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33,000 members active in sporting, arts, life-skill andgeneral recreation activities

800+ young people, at the attention of the judicial system,introduced to Targeted Program work with PCYC Police

2,459 interventions by PCYC Police with young people at local community ‘hot spot’ areas

220,000+people involved with Police communitypolicing programs, run out of 55 clubs across NSW

3 PCYC Police win state and local community awards,recognising the importance of their work for the community

$15M capital program launched, beginning the upgradeand development of club buildings and facilities in 2003-2005

250+ computers donated by Macquarie Bank, withadditional funding to establish PCYC Learning Centres

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HIGHLIGHTS2002

Contents

1 2002 Highlights 3 Welcome 6 Mission 8 Initiatives

12 Partnerships 14 Achievements 20 Mission Focus 24 Our Supporters 30 Our History 36 Organisation and Finance

Board of Directors 42 State Office, Executive,

Club Locations

Take a look again at the achievements listed on the first pageof this year's annual report.

Tens of thousands of young people have been active in theirlocal PCYC — in sports, in the arts, in life-skills programs andin recreational outings.

Hundreds of young people, ‘at risk’ of spending their lives inand out of the justice system, have worked successfully withPolice Officers at their local PCYC to give themselves a newdirection.

Over 200,000 people have been involved in community policingactivities run by Police Officers working out of a PCYC.

No other youth and community organisation achieves whatPCYC achieves.

And in 2002, all of this has been achieved at a time ofsignificant organisational change — a new Board, a newCommander, a new Chief Executive Officer, a trial of new Clubmanagement positions and the beginning of a strategic reviewof the State Office and of organisational direction.

The NSW Government increased its already substantialsupport for the organisation during the year providing not just128 police officers, but also providing $8.2 million to theorganisation for the upgrading of existing facilities and theprovision of 18 Club managers.

This year’s report provides the information an annual reportusually provides — details of the organisation and its finances.But it first provides stories of achievement from across thePCYC Movement. We think those stories provide anotherproud chapter in PCYC history.

The coming year will see a continuation of directed changeacross the PCYC. Allocations will be made to upgrade Club facilities. New programs will commence to increaselevels of participation and leadership by young people in PCYCat State level. A new sport coordination program will beestablished to strengthen participation of disadvantaged youngpeople in sport and to recognize their achievements throughinter-Club events.

2003 will build on the achievements of 2002. On behalf of theBoard and PCYC staff, we thank all those individuals, familiesand organisations who have supported the PCYC throughoutthe year, especially those who have volunteered their time tosupport work at their local Club. We commend to you thisyear’s annual report.

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WELCOME

NICHOLAS MOORE DAVID SHORROCKS CHRIS GARDINER

Chairman of the Board PCYC Commander Chief Executive Officer

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YOUNG

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN THEIR

LOCAL PCYC — IN SPORTS, IN THE ARTS,

IN LIFE-SKILLS PROGRAMS AND IN

RECREATIONAL OUTINGS

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L-R: CHRIS GARDINER, DAVID SHORROCKS, NICHOLAS MOORE

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PCYC is a statewide partnership betweenyoung people, the community and NSW Police, working to assist young peopleto develop the qualities of responsiblecitizens and leaders and to avoid becomingoffenders or victims of crime.

MISSION PCYC achieves its Mission through sports, arts, life-skills and recreationactivities and through targeted crimeprevention and reduction programs.

PCYC is a registered charity. NSW Policeprovide police staff in every Club, but all other costs for running youth programsare met through generous communitysupport.

PCYC has 55 Clubs throughout rural,regional and metropolitan NSWsupported by over 100 Police Officers, 350 staff and over 1500 volunteers.

From football to photography, computer skills to cooking,

PCYC Clubs across the state are shining examples of turning

young people’s lives around in unique and effective ways.

The results of the initiatives taken by different Clubs in 2002

show that the right idea and the right people to make it

happen rewards the entire community and makes a real

difference to the lives of the kids involved.

PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION

PCYC South Sydney

PCYC South Sydney commenced a highly successfulphotography program in 2002. The program offers youngpeople in South Sydney a new way to see and reflect on theirlocal area. Friday nights at PCYC South Sydney begin in thekitchen, where the budding photographers cook a meal together.After this they head out into the city, armed with cameras, to shoot whatever catches their eye. The darkroom recentlyinstalled at the Club is crowded most afternoons and eveningsas the results of last Friday’s shoot are brought to life.

