Maybe i have judged google a little harshly. In the unaustralism of google article i wrote that i was frustrated that google didnt support the adding of Melbourne to the weather on the google personalised homepage. Obviously, i have a lot of sway over what happens at google because no sooner had i mentioned this then they made it happen. Check out the official google blog for all the details.
Thankfully, it looks like i wont have to turn to the Microsoft Live service after all.
have a look at http://www.martin-english.com/maps - it combines the Australian BOM data and Google mapsfor up to date weather forecasts. Its only in NSW and Vic, because I’m toolazyto type in the lat and long of the rest of the weather stations.