Society tour. I'll be observing from the beach -- as Paul said better seeing and unobstucted horizon ... and the beach in our case is a matter of a few steps from the apartment where we'll be staying. I think we're only 7 km's from the centreline at Trinity Beach.
If you want accomodation I'd suggest you get in pretty quickly. My info is that a substantial majority of the hotel/motel/apartment stuff is already full.
The weather prospects for this one aren't as good as one could possibly hope for. There is a good chance of morning cloud. Having said that, like Paul, I'm a bona-fide "miracle eclipse" chaser and wouldn't miss the opportunity for quids.
This eclipse is in the same series (two eclipses later) from the first eclipse I chased (unsuccessful -- clouded out) in October 1976 when I was 14. We observed from Bombala then and were obviously too close to the Victorian border.
This one in 2012 will be my 4th "experienced" and fingers crossed, 3rd "observed".
Look forward to seeing you all up there and it'll be one heck of a party that night if it comes off.
Best,
Les D