a short focal length refractor isn't going to be great on the planets/moon - there will be violet hues around the objects - a newtonian reflector will have no colour as it uses a mirror instead of the light passing thru glass-
if it were me id recommend a 6" dobsonian mounted reflector (these can be had for 329 form bintel in sydney)- but I'm sure many here will push for the 8" model
as for advice on objects goto
skymaps.com download the southern objects chart -start with the naked eye, then bino objects -the planets are on the map also.
Might want also download a program called tellurium - its an electronic star program.
The easiest objects to see after moon/planets are the messier objects -denoted by M numbers e.g. M6, M42 etc