Aurora Australis / Borealis (Southern / Northern Lights)

and never in queensland either though i lived in tasmania for may years and even then you had to make a real effort to see them ... the best one i ever saw was one taken from a polar circling satellite courtesy of the agency of bob reeve photographer for the australian antarctic commission... made the thing look like the crown on the head of a king ... wow factor 12 out of 10 ...