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Congratulations Adam, the 8" dob will serve you well! I use Celestron eyepieces (X-Cel with 55 deg AFOV) and they give great views. I also have a 40mm Celestron eyepiece that gives cracker widefield views. But there's also nothing wrong with basic (= cheap) Plossl eyepieces.
Don't get too carried away with magnification though, because as you zoom up in magnification you lose light grasp. I find it's not so much the size of something your viewing but the quality of the view that really matters. You'll find a 25mm eyepiece will give you great views, but by all means use a 10mm for the brighter deep sky objects. For planets, you can zoom up all you like but unless the 'seeing' (atmospheric turbulence) is good you'll just end up with unfocusable blobs. Lower powers will suit nights of fair-bad seeing. Nights of excellent seeing are rare and precious, but when they occur.... WOW!
I see you're from Brisbane - light pollution can severely degrade views, so if you're in the burbs then a few trips out into the hinterland might be a good idea. Dark skies are everything! And the 8" is a good portable size too.
Good luck with it all!
Cheers -
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