The photography sessions are overseen by design studentsfrom Sydney University’s College of the Arts (COTA) andvolunteers who help the kids with the trickier technicalaspects of photography.

Thanks to the support of COTA and the Kudos Gallery inPaddington, the photographers had the chance to present andsell their work at an exhibition entitled me.myself.mine.in January 2003.

LEARNING CENTRES +LIFE SKILLS

A number of Clubs are exploring homework support for youngpeople at their Club and, more formally, alternate educationprograms or partnerships to assist young people havingdifficulties staying at school. A major boost in 2002 in this areaof program development was the donation and installation ofcomputer equipment at Clubs by the Macquarie Bank, to helpestablish PCYC Learning Centres.

Macquarie Bank donated up to five computers and a printerfor each of the 55 Clubs and also provided a donation to cover installation costs. The value of this generous corporategrant was approximately $270,000. The grant allows Clubs to provide places for young people to complete homework,learn computer skills, research via the Internet and send andreceive emails. Some Clubs are establishing links withschools, migrant resource centres, youth agencies, librariesand TAFE to take advantage of this new resource.

One of the first such partnerships is the PCYC LearningCentre at PCYC Bidwill, registered by the NSW Department ofEducation and Training as the location of an alternativeschool. Young people can be referred to the program by theNSW Department of Community Services or by local schools.Although attendance is voluntary, up to 15 young peopleattend each day. The program is specially developed to meetthe needs of these young people. The Centre is staffed byvolunteers and on Thursdays a qualified teacher funded by theNSW Department of Education runs groups for SchoolCertificate students. After school hours PCYC Bidwill also offerstutoring and homework assistance for local young people.

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INITIATIVES

AMANDA EDWARDS AND MARCIA MURRAY GO ONLINE AT PCYC DUBBO

MUSICIAN-IN-RESIDENCE

PCYC Orange

The arts featured again in 2002 in Club initiatives. PCYCOrange commenced a new program during the second half of 2002 called the ‘Musician-in-Residence’ program.

The idea was conceived by a musically minded activity co-ordinator at the PCYC who was interested in introducingmusic to young people who would not normally have theopportunity to participate. The Club formed a partnership withthe Orange Regional Conservatorium of Music who supplied a violin tutor and violins at a reduced rate and also gave freelessons to the students in how to read music. The firstprogram was run during school terms over a period of 24weeks and concluded with a concert on 22 November 2002.

From the 11 young people who completed the first program,five have continued to study music with the Conservatorium.Two young people were successful in receiving scholarships from the Conservatorium to continue their musicstudy. A number of the young people who have completed theprogram have returned to the PCYC to assist with coordinationof new programs.

The Musician-in-Residence program has now expanded |to include guitar and piano. The instruments have all beendonated and the PCYC Orange is actively looking for more donations of instruments as their program is fullwith a number of young people on a waiting list.

PCYC Orange has secured funding from Cadia ValleyOperations, Peter Fisher Real Estate and Regional Arts NSW to continue the program into 2003.

SPORTS STAR PROGRAM

PCYC St George

One of the initiatives PCYC will build on in 2003 is the Sports Star Program established by Police YouthProgrammers at the PCYC St George. The program is one ofPCYC’s ‘targeted programs’ designed to identify young peoplewho may need role model support to take up an opportunity to turn their life around after getting involved in crime. The program links young people who are ‘at risk’ with sportsstars interested in a youth development role. PCYC YouthProgram Officer, Senior Constable Adam Logan-Pye, regularlycontacts sporting teams to gain support for the program.Usually one player is nominated as the role model and takes a special interest in the young person. The sporting rolemodels are able to give advice and encouragement on a rangeof issues when the young person visits them at trainingsessions and on game days.

The Sports Star Program also has an educational component.The young person attends the PCYC and talks with PCYCPolice about their offences and the consequences of theiractions. Their behaviour at school and home is monitored. The young person understands that they must cease theiroffending behaviour in order to remain on the program.

The program is currently supported by teams in the Australian Rugby League, including South Sydney Rabbitohs,Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, St George Dragons andSydney City Roosters. Other high profile role models includeboxer Kostya Tszyu and leading jockeys. Since thecommencement of the program all 11 young people have beeninvolved so far and not one of them has re-offended.

