From what I have heard, there will be a card show in Sydney in mid to late January. It will be a very good opportunity for you to meet other collectors and hopefully make some face-to-face trades. There are also sellers like Gary and Sonny who has a wide range of products for you to choose from if you do decide to break some boxes.
we don't have any card shows in Perth (none that are completely dedicated to cards) There is like a sci-fi/technology show that apparently has a few card stalls but nothing special
This one should be either the 17th or 31st of January 2010 which are both Sundays. It will be around the Parramatta area. More details to come peoples!
The boxes and singles are reasonably priced. The older stuff even more so. Just come down and check it out when we confirm the exact details, at least you can catch up with your fellow forum members.