Mal, welcome from Melbourne. There is an absolute wealth of knowledge on this board, and there are a few men who quilt on the board.
Lostn51, screwystewy - I know there are others - are the only two who are coming to mind.
Thanks for the heads up on the Janome. I may have to go and have a sticky beak at our local dealer. . . this site is way too focused on enabling :)
I recall that Newcastle library has a good shelf of quilting books and lots of magazines on quilting. My quilting friend used to live there, and I remember her borrowing a few, that was about 8 years ago.
Cheers
Rain