It all depends where/when you wish to fly and whether you need midweek
flying or just weekends. Family with you or single gliding bum?
Most clubs only operate weekends [Kingaroy does operate some Thurs/Fri as
well] but are cheaper than commercial centers.
Narromine club has rentals during the week during the season, as does the
commercial operator there, Soar Narromine.
Lake Keepit , www.keepitsoaring.com has a full-time operation through the
summer and a pretty good fleet [plus pleasant accommodation and a nice
Lake] but is a little way from a town. Corowa is a great site and newer
gliders but will cost $$$more than Aussie clubs.
Do you want really long distance flying or just pleasant cross country
conditions?
The weather in Eastern Australia generally moves North to South during the
season - Queensland [Kingaroy, Darling Downs SC] is best in October, [can
be fantastic later but risks of storms increase, shorter but fast days!]
moving through Lake Keepit in Nov/Dec to Narromine - Nov - Feb [both have
risk of storms or full monsoon conditions in January - or record
conditions, I have done 1000km in an old Discus there in Jan] and then
further South and West to Corowa, Benalla and Waikerie [plus new German
operation at Stonefield in South Australia] in January-February.
1000ks possible at Keepit, more regular at Narromine and becoming downright
common at Corowa [lots of Europeans trying there though!] and quite
possible at Benalla and South Australia. [last Nationals at Waikerie there
were dozens of over 100MPH 500km flights and a non competitor did 1100km
triangle]
La Nina weather this year may be a factor like last year - we have come
out of a ten year drought [Texans think they have one!]
Enjoy!
Tom Claffey