Banshi:

Thank you SO much for your reply!
I will be registering when we start school officially as I am one of those people who likes to stick to the rules. I'm known as the goody-two-shoes in my family!! *grin*
I have searched for homeschooling groups in my area online and found a bunch of people and had full intentions of trying to attend some groups and email some of the members but it has been a rough few months with my 10 month old teething furiously and really not sleeping and life has just seemed a tad difficult. It is on my To-Do list to get in touch with some of them and try to meet some new people.
So if I want some of these books on home schooling I guess I'll probably have to go searching for them in book stores! *grin* Will most mainstream book stores carry them or be able to order them for me?
Where is NSW are you located?

Thanks again for all your information - is gives me some things to think about and some stuff to get started on.