An example of how the program works is the partnershipinvolving Russell Richardson, a South Sydney rugby leagueplayer. The young person in question, John (name has beenchanged), nominated Souths as his favourite footy team, and Russell as his favourite player. Russell’s view of his life isthat he has had more opportunities than many, not least those related to the high profile activities that being a firstgrade rugby league player bring. He was more than happy toget involved in the program.

John met Russell (pictured bottom left) and a host of otherplayers at a training session but the real highlight came whenhe was able to attend a game, a clash against Parramatta.After the game John was given the opportunity to go into theinner sanctum of rugby league, the dressing room. There hehad the chance to speak to players, and soak up theatmosphere of a dressing room after a big game. He saw firsthand the pain the players go through and how committed theyare to their goals.

John has turned his life around. Indeed, he has caught thepassion for rugby league from his role model. He intends toplay at local level and, having watched Russell at training andat the game, it comes as no surprise that John sees himselfplaying the position of centre.

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PCYC INVOLVES YOUNG PEOPLE

IN SPORT, THE ARTS AND

LIFE-SKILL PROGRAMS AND

ACTIVITIES TO FURTHER THEIR

DEVELOPMENT AS INDIVIDUALS

AND AS TOMORROW’S LEADERS

IN OUR COMMUNITY

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Police. Community. Youth. PCYC is a three way partnership.

Each Club is as individual as the community it serves.

Responding to the needs of that community by working in

consultation with local government, business and other local

groups has seen a series of well targeted initiatives that are

showing great results for Clubs, their communities and

young people across the state. Two of the best examples are

a collaboration with Arabic speaking youth in the inner-west

of Sydney, and consultation with young people in Liverpool

to design the look and feel of their new club.

OUR COMMUNITIES

Following an approach from Arabic speaking communities to the Premier in 1999, the ‘Youth Partnership with ArabicSpeaking Communities’ program was developed. It is an inter-agency initiative that has been designed and implementedjointly by the NSW Government and Arabic speakingcommunities. The Premier announced the Partnership in July 2001 with a focus on: Youth liaison; educational initiatives;parent support and education programs; and sport, recreationand cultural initiatives.

PCYC has entered into a partnership with the NSWDepartment of Sport and Recreation to deliver outcomes forthe Youth Partnership in the area of sport and recreation. Over 2001/2002 the NSW Department of Sport and Recreationprovided $30,000 in funding, shared between the Belmore,Bankstown, Burwood, Parramatta and St George Clubs. PCYC Police Officers involved in the Partnership attendedspecial cultural awareness training. The Clubs ran a numberof sporting activities for young people from an Arabic speaking community throughout 2002 and Club membershipincreased as a result.

OUR YOUTH

Through 2002, PCYC and Liverpool City Council worked withyoung people at the Ashcroft and Miller High Schools, in the design of the new Police and Community Youth Club in Miller, Liverpool. A variety of ways were used to ensure that as many young people as possible were consulted about theirideas for the PCYC, including postcard surveys, photographicprojects, vox pop video project and consultation workshops.Young people also had the opportunity to participate in aninnovative series of workshops where they worked with artiststo explore their ideas about the new PCYC and how they wouldlike it to look. Through the art workshops the artists assistedthe young people to develop their creative ideas, resulting inimages and themes which are now being incorporated into thepublic art components of the new PCYC Liverpool.

A group called Placebo Cultures were contracted to facilitatethe workshops and use a variety of creative means to involve, inspire, and unleash the young people's creative ideas.They also worked with the architects to identify appropriateplaces to incorporate the young people's art and designelements (pictured) so that the result will be a unique youthfriendly facility, with high quality art elements and relevance toyoung people and the local community in Liverpool.

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PARTNERSHIPSNOW SERVING: LEADERSHIP, LEISURE, AND LIFE SKILLS

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And the winner is… everyone! Every police officer,

community member or young person involved with PCYC is

responsible for the great results we achieve. There are those

who go the extra mile, make the extra effort and achieve

extraordinary results. We thank you all for your involvement

and congratulate you on your achievements.

