Yep, I did my PPL with Basair, they're a good bunch. And 152 rental will set you back the grand sum of around 50 quid an hour... You can go do the Sydney Harbour scenic, fabulous!!
However, make sure you check well in advance the security requirements, just before I left (Jan last year) CASA had introduced a draconian requirement for virtually *every* pilot to carry an airside pass, and these were taking up to 6 months to issue