A participant throws an arm up in celebration mid-session while a coach looks on, Circle Square Ballarat

(00) All-abilities movement hub · Ballarat & Geelong

Built for you.Not everyone else.

Purpose-built fitness and movement studios designed entirely for people with disability. Ballarat, and now Geelong. Plan-managed & self-managed NDIS welcome.

Make a referral
  • NDISplan- & self-managed welcome
  • 1:3maximum group ratio
  • Transportdoor-to-door available
  • Privateno general public

(01) Choose your studio

Two studios.
One standard.

Pick the studio closest to you. Every button opens the referral form with that studio already selected, so you can see it and change it.

The Circle Square team together in the studioReal team · Real studio
A coach and two participants talk between sets

(02) Why we built it

Not adapted.
Not adjusted.
Built.

A purpose-built facility, designed from the ground up by support workers and fitness coaches who spent years watching great people struggle in spaces that were never built for them.

“Withdrawn participants engage. Personal bests broken. People who came in feeling weak now glowing because they lifted more than they ever thought they could.”

Early results, from the Circle Square team
  • PrivateParticipants, families and their supports only
  • 1:3Maximum group ratio
  • TrainedExperienced in disability support, fitness qualification in hand or in progress

(03) What we offer

Real programs.
Real support.

A quick look at each service. The full detail lives on one shared page per service, the same at every studio.

A coach guides a participant on a leg machine
01One-to-one fitness supportPersonalised training with an experienced disability support coach, fitness qualification in hand or in progress.Service details
Participants training together on the studio floor
02Small group programsActive, social and fun. Maximum 1:3 ratio.Service details
The social and sensory room at Circle Square Ballarat
03Social & sensory roomsGaming, crafts and connection, plus a private low-stimulation space to regulate and reset.Service details
A coach supports a participant through a strength exercise
04Therapy assistanceClinician-prescribed programs alongside your physio or EP, in a space built for it.Service details
The Circle Square vehicle outside the Ballarat studio
05TransportDoor-to-door transport available.Service details
Want support at home? CS Mobile runs 1:1 sessions around Ballarat.

(04) For support coordinators

Referring someone?
Here’s the plain version.

The things you’d normally ring up to ask, all in one place. Anything not covered here, call us or ask on the referral form.

NDIS registration
Not currently registered. We don’t hold a registration with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, so we can’t claim from agency-managed plans. We’re working toward it. Agency-managed funding isn’t something we can accept. Agency-managed participants need a registered provider.
Funding we accept
  • Plan-managed
  • Self-managed
  • Agency-managed not currently
Rates & line items
Support Category 04. The current rate schedule and line items are on one page.See rates & line items
Reply time
1 business dayWe’ll be in touch within one business day of a referral to discuss fit and arrange a walk-through.
Joining costs
NoneNo joining fee. No waitlist deposit.

Start here

Make a referral

Have the participant’s plan details handy. You choose the studio on the first step. Nothing is pre-selected.

Your contact at each studio

Ballarat

Micah Darby

0407 969 928Refer to Ballarat

Geelong

Henry Squire

0457 057 148Refer to Geelong

Or reach the office

0408 171 558alex@circlesq.com.au

(05) After you refer

What happens next.

Four steps, for families, participants and support coordinators.

  1. 01Submit a referralParticipant and NDIS details. We’re in touch within one business day to discuss fit and book a walk-through.
  2. 02Service agreementPrepared to match the participant’s plan. Families and coordinators get a copy.
  3. 03Meet and greetThe first session is relaxed and low pressure, with no training. We get to know the participant first.
  4. 04InvoicingPer session, straight to the plan manager, or to self-managed participants to claim through myNDIS.

(06) The team

Always in training.
Real support experience.

Every CS coach is a trained, experienced disability support worker with a fitness qualification in hand or in progress. You get real coaching and real support from the same person.

Ballarat teamGeelong team

Pick a studio to see the coaches you will actually train with there.

(07) Good to know

Questions we
hear most.

Studio-specific answers, like parking and access, are on each studio page. Funding detail is on NDIS & Pricing (live site).

Can agency-managed participants attend?

We don’t currently hold a registration with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission that allows us to claim from agency-managed plans. We’re working toward it. Agency-managed funding isn’t something we can accept. Agency-managed participants need a registered provider.

Is there a minimum number of sessions?

No minimum. Some participants come once a week, others two or three times. We recommend at least once a week for routine, but every situation is different.

Is there a joining fee or waitlist deposit?

No joining fee and no waitlist deposit. Submit a referral and we’ll take it from there.

Which NDIS line items do you use?

Mainly Support Category 04: 04_102, 04_599, 04_591 and 04_799. We always confirm the right items with you before a service agreement is signed. Full rates are on NDIS & Pricing.

How does invoicing work?

Per session, usually weekly or fortnightly. Invoices go straight to the plan manager, or to self-managed participants to claim through myNDIS, in the NDIS standard format.

(08) Come and see it

Come and see it
for yourself.

We welcome walk-throughs for support coordinators, participants and families. No pressure, no pitch. Just a look around.

Make a referral

Choose a studio: Ballarat·Geelong·All locations · or call 0408 171 558

Talk to a person

Who would you like to speak to?

Ballarat

Geelong

Or the office on 0408 171 558 and alex@circlesq.com.au