2002 CLUB RECOGNITION & AWARDS

PCYC is, in reality, a short-hand way of talking about thethousands of volunteers working alongside Police and staff to provide young people with every chance to lead and enjoy a good life. Local Clubs, and local achievements with and by young people, is what PCYC is all about. Each year at the Blue Heeler (pictured) and Annual Awards, PCYC comestogether from across the breadth of NSW to recognise andcelebrate achievements from the previous year.

PCYC LAKE MACQUARIE

Board Award for Innovation

PCYC Lake Macquarie received the 2002 Board Award forInnovation for its use of ‘evidence-based’ programdevelopment to deal with offending behavior by young peoplewho are repeat offenders. Its program, known as the ‘GroupProgram’ is run in partnership with the NSW Department ofJuvenile Justice, with young people who were repeat offendersor recently released from a detention centre.

The Group Program is a cognitive-behavioural interventionthat uses a relapse prevention model and identifies high riskoffending situations for young repeat offenders. It uses alearning style that requires active participation by the offender,and it is skill orientated, teaching problem solving and socialinteraction through role playing. The program also incorporatesalcohol & drug education and anger management techniques.

PCYC BLACKTOWN

Award for Club Achievement

PCYC Blacktown received the 2002 Award for Club Achievementfor the range of its strategies and programs, including:

• Youth suicide prevention programs with ERYC, the ‘EaglesRAPS Youth Centre’, and the local Police Station.

• ‘Side-Step+Score’ run in conjunction with the NSWDepartment of Community Services, the Department ofHousing and NSW Police to reduce crime in the Toongabbie Housing Estate and provide alternative activitiesfor young people.

• The ‘Links’ program run in conjunction with MissionEmployment, the NSW Department of Education and otheragencies to reduce crime and truancy and develop theconfidence of young people.

Blacktown also stood out for the way it promoted participationand leadership by young members at the Club through Youth Committees which ran events such as the Band Night,and through the training of young people to coach gymnasticsat the Club.

ACHIEVEMENTS

S/C GREG CAMILLERI, PCYC BLACKTOWN

GAVIN TALBOT

Reuben F Scarf Young Person of the Year

Gavin Talbot of PCYC Shoalhaven was recognized as theReuben F Scarf Young Person of the Year. Gavin became amember of the Shoalhaven Club in 2000, and began toparticipate in Club sport and recreational activities. He hasbecome an integral part of the social network upon which the PCYC is based.

In October 2000 Gavin was instrumental in forming the PCYC Shoalhaven Youth Council and was elected by his peersas Vice President. In that capacity he actively promoted theClub and encouraged young people to participate in decisionmaking by helping to choose the activities held at the Club. In 2001 he was elected as President of the Youth Council.Gavin was recognized for his character and the leadershipqualities he has displayed at the Club.

PCYC COFFS HARBOUR

Commissioner’s Award for Program Excellence

PCYC Coffs Harbour received the 2002 Commissioner’s Award for Program Excellence for its ‘Youth On The Go’ (YOTG)program. YOTG is a targeted program working with 14 to 18year-old young people involved in the juvenile justice system or who are at risk of entering the system. It is a multi-agencypartnership led by PCYC Coffs Harbour and including theDepartment of Juvenile Justice, Harbour Youth Centre,Centrelink, TAFE Outreach, Mid-North Coast AboriginalEducation Training Unit and Coffs Harbour City Council. Initial data suggests that the program averages a 76% declinein offence rates by the young people involved.

The program first commenced in September 1999 as a ‘Small Motors Course’ and has since evolved to include anumber of Workskills TAFE based courses operating fromTAFE and the PCYC, when the young people involved identifiedliteracy as a need. In addition to small motors, courses also offered are boat building and, in the area of life-skills,completion of the Bronze Medallion.

The success of the Youth On The Go program is evident by the number of young people who now request to be involved.In 2002, the program grew to a team including a full time and two part-time youth workers, two buses running five daysa week, and 40-50 young people involved in the program.

PARIS ROBINSON

Frank Scarf Sportsperson of the Year

Paris Robinson of the PCYC South Sydney was recognised asthe Frank Scarf Sportsperson of the Year, awarded annually toa person aged 12 to 24 years who has excelled in their chosensport or leisure pursuit; has overcome social, economic,physical or geographical barriers in the pursuit of their chosensport or leisure activity; has achieved excellence in theirchosen sport — at a State or National level, and is a volunteerin one of our clubs.

