Let me re-phrase that, you won't get it on the ground south of the Murray. You WON'T get it on the ground at any of the Airports that ring Melbourne that are underneath the Class C steps. It won't happen, it would have to be an exceptional circumstance (like the FTDK was visiting Victoria & they know he's an awesome pilot
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If you are at a Class D Tower i.e. Albury, you will get your clearance into C because the Class D Tower owns Class C steps.
If you have any questions, PM me