Hi there and welcome to a fantastic roller coaster ride!
We will have been here 3 years this May and WE LOVE IT! Like you we had never even visited Australia before we emigrated, but we got fantastic advice and tips from this forum and also the Internet in general. Share your highs and lows on here, support is amazing.
We 'walked' the streets using google maps and google earth! And had a good idea of where we wanted to be located before we arrived.
Wishing you all the best on your journey, hold on and enjoy the ride........it's worth it!