Budgeting!

In case you're figuring out your budget for the trip, some of this information might be helpful! Read on...

Here's an estimate of various grocery costs for Australia:
http://www.livingin-australia.com/prices-australia/

And general cost of living advice for Victoria (that's the state in which Melbourne is located):
http://www.liveinvictoria.vic.gov.au/living-in-victoria/cost-of-living

And the exchange rates for 2009:
http://www.x-rates.com/d/AUD/USD/hist2009.html

And for 2010 so far:
http://www.x-rates.com/d/AUD/USD/hist2010.html

And then this is just for fun, and not really related to budgeting:
http://www.australiafacts.org/