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Australian Home Education Contacts, Associations and Support Groups

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  • Home Education Information leaflet
  • HEA list of contacts, newsletters and support groups for all regions
  • Home Education Victoria A.E.R.G. (Alternative Education Resource Group) also known as H.E.N. (Home Education Network) is the largest, most vocal alternative education support in Victoria. Produces a regular magazine, over 20 years old - Otherways PO Box 461, Daylesford VIC 3460 Email: lml@mira.net
  • Eastern Suburbs meeting fortnightly in members homes. For more information subscribe to the yahoo group: Eastern_Suburbs_homeschool@yahoogroups.com or email Karen.wade@optusnet.com.au
  • Legal information on how to Home Educate in Victoria
    Our recommendation to parents taking their children out of school is that they advise the school principle in writing of their decision. No other action is required.
  • Sunraysia Home Educators Susan Robinson Ph. 03 5021 4905 suzduck@bigpond.net.au
  • South-Eastern Home Educators please join the forum : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SEHE/
  • Central Highlands Networ k - Post Office Smythesdale VIC 3351
  • Wimmera/Grampians Region - Mica
  • Mornington Peninsula - Meeting every Wednesday at differnet locations... call 03 9513 2816 to find out
    what's on, or to ask for one of us to call you back.
  • Bendigo Home Educators & Learners Group Contact Lyn
  • Castlemaine and District Meets regularly, activities and excursions. Email Lyn
  • Geelong Home Education Network Contact Margaret
  • Gippsland Home Based Learners - South Gippsland Newsletter and activities. Email Lyn
  • Home Education Network , Southern Suburbs Meets on the first and third Fridays of each month, or by arrangement, for activities and excursions. Email Michelle
  • North-East Natural Learners - Wangaratta, Violet Town, Cobram Activities and excursions. Email Lyn
  • Eltham Home Educators (Eltham, Greensborough) The Eltham Home Educators Group meets weekly for social days and regular excursions. For more information email Lyn
  • North Western Home Education Group - Avondale Heights / Essendon Area A social group that meets every 2nd Friday, currently in Flemington.. Interested families can email Fred
  • South Eastern Suburbs Home Schooling Group meets weekly for social play and organises outings on a regular basis. If you are interested in becoming involved, or would just like to meet some new home educating families, please email to let me know you exist! Contact Genevieve
  • Peninsula Home Education Network - Mornington Peninsula A very active group based in the Mornington Peninsular, meets weekly. Contact Bryan , Lyn
  • Upper Yarra Group  meet each Tuesday from 10am for regular social get-togethers and excursions. Contact Donna
  • Wimmera/Grampians Email Mica
  • Yarra & Dandenong Ranges Homeschool Group Meets weekly with regular events and excursions. Contact Helen
  • Yarra Valley (Healsville, Lillydale) Contact Jo
  • Social Group for Teenagers Meets monthly, All ages welcome. Email for more info to Michelle or Mandy or attend the Teen Group interest meeting at Monash Science Centre
  • Distance Learning Victoria
  • HEN - Home Education Network, Victoria, Australia ( Home Education Links
  • HE Law in Victoria - details of legality of home schooling in Victoria;

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photo of Beverley and Robin PainePioneering members of the home education movement in Australia, Beverley and Robin Paine are passionate advocates of true educational choice for families. They began homeschooling their children in 1986 and three years later started the South Australian Home Based Learners network.
Beverley wrote Getting Started with Homeschooling in 1995-97 and since then continues to write books and booklets on home education. She balances spending time helping home educators with working in her garden and renovating her home, as well as continuing to build her collection of writing on a variety of homeschooling subjects. Beverley maintains an extensive collection of websites as well as several Yahoo groups supporting families teaching their children at home. In 2007 Beverley joined the HEA and became a committee member in 2008: she also edits and produce the HEA Newsletter, HEA magazine, Stepping Stones for Home Educators, annual Resource Directory and other HEA publications. If you'd like to keep in touch with what Beverley is up to her in her life, sign up for the Homeschool Australia Newsletter or visit her Facebook page.