Hehe, re the comments on rainfall in Tassie, here are the BOM's 30year averages for Hobart v Gold coast
Gold Coast Average Rainfall mm
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
184 181 213 114 124 122 96 103 49 108 137 166
Hobart Average Rainfall mm
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
42 35 37 46 37 29 47 49 41 49 45 58
Mmmmm, except for September, every other month Goldie gets double, triple, x4, x5 the rain Hobart gets.
and the further north you go, the more the multiples increase. One thing about Tas, it's really pretty dry down here