Bon soir, Joel.
I'm from Scotland, but I 've visited Australia a number of times - I've got family in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Perth - and just love the Australian lifestyle!
Feel free to join in on any thread you find interesting, or start your own. However, the professional fora here are read-only for those not presently engaged in a culinary trade. The wikis, blogs, articles, reviews and photographs are well worth viewing, much inspiration to be gained from them!
Where do you live in Aus? And what do you do for a living, now you no longer cook?
Hope to see you around the boards.