Paris is 17 and has been a member of the club for six years.She has participated in a number of programs including A-Grade basketball, touch football, swimming and HSCtutoring. She is currently the Captain/Coach of the female oz-tag team consisting of ‘at risk’ young girls aged 15 to 21years. Paris has also excelled in her non-club activitiesincluding Hurdles, Rugby League and touch football, and was chosen by NSW Sport and Recreation to represent NSWat the National Indigenous Athletic Carnival at Uluru in 2001. She also attended the State Indigenous Athletic Carnival inGriffith in 2001 and 2002.

Over the last two years Paris has become a Club Councilmember and supervises a number of Club activities andsporting programs including coaching students from aculturally and linguistically diverse background in a variety of sports and conducting school holiday programs for youth in the Redfern/Waterloo area.

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AT PARRAMATTA, BREAKDANCING

WAS INITIATED BY THE KIDS

THEMSELVES. THERE ARE 5-9 IN

A CREW — BOYS, GIRLS, WHOEVER.

THE SKB CREW CAME 4TH IN

THE BATTLE OF THE YEAR

NATIONALS IN 2002, JUST MISSING

OUT ON A TRIP TO GERMANY TO

REPRESENT AUSTRALIA

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SENIOR CONSTABLE JEFFREY DOHERTY

Blue Ribbon Police Officer of the Year

Nominated by a member of the community for working withoffenders and victims of crime and helping them to becomebetter community members, this award was presented byCommissioner Moroney (pictued on left). Jeff is best known forhis work with young people at PCYC Bathurst, where he runs a domestic violence club. Radio 2UE breakfast announcerSteve Price said S/C Doherty was an inspiration tocommunities across New South Wales. Supt Shorrocks, PCYC Commander, said Jeff’s work was a great example ofhow police can actively improve relationships between youngpeople, police and the community. “It helps the communityenormously and saves a lot of money through savings intrauma counselling, heath issues and the prevention of youngpeople being gaoled”, he said.

SENIOR CONSTABLE MICHELLE DRURY

Sutherland Shire Police Officer of the Year

The award, organised by Rotary to recognise outstanding work by Police, saw Michelle win from 23 nominations in thecommunity section. A serving Officer for 15 years, she hasbeen club programmer at PCYC Sutherland for 10 years. Over this time PCYC Sutherland has achieved one of thehighest levels of membership of any Club in New South Wales.The Club runs a diverse and highly successful range ofprograms, from its hugely successful Friday night drop-in totraffic offender programs, judo, karate, gym, rock eisteddford,drug and alcohol awareness, weights and yoga, to name just a few. The Club has also recently introduced an outreachprogram into local housing estates, actively encouragingyoung people from these areas to get involved. She is thankfulfor the opportunity to be “out in the community, working withyoung people and so many people in a job that I enjoy”.

DORA SIMM

The Board of Directors’ Life Time Service Award

Awarded to a very unique and special lady in recognition of her most excellent work — Mrs Dora Evelyne Simm (pictured,with Mr Graham Habgood, PCYC Director).

Dora has been involved with the PCYC Newcastle since its very inception in the late 1940s. This is when, along with herlate husband Mr W Frank Simm, OAM, the Newcastle RotaryClub were approached to assist with the formation of the club.

Since then Dora continues to be one of the most activemembers of Newcastle, with particular interest in the BrassBand Section of the Club. Some 50 years ago, her originalinvolvement was with the Swimming and Pipe Band Sections.

She is secretary today of the Brass Band, a position she hasnow held for 42 years. She has been a member of the ClubCouncil for the past 25 years.

Dora has constantly promoted PCYC and was responsible forthe Brass Band travelling to compete interstate on manyoccasions, as well as on two occasions travelling to the UnitedKingdom and Switzerland to take part in the World Festival of Youth.

Dora has been a Life Governor of the Newcastle Club since1976 and Patron since her husband’s death in 1998. Dorarecently celebrated her 90th birthday.

She has also been awarded the NSW Band Association’shighest honour the Gold Life Award. She has spent a lifetimegiving freely of her time, talents and finance to assist the youth of Newcastle, and has never accepted any remunerationor reward for her work. To many of the young people inNewcastle over many years, she has made a real difference

POLICE OFFICERS’ AWARDS

Three PCYC Police Officers won community recognition for the quality of their work and service.

