Just call them crasherons. Forget a switch and eat dirt.
No mixes for me. You can make a loop tighter with an ele-flap mix but if you need to, you have the wrong airframe.
Good airframes can do all the maneuvers with just thumbs.

I know there are a some 3D'ers in Aus. I know one in NQ, and another in LittleHampton, and a few in Melbourne.
You are not as alone as you think.