Since nobody else has bothered....
I have no connection to VFC except sharing the circuit with them, seem quite competent based on that. New(ish) Cessnas.
Spring weather in Victoria will be similar to Southern England, or perhaps a bit more benign. I may be biased
, but the flying around here is magnificent.
For mountain flying I'd probably consider somewhere a bit closer to the rocks. Can't advertise or vouch you know, but do a google on Squamish +"Mountain Flying" and see if it fires your imagination.