SENIOR CONSTABLE MICK WARD

Macarthur Police Officer of the Year

Spraying graffiti and smoking pot at Ingleburn has beenreplaced with playing sport and surfing the net, thanks to theMacarthur Police Officer of the Year, S/C Michael Ward. Based at PCYC Campbelltown, Mick’s proactive initiatives ledto a 50% drop in youth crime, winning him a 2002 NSW PoliceCrime Management Award, together with the overall prizefrom three Macarthur Area patrols. He first introduced the‘Hassle Free’ night in a bid to curb problems among youth in the area, as well as pioneering an internet café at the Minto Mall, which has deterred crime and improved harmonybetween shop-keepers and young people. Mick said his role at the Club gave him a chance to get to the crux of youngpeople’s problems, which he thinks is mainly boredom. “It’s involved a lot of changes since I was in general dutiespolicing”, he said. “All we did was chase people and lock themup. I didn’t have the time to spend finding out their problems,and doing something about it”.

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IT’S THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE

OUT IN THE COMMUNITY,

WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE

AND SO MANY PEOPLE IN A JOB

THAT I ENJOY

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In reality the ‘Mission Focus’ of PCYC has not changed

since the first club’s inception in Woolloomooloo 1937.

By involving young people in club life and encouraging them

to spend time focusing on themselves as part of the wider

community we instil a sense of belonging and purpose for

being. This is not to say there have not been some valuable

lessons along the way — what works and what doesn’t,

what’s wanted and what’s not. Two consistent priorities,

however, have been a passion about getting young people

involved in sport, and targeting resources to help prevent

young people get caught up in criminal behaviour.

YOUTH IN SPORT PROGRAM

The Youth in Sport program aims to give young people at riskof coming into contact with the criminal justice system achance, through sport and recreation opportunities, to developthe self-esteem and skills that will keep them out of thejustice system.

Youth in Sport is an initiative of the NSW Department of Sportand Recreation and is delivered by PCYC throughout NSW.First piloted in 1997 in five target areas throughout the State, it expanded to 25 locations in 2002.

In 2002/2003 the NSW Department of Sport and Recreationallocated the following funding to the Youth in Sport program:

• $215,000 to fund 29 projects in PCYC's across NSW;

• $45,000 for a state-wide breakdancing project; and

• $30,000 for training of PCYC Police Youth Programmers.

PCYC projects funded in the 2002/2003 Youth in Sport initiative:

CLUB PROGRAM FUNDING

Albury Street Talk $4,000Albury Sport a Month $3,500Bankstown Girls with Attitude $4,352Bankstown Sport off the Street $5,000Belmore Volleyball $5,500Bidwill / Mount Druitt Breakaway $13,200Cessnock Pioneer Program $8,280City of Sydney Strike 3 Sports Program $8,929Coffs Harbour Get out There $10,000Cowra Breakaway 2 $4,040Inner Metro Zone 3 on 3 $7,497Lismore Breakaway $9,000Maitland 007 $4,320Moree Kidz Force $10,000Muswellbrook Sport not Caught $6,500Newcastle Breakaway $10,000Orange Out There $1,000Orange 3 on 3 $3,050Penrith Lifestyle $10,000Port Stephens 3 on 3 $4,240Riverina Zone Touch and 3 on 3 $28,000Singleton Jackeroo / Jillaroo $10,000South Sydney Integration Down Under $5,000South Sydney Girl Power $5,000Tamworth On Your Bike $8,908Taree Sport Beat $10,000Twin Towns Breakaway $8,460Twin Towns Sport a Month $1,300Young Skate Alive $5,500

Two examples of innovative Youth in Sport programs were the PCYC Lake Macquarie ‘Pacific Dreams’ program and thePCYC Newcastle ‘Breakaway’ program.

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MISSION FOCUSS/C STEVE PLUNKETT (RIGHT), WITH SURF INSTRUCTORS AND PARTICIPANTS IN THE ‘PACIFIC DREAMS’ PROGRAM

TARGETED PROGRAMMING

When the first Police Boys’ Club was opened in 1937, gettingyoung people out of crime and keeping others out of crime’sway were what we call today the core ‘Mission’ of the programsestablished at PCYC Clubs. The Targeted Programmingstrategy initiated in July 2001 and developed through 2002brings contemporary thinking about outcome planning andcase management to the work of the PCYC Police YouthProgrammersinvolved with ‘at risk’ young people.

