Hello!
As the highest ranked Australian (2nd at two Nationals in a row! And the winner last year was English!) and last winner of an official Regional in New Zealand, I've taken it upon myself to organise our Australasian National Competition - which is to say - people are paying me $10 to pretend to run an online tournament on the off chance that I will send them some kind of prize.
If you are Australian or New Zealander or live in the GMT +8 to +12 timezones, you might be interested in joining our competition. We are playing via TTS despite my preferences for vassal, as we are a surly and recalcitrant breed of humans.
Reply here or PM me for more information. We start on Friday October 2.
We may also have an in-person tournament come November or early December if certain Southerners can get their etc. in order.