Hi Frank, Another Aussie here.
Link Audio, the Australian distributor, has a Cakewalk crossgrade special listed for AUD$199 at the moment. I paid something like $240 during the Black Friday weekend as soon as I heard the news. Haven't installed it yet.
http://linkaudio.com.au/software/ And since you are in Geelong, "Carn the Hawks!"
Alan
(Sydney)