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New South Wales Support Groups

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·   Home Education NSW main statewide support group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2425511607710956/

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

·   Armidale Homeschoolers and Natural Learners
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ArmidaleHomeschoolers

·   Balina Northern Rivers Area:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/rainbow.region.homeschoolers/

·   Bega Valley Homeschool Network:
https://www.facebook.com/bvhsn/

·   Blacktown LGA Homeschoolers:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/750061851765117/

·   Border NSW / QLD Support Group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nswqldborder/

·   Blue Mountains Home Ed Network:
http://bmhen.org/ , https://www.facebook.com/groups/192774247505003/

·   Byron Bay Shire:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/rainbow.region.homeschoolers

·   Byron Bay Unschooling
https://www.facebook.com/groups/261235434586977

·   Byron Bay Unschooling & Natural Learners:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/278212142292145/

·   Central Coast Home Educators CCHomeEd
https://www.facebook.com/groups/cchomeed

·   Central West Home Educators
https://www.facebook.com/groups/731300213683386

·   Clarence Valley Home Educators
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ClarenceValleyHomeEducators/

·   Coffs Home Ed Connection:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/225543647647980/

·   Cooma Homeschoolers:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/235895809937798/

·   Cooranbong, Morriset Homeschoolers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1763666183891461/

·   Dubbo
https://www.facebook.com/groups/DubboHomeschoolers/

·   Eastern Suburb Sydney Homeschoolers
https://m.facebook.com/groups/831658743543275

·   Fairfield to Liverpool Homeschoolers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/180303837646431/

·   Glen Innes (NSW) Home School
https://www.facebook.com/groups/462566998110189

·   Great Lakes Homeschoolers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/210809066524169/

·   Griffith and Riverina Homeschooling Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/527103047394084/

·   Hastings Homeschool Community
https://www.facebook.com/groups/703148889702880/

·   Hawkesbury Homeschoolers
https://www.facebook.com/Hawkesbury-Homeschoolers-1540750309550803/

·   Hills District Homeschool
https://www.facebook.com/groups/812886162065163/

·   Home Educators North Sydney:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/HomeEducatorsNorthWestSydney/

·   Homeschool Activities South West Sydney
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1072388777059814/

·   Homeschooling Maitland NSW
https://www.facebook.com/groups/578180210003393/

·   Homeschooling Northern End of Central Coast NSW
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1193627157645819/

·   Homeschooling NSW:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/755755727891289/

·   Homeschooling Tamworth And Surrounding Area
https://www.facebook.com/groups/homeschoolingTamworthNSW/

·   Homeschooling Teens (Sydney Eastern Suburbs)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/773371626383960/

·   Hornsby/Berowra Homeschooling Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1615225221825346/

·   Homeschool? Hunter Valley NSW
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2856031117873127/

·   Hunter Home Educators:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/hunterhomeed/

·   Hunter Home Education:
http://hunterhomeed.proboards.com

·   Illawarra Homeschoolers (Wollongong):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/IllawarraHomeschoolers/

·   Illawarra:
Baerbel Fischer babefisch@yahoo.com.au

·   Inverell and District Home Educators
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1114177465333842/

·   Kempsey/Macleay Homeschooling Unschooling:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/342565639188420/

·   Lake and Hunter Valley Secular Home Education Group:
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/secularlakeandhunterhomeed/info

·   Macarthur Homeschooling Families:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/639013279540514

·   Macarthur Special Needs Home School Families
https://www.facebook.com/groups/513844825627720/

·   Maitland area Home Ed.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2463380693740520

·   Manning Valley Homeschoolers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1402231623349048/

·   MIA Homeschoolers (Murrimbidgee Irrigation Area)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/663956480780620/

·   Mid North Coast Home Educators:
http://www.coffsconnect.com.au/mid-north-coast-home-educators-network

·   Milton Ulladulla Homeschoolers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/729187490553676/

·   Murwillumbah/Tweed Valley Homeschool, Unschool, Microschool
https://www.facebook.com/groups/724743934321633/

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

·   NSW & ACT Unschoolers:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/nswunschoolers/

·   Northern Beaches Home Educators:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/northernbeacheshomeeducators/

·   Northern Rivers Area:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/rainbow.region.homeschoolers/

·   Northern Rivers Unschooling & Natural Learners Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/278212142292145/

·   North Sydney Homeschool Activities:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/434508296738657/

·   Northern Sydney Home Educators
https://www.facebook.com/groups/HomeEducatorsNorthWestSydney/

·   NSW Homeschool Kids Club
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1363031947075249

·   NSW/QLD Border Home Ed Workshops & Events
https://www.facebook.com/groups/NswQldBorder.HomeEdEventsWorkshops

·   Paramatta Homeschoolers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/161763724521675/

·   Penrith Homeschoolers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1929361157325085/

·   Pre-Homeschoolers Sydney:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1807669059458933/

·   Quirindi and Surrounds Homeschooling
https://www.facebook.com/groups/340568044905439/

·   Rainbow Region Homeschoolers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/rainbow.region.homeschoolers/

·   Rainbow Region Home Educators Ten to Teen Community
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1593162744307125/

·   Secular Lake and Hunter Home Ed
https://www.facebook.com/groups/231365766950800/

·   Shoalhaven Homeschoolers (Nowra):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/487407561275826/

·   Singleton Home Educators / Home Schoolers:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/533409640050690/

·   Snowy Mountains Secular Homeschooling Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1743649002602380

·   Sutherland Shire
Home Education Co-op Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/566151440158267

·   Sutherland Shire Homeschool Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/748457029318449

·   Sydney and NSW Home Education Network SHEN:
http://shen.org.au , https://www.facebook.com/groups/624296870921040/

·   Sydney Basin Homeschoolers:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SydneyBasinHomeschoolers/

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

·   Sydney CHUMS City Homeschool & Unschool Meetups:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1477348092508840/

·   Sydney Home School Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/663978337046079/

·   Sydney Homeschool Gamers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/193507934614154

·   Sydney Homeschool Swimmers:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/450340331769727/

·   Sydney Homeschool Meet-up Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/241438732728455/

·   Sydney Homeschool Teens and Tweens Meet Up
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1897230450539822

·   Sydney North Homeschool Activities
https://www.facebook.com/groups/434508296738657

·   Sydney South West LM Homeschool
https://www.facebook.com/groups/3003915419869335/

·   Sydney Special Needs Home School:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/specialneedshomeschoolsydney/

·   Tamworth and Surrounding Area
https://www.facebook.com/groups/192675397843814/

·   Teen Activities for Sydney Homeschoolers:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TeenActivitiesSydneyHS/

·   Tumbarumba Homeschooling Network
https://www.facebook.com/groups/890352957738240/

·   Tumut Homeschool Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/410738465701809/

·   Upper Hunter Homeschool (Muswellbrook/Scone)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/717092991734286/

·   Watangan Homeschool Hub-Martinsville
https://www.facebook.com/wataganhomeschoolhub/

·   Western Sydney Homeschool Club
https://www.facebook.com/groups/6258294420932742/

·   West of the Ranges Homeschooling Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/208371169531300

 

 

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