Contact an Early Childhood Improvement Branch

We've added many more early childhood specialists to regional offices across the state. All 17 Areas now have Early Childhood Improvement Branches. Their specialist staff work with early childhood staff, services and providers. They offer advice and resources to help services bring in the Best Start, Best Life reforms.

Contact your local branch using these contact details.

Regions and their area teams

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**Regions and their area teams**
Region	Area teams
North-Eastern Victoria	Inner Eastern Melbourne Boroondara, Manningham, Monash, Whitehorse Outer Eastern Melbourne Knox, Maroondah, Yarra Ranges Goulburn Greater Shepparton, Mitchell, Moira, Murrindindi, Strathbogie Ovens Murray Alpine, Benalla, Indigo, Mansfield, Towong, Wangaratta, Wodonga Offices Benalla, Glen Waverley, Seymour, Shepparton, Wangaratta and Wodonga
North-Western Victoria	North Eastern Melbourne Banyule, Darebin, Nillumbik, Whittlesea, Yarra Hume Merri-bek Hume, Merri-bek Loddon Campaspe Campaspe, Central Goldfields, Greater Bendigo, Loddon, Macedon Ranges, Mount Alexander Mallee Buloke, Gannawarra, Mildura, Swan Hill Offices Bendigo, Coburg, Greensborough, Mildura and Swan Hill
South-Eastern Victoria	Southern Melbourne Cardinia, Casey, Greater Dandenong Bayside Peninsula Bayside, Frankston, Glen Eira, Kingston, Mornington Peninsula, Port Phillip, Stonnington Inner Gippsland Bass Coast, Baw Baw, Latrobe, South Gippsland Outer Gippsland East Gippsland, Wellington Offices Cheltenham, Dandenong, Frankston, Leongatha, Moe, Sale and Warragul
South-Western Victoria	Western Melbourne Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong, Melbourne, Moonee Valley, Wyndham Brimbank Melton Brimbank, Melton Central Highlands Ararat, Ballarat, Golden Plains, Hepburn, Moorabool, Pyrenees Barwon Colac Otway, Greater Geelong, Queenscliffe, Surf Coast Wimmera South West Area Corangamite, Glenelg, Hindmarsh, Horsham, Moyne, Northern Grampians, Southern Grampians, Warrnambool, West Wimmera, Yarriambiack Offices Ararat, Ballarat, Footscray, Geelong, Horsham, Keilor and Warrnambool

Early childhood

Updated 2 September 2025

Ovens Murray area

Goulburn area

Outer Eastern Melbourne area

Inner Eastern Melbourne area

Bayside Peninsula area

Inner Gippsland area

Outer Gippsland area

Southern Melbourne

Hume Moreland area

Loddon Campaspe area

North Eastern Melbourne area

Mallee area

Barwon Area

Brimbank Melton Area

Central Highlands Area

Western Melbourne Area

Wimmera South West Area

Regions and their area teams