Hi there!
I'm 23 and live in Hobart, capital city of that small island just south of most of you!    I'm an engineer for a surge and lightning protection company and just bought a Liberty, a major step up from the old Holden shaggin' wagon that saw me through the years! Ah the memories, hahahahahaha.
After looking for ages I finally found an RX manual wagon locally that I liked.  Its an 03 model in silver.  I was so keen on it I paid for it only 1 hour after the dealership picked it up from the detailers.
I'm going to start small and put on the obligatory exhaust and CAI mod. I'm considering going down the Carputer path with an old mini-atx pc i have knocking about.  I also have a set of those fancy looking mud flaps to give it a bit of bling, haha.
It will need some new tyres soon, currently running Toyo Tranpath SWs.  Dunno which way to go with replacing them.. From what I have seen on various forums, they arent a very common option.
Anyway, thats my rant!  Look forward to getting plenty of advise of you guys.
Shnad