About Us
Where it all began…
Director and Owner of Community 3SIX5 Michael Eklom, has personal experience, in the effects of disability at both a personal and familial level. These experiences lead to the development of Community 3SIX5.
At age 61, Bruce Eklom, Michael’s father, was left a quadriplegic after a motorbike accident whilst on tour as part of the Vietnam Veterans Motor Cycle Club in the United States. This life-changing event highlighted the importance of care that not only has the person at the centre of support but also extends to the broader family.
With a BA in Psychology and 15 years’ experience working across sectors including mental health, homelessness and both physical and intellectual disability, Michael understands that ‘an individual's disability will never define the person’.
Learning to adapt
Meet Bruce Eklom, a Vietnam Veteran, a family man, a bloke who has always looked after himself, until a collision with fate turned his world upside down.
In 2008, the 61 year old was on a dream motorbike trip across the United States when disaster struck.
‘It’s a chance in a million what happened to me, I’ve fallen off bikes millions of times,’ he said.
‘You can crawl in a hole or get out and fight.’
Click the Youtube video to watch the full news article.
The news article on Bruce Eklom (Skip) - 14 November, 2008.
We live by our values
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RESPECT
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COMMITMENT
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INTEGRITY
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COMMUNITY
Resources
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The NDIS provides funding to eligible people with disability to gain more time with family and friends, greater independence, access to new skills, jobs, or volunteering in their community, and an improved quality of life.
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This calculator can help you understand how much support you have available in your plan. It is based on how much funding you have available and how long you have left in your plan.
The calculator can provide an estimate of the funding available based on a selected timeframe (such as $200 per month) or the number of hours of support (such as 10 hours per week).
This may help you work out how much support you can buy for the duration of your NDIS plan and stay within your budget.
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The following link will take you to our E-book which explains the NDIS.
Click here to view Community 3SIX5-NDIS an Introduction-2023
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The following link will take you to our E-book which explains NDIS Eligibility.
Click here to view Community 3SIX5-NDIS Eligibility-2023
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The following link will take you to our E-book which explains Support Coordination.
Click here to view Community 3SIX5-Support Coordination 101-2023
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The following link will take you to our E-book which explains the transition period from finishing school to adult life and how we can support you during this crucial time.
Click here to view Community 3SIX5-NDIS Positive Pathways-2023