Chris, and wow, what a scope to start with!!
Dont worry, it takes awhile to get up and going, and trying to find your way around the sky. Try and work out a couple of the main constellations first, and a few of the main stars.
Download Stellarium
www.stellarium.org it is an invaluable resource, and is free. Download and pop in your location, and it will show you whats in the sky at the time. You can alter times and dates.
www.skymaps.com where you can print out a southern hemisphere chart.
Grab a copy of Australian Sky and Telescope from the newsagent - has a chart in the centre, and some good general info.
Buy a copy of Astronomy 2011 - from Bintel, Andrews and many other places. It gives a month by month look at whats up in our skies.
Heres a view from Perth tomorrow am, with a few of the main constellations and stars. Have fun!!