Twice for RVAC
I've done two renewals with joe and found him very good. I know more than a couple of people who did ifr initial at Rvac and no complaints. Steve Pearce has a good rep but some people find his way a bit daunting as he is busy and has a set time frame for each student. If you have to repeat something I heard it an get a bit stressful. Neither school will milk you so price wise they are very good options.
The essendon crowd reminds me of an old saying. "if you have nothing good to say then don't say anything"!