Hi Rob
When I was at Warwick a few months ago (around the time when Brissy was constantly clouded out), we got there and it was beautiful and clear. When I mentioned this to my friend there, she giggled as she said, "we can see Brissy from here, we feel so sorry for you'll because all we see is one huge cloud hanging over it."
So Rob, that's only a 3 hour drive and beautiful dark skies.