@philcottie,
Thanks for telling me what l am missing with the weather, this time 6yrs ago l was packing for a 2months visit to brisbane, and the weather then was absolutely gorgeous, here in south wales it is as you said WET,and windy,temps going up and down the scale from 0 to 12 which we call balmy, lol, wish l could just pack my case and come to oz, it always gives me a feeling of well, happiness, every time l see prog about oz people and the like (which we watch a lot of) l am always envious of the calmness of the atmosphere and the cleanness of the air, ahhh, one longs to win the lotto.