I have a strong Aussie accent...is that bad?

I live close to the city of Melbourne in Australia so the accent is not as strong as the country accent you see but when I was younger my best friend had come from the Out Back of Australia and she had a very strong accent but I never really had taken notice until she left. Anyway she moved away last year and for a long time she was one of the only people I trusted (apart from my family) and I found it so amazing on how confident and proud she was so I tried to be as much like her as I could and that means the way she speaks too. I am not that shy anymore and I have great friends but I sound like Steve Irwin.