[Liz]

Dan ... yes, it is a wonderful hobby
What you need to do is try and learn the main constellations, so you can can discover some goodies to look at.
It does take awhile, as all looks a bit like a huge dot to dot to start off with (did for me).
There are some good star charts out there, and if you buy the Australian Sky ans Telescope (at most newsagencies) it has a a star chart in centre that shows the constellations up there at the moment.
Also www.skymaps.com is a great resource - just downlod the Southern Hemisphere map.
And www.stellarium.org is another great free software for your computor.
You only have a little scope, but thats OK, the Moon is wonderful, and Mars and Saturn are up at the moment.
There are a few Brisbanites out there, so they will respond too.