Under Targeted Programming, police working in PCYCsdevelop programs with individual young offenders (Priority Oneor P1), develop activity programs for ‘hot spot’ juvenile crimeareas in the local community (Priority Two or P2) and undertakecommunity policing projects such as driver education or schoolcrime prevention visits. The Targeted Programming Strategyensures that the reduction of youth crime in local communitiesis being addressed in a strategic and coordinated manner.

In terms of Priority One work, Targeted Programming involvesPCYC Clubs receiving referrals of young offenders from theCrime Management Units of Local Area Commands (Table 1).It ensures that police employed in PCYC’s across NSW areworking with young people most in need of assistance andintervention.

Since the inception of Targeted Programming PCYC policehave received some 792 referrals of young persons frompolice Local Area Commands. PCYC programs offer a varietyof structured and unstructured activities to these youngpeople in an effort to break the cycle of coming to policeattention or, more seriously, committing crime.

The Youth in Sport program is an important component ofTargeted Programming for many of our clubs. Many of theyoung offenders referred to PCYC have left school early or areperforming badly at school, and many have a variety ofdomestic issues to contend with and have had limitedopportunities to succeed. Sport and recreation provides youngpeople with an unthreatening way to engage with police andan opportunity to develop leadership skills, succeed atsomething and be introduced to a more positive peer group.

To be independently validated as part of a major evaluationproject in 2003, the initial data suggests that results achievedto date are very encouraging. In reviewing the outcomes for490 offenders over a period of 9 months following referral, an average reduction of 65% in offending behaviour and othernegative police contacts were recorded (Table 2).

In some programs, such as ‘Youth on the Go’ at CoffsHarbour, results have been even more impressive.

Targeted Programming is a strategy that is helping PCYCcontribute to the community based policing and crimeprevention strategies of NSW Police. More importantly, itprovides the tool Officers need to evaluate how effective theyare in helping young people turn their lives away from crimeand anti-social behaviour.

Terms

Referral — a referral occurs when the Local Area Command(the local police) advise PCYC of an individual young offenderconsidered suitable for PCYC intervention

ATSI — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

P1 – is the Priority One stream of Targeted Programming.They are individual young offenders who have been referred toPCYC, who are individually case-managed.

P2 — is the Priority Two stream of the Targeted Programming.These programs are directed at specific youth-crime ‘hot spots’such as parking areas, shopping malls, or railway stations.

Offences — includes legal actions (ie. charges), FCAN (a FieldCourt Attendance Notice), CAN, infringement notices,summonses, youth conferences, cautions and warnings

Other Police Contacts — include intelligence reports, move-ons,knife searches and truancy

PACIFIC DREAMS

PCYC Lake Macquarie

Eight young people who have come under Police notice learnthow to surf through a Youth in Sport funded program designedand delivered by PCYC Lake Macquarie. The program,conducted over the summer of 2002/2003, was a partnershipbetween the Club, Eastlakes Youth Centre, the NSWDepartment of Juvenile Justice, Lake Macquarie AlternateSchooling, local Police, Anna Bay Surf School and the PacificDreams Surf Company.

During the program participants learnt new surfing skills andall about beach safety, had the chance to speak to police andyouth workers about issues impacting on their lives, and wenton a trip to see surf boards being manufactured.

A local surf company, Pacific Dreams, donated a custommade surfboard to the young person who showed the mostdedication to learning to surf and who met the behaviouraland attitude requirements of the program. Four otherparticipants received refurbished surfboards, also courtesy of Pacific Dreams.

NEWCASTLE BREAKAWAY

PCYC Newcastle

The PCYC Newcastle ‘Breakaway’ program is a challenging12 week intervention program that empowers young people tochange the negative cycles and behaviours within their lives.The Breakaway program funded through 2002/2003 Youth in Sport involved eight young men who had already becomeinvolved in criminal activity.

Breakaway adopts the Duke of Edinburgh Award’s self-development concept with successful completion of allcomponents leading to a bronze certificate. Young peoplelearn basic first