Andy,
The first think you might want to think about is finding a translator, second thing is catching a flight to Queensland, (the flood waters should have cleared up by then) it seems like a long trip to take from sunny Barnsley to the land of the long white cloud without saying helo to tropical Queensland on a bit of a side trip, oh and we have trials on the 20th and 27th Feb and March and I'm sure we could find you a bike. From one Barnsley lad to another though if you can get there Queenstown is special and a must see, it's been sixteen years or more now but how is that sad old ex-coal town.
Sharpie.