Yeah i wish i lived in the bush too, im only 6-7 kms from the CBD. While heaps of species seem to have disapeared from the area over the last 10 or so years there are a few speices that seem to be doing really well.
i have found them a few times and have been bitten twice
1 of the times i wasd digging in some hay and axadently picked it up and the other time i was holding 1