Hi Janie. I'm in Sydney too. It's a nice gentle rain here, similar to yours, and yes, we have had a drought going on here for quite some time. This won't break it, but it's nice. My garden will be happy anyway.
Tomorrow sounds like it is going to be completely different - hot, windy and high fire danger. It's not summer yet, but there always seem to be a few days of "indian summer" weather in October giving us a preview of things to come.