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Victorian Support Groups

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·   Home Education Network Victoria:
http://home-ed.vic.edu.au/ ,
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Home-Education-Network-Australia/177340918944325

·   Albury Wodonga Homeschool:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/674220939282186/

·   Albury Wodonga and Surrounds Homeschool Community
https://alburywodongahomeschool.com.au/

·   Albury and Wodonga and Surrounds Homeschool/Education Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/alburywodongahomeschoolgroup/

·   Alpine Region Home Educators
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1438595703021201/

·   Bacchus Marsh Home Ed
https://www.facebook.com/groups/3316621585228422/

·   Ballarat:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/bchep/

·   Ballarat Fantastic Friends and Penfriends Club
https://www.facebook.com/fantasticfriendsballarat

·   Ballarat Home Education:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/386864028025829/

·   Bass Coast and South Gippsland Home Educators:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/121951057938316/

·   Bayside Home Schoolers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1657915944470975/

·   Casey and Cardinia Homeschool Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/427469027425664/

·   Castlemaine and Surrounds Home Educators:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1035074453204915/

·   Catholic Home Education Network Melbourne:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/324217357674981/

·   Central Victoria Homeschool Circle
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1751465624984639/

·   City of Wyndham Home Educators:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/396862040502814/

·   Cranbourne Homeschoolers vic
https://www.facebook.com/groups/cranbournehomeschoolers/

·   Dandenong Ranges:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/629522743846840/

·   Daylesford Home Educators
https://www.facebook.com/groups/743254736170798/

·   Daylesford Home Learners:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/204134732938489/

·   East,South East,North East Home Schoolers Melbourne
https://www.facebook.com/groups/169160780379656/

·   Eastern Suburbs Melbourne Home School Co-op
https://www.facebook.com/groups/986313558167644

·   E-Gen Community (Frankston)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/488533492354267/

·   Eltham Home Educators:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/HomeEducatorsEltham/

·   Eltham Homeschool Book Club:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1506311326279874/

·   Free2Learn Homeschoolers YMCA Victoria Point QLD every Wednesday, email
free 2 learnbookings @gmail .com (remove spaces before using)

·   Geelong Christian Homeschoolers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Geelong.Christian.Homeschoolers/

·   Geelong Home Educators:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/187520214605788/

·   Gippsland Tweens & Teens Homeschool Co-op
https://www.facebook.com/groups/259808389435428/

·   Greater Bendigo Homeschoolers:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1455961487805250

·   HEN Teen Families Victoria
https://www.facebook.com/groups/HENteenfamilies/

·   Home Education Ballarat
https://www.facebook.com/groups/386864028025829/

·   Home Educators Eltham:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/HomeEducatorsEltham/

·   Home Education in Melbourne West
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1469718806637132

·   Home Educators in Melbourne's Northern Suburbs
https://www.facebook.com/groups/homeedmelbnorthsubs

·   Homeschoolers Social Page:
https://m.facebook.com/homeschoolerssocialpage

·   Homeschooling in the Dandenong Ranges Connection Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/629522743846840/

·   Home Schooling in the South East Melbourne:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/519022344820754/

·   Homeschooling in the Yarra Ranges
https://www.facebook.com/groups/YarraRangesHomeschooling/

·   Homeschooling Little One's Melbourne Activities, Classes, Excursions, etc
https://www.facebook.com/groups/869948390630224/

·   Homeschool in Melbourne's West
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1469718806637132/

·   Macedon Ranges Home Educators:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/509185115855778/

·   Manningham-Whitehorse Unschooling Co-op
https://www.facebook.com/groups/504984856535238

·   Maroondah Homeschoolers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/maroondahhomeschoolers/

·   Melbourne Catholic Home Education Network:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/324217357674981

·   Melbourne Christian Homeschoolers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Melbourne.Christian.Homeschoolers/

·   Melbourne Home School & Unschool Co-op:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1479823962234939

·   Melbourne Homeschool Families with Teens & Tweens:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1455924824649913/

·   Melbourne Homeschool Families with Teens
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1455924824649913/

·   Melbourne Teen and Kiddo Dodge Ball and Sport
https://www.facebook.com/groups/387020146903223/ (Croydon)

·   Melbourne Unschoolers:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/melbourneunschoolers

·   Melbourne Unschooling Tweens and Teens:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1455924824649913/

·   Melton Homeschool Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/504413657749283/

·   Mildura Sunraysia Home Education Network:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/mhen3500/

·   Mornington Peninsula:
http://www.peninsulawildthings.com/

·   Mornington Peninsula Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/139798022820704/

·   Mudpies Homeschool Co-op:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/401086416646303/

·   Nature Trackers South West Victoria:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/447601055371988/

·   North East Victoria Home Education:
http://about-us.nevichomeed.com/

·   North East Victoria Home School:
http://www.victoriahomeschool.org/

·   North East Victoria Homeschoolers and Unschoolers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/719627274741234/

·   North West Learning Network
https://www.facebook.com/pg/Northwestlearningnetwork

·   Northern Victoria Homeschool Group:
https://www.facebook.com/northernvictoria.homeschoolaustralia

·   Northern Eastern Victorian Australia:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/850092871714416

·   Outdoor Homeschool Meetups:
http://webs.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=97831758f31b47e7adb818275&id=47c7e15a1e

·   Peninsula and Surrounds Life Learners:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/180434068731223/

·   Peninsula Wildthing Home Ed Social Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/476754319067321/

·   Point Cook Home Educators:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/pointcookhomeeducators/

·   Sale Traralgon Un/Homeschoolers:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/118464778296346/

·   Southern Natural Parenting Network:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SouthernNaturalParentingNetwork/

·   Sunbury Home Educators
https://www.facebook.com/groups/135242403890990

·   Swan Hill Homeschoolers:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/551489664933696/

·   The Excursion Factor (Melbourne):
http://theexcursionfactor.webs.com/

·   The Homeschool Family NorthWest Melbourne
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152009418932079/

·   Too Cool For School. Unschool In Melbourne:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/214510892049120

·   Upper Yarra Valley Home Education Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/198429143501312/

·   Victoria Homeschoolers for Government funding Support
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2862179194004009/

·   Victorian Alternative & Home Education Information
https://www.facebook.com/groups/VictorianAlternativeEducation/

·   Victorian Homeschool/Unschool - Animal Focussed Activities
https://www.facebook.com/groups/169473046903502/

·   Victorian Homeschoolers and Unschoolers Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/214510892049120/

·   Wallan and Surrounds Homeschooling Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/717521811760305/

·   Warragul & Drouin Home Education Families
https://www.facebook.com/groups/270319858468512/

·   Warrnambool and Surrounds Homeschoolers Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/wboolhomeschool/

·   Western Suburbs (Melbourne):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1469718806637132/

·   Wodonga and Albury:
https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/674220939282186/

·   Wyndham Home Educators:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/396862040502814/

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