Hi Faith,
You can observe anywhere in Australia you like. 2 hours drive out of any of the capital cities will get you excellent skies.
Coonababran is generally regarded as one of the better places to observe. It is about 6 hrs drive North West of Sydney. It is the single most popular astronomy destination in Australia for overseas visiting astronomers, and for good reason.
3Rf Australia host an annual observing trip for overseas observers to Coonababran around Feb/March each year. The date for the 2013 trip has not been set yet but here is a link to the information and brochure for the February 2012 trip.
http://web.me.com/anne_adkins/www.oz...g/Welcome.html
www.3rf.com.au
www.3rf.org
Have a look over the 3rf websites and the Ozsky website and you will see exactly what we do as a non profit volunteer based organisation and how the OZsky trip works.
We will also be hosting a trip in November 2012 to coincide with the total solar eclipse which will be visible from the Northern part of Australia at this time.
Basically these trips are open to anyone "from overseas" who wishes to join in. We provide about 6 experienced local observers who transport the equipment to Coonababran and basically make the visitors time as relaxed and as comfortable as possible. We provide several high quality scopes from 14" to 30", a pair of 25 x 150 fujinon binoculars mounted on an electric star chair and a 12" binocular telescope. The group size is usually 20 to 30 people and there are enough scopes so that usually one scope is shared between 2 or 3 observers. This started out many years ago with a group of hardy americans (Texans) who ventured down here but has grown significantly and we have hosted observers from all over the world in recent years. It is an excellent opportunity to experience the Southern skies with premium equipment already provided for you. This has been run every year since 2004 between Feb and April in each year. We have also run a couple of October/November trips as well to cater for people who wish to see the other side of the sky.
If you would like further information drop me an email at john.bambury_at_3rf_dot_com_dot_au
Cheers
John Bambury