Your Support, Your Way
NDIS capacity building and allied health services delivered at The Social Space and throughout East Gippsland. We help people participate in what they actually want to do—whether that's gaming with mates, building independence, or accessing community programs on their terms.
Assistance with Daily Life
Building practical skills through activities you actually care about. Help with routine tasks, developing independence, learning what you need to participate on your own terms. Support happens during programs at The Social Space or throughout the community - wherever makes sense for you.
Community Access
Getting to the places and programs you want to be - we provide support and transport to Social Space programs or activities in the wider community. Help navigating new environments and accessing what you want to do. We remove barriers so you can participate in what matters to you.
Allied Health
Allied health services delivered at The Social Space or in the community. We're starting with speech therapy, with plans to expand as our team grows. Sessions in spaces where you're already engaged, making therapy more effective and less clinical.
Why Choose Us
Support Built Around What You Do
NDIS supports delivered where they work for you. At The Social Space during programs you're part of, in our office, or throughout the community. We work with your goals, using the funding in your plan to help you access what you need.
Your Choice of Setting
Some people want support during Social Space activities - gaming sessions, clubs, community events. Others prefer office-based appointments or supports in different community settings. Both work. Tell us what you need.
Support Workers and Allied Health
We're here to help you get where you want to go. Start with whatever support you need, work toward independence at your pace. Some participants will transition from daily support to showing up on their own. Some need ongoing help. Both are valid.
Two Types of Support
Support workers provide assistance to access programs, help with daily tasks, or support you throughout the community. Allied health practitioners deliver therapy services at The Social Space, in our office, or wherever makes sense. Independent services - use one or both depending on what's in your plan.
Our Collaborative Approach
If your current supports are working but you're just looking for genuine community participation options in Bairnsdale, we don't want you to change them. Your existing support workers can bring you to Social Space programs - there's a small out-of-pocket fee to cover venue access. Contact the Social Space Collective team to discuss this option.
Our Services
What We Offer
NDIS capacity building and allied health services delivered at The Social Space in Bairnsdale - where supports happen during gaming, creating, and community programs - or in traditional office and community settings. Your choice.
Capacity Building Supports
Assistance with daily life and community access to participate in programs at The Social Space. Help getting to gaming sessions, building independence, developing practical skills through real activities. Supports that help you do more, not less.
Support Worker Services
Assistance to participate in The Social Space programs or community activities. Support to access what you want to do, whether that's gaming, creative programs, or community events. Transport available when it's in your plan.
Allied Health Services
Speech therapy starting Term 2, 2025. Services delivered where they work best for you—at The Social Space, in our office, or in community settings. We're building toward additional allied health services as our team grows. Practical approach, real-world outcomes.
Three Business, One Mission
Part of Something Bigger
Gippsland Care Collective operates within The Social Space—a community hub where three businesses work together to create spaces where people can participate and thrive.
The Social Space
Interest-based programs open to everyone. Gaming, D&D, Lego, karaoke, crafting, and more. This is where community happens—where NDIS participants can access programs independently or with support. The activities that make capacity building actually work.
ESports Collective
Structured gaming programs with consistent weekly groups, daily drop-in sessions (3-6pm), tournaments, and events. Where NDIS participants can start with supports and transition to independent participation. Gaming as motivation, community as the outcome.
Gippsland Care Collective
NDIS supports and allied health services that help people participate in The Social Space programs and in the community. Capacity building through real engagement, with independence as the goal. Support when you need it, independence when you're ready.
Your Questions Answered
Frequently Asked Questions
NDIS funding can be confusing. These are the questions we expect people will ask about how supports work at The Social Space and what we can help with.
What services does Gippsland Care Collective provide?
NDIS capacity building supports—assistance with daily life, community access, support work—and allied health services starting with speech therapy in Term 2, 2025. Services delivered at The Social Space in Bairnsdale, in our office, or in the community.
How is this different from traditional therapy or support services?
We offer something different—innovative community participation at The Social Space where supports happen through real engagement in gaming, creating, and building things. But if that's not what you want, it doesn't have to be different. We can provide traditional supports in office or community settings. You choose what works for you.
What if The Social Space programs don't interest me?
What interests you? We build programs around what people actually care about. If we don't offer it yet, tell us—we might create it. Or you can access our allied health services and NDIS supports in traditional settings without any Social Space involvement.
What if I don't have NDIS Funding?
Social Space programs are open to everyone, with or without NDIS funding. Gippsland Care Collective specifically provides NDIS-funded supports and allied health services. If you need support but don't have NDIS funding, out-of-pocket payment is possible. Contact us to discuss options.
What allied health services do you offer?
Speech therapy starting Term 2, 2025. We're building toward additional allied health services as our team grows. Services delivered at The Social Space, in our office, or in the community—you choose what works for you.
Interested in our services?
Contact us to discuss your NDIS plan and how we can help you participate in community, build independence, and access the supports you need.
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