Thank you all for your replies.

I'm going to give a slip-ring a go first. It will be around $AU200 - I
can't see anything cheaper than that to start.

http://www.senring.com/through-hole-slip-ring/snh038.html

The off-shelf Omega wireless sensors looked great but are not sold in
Australia due to frequency restrictions so they're off the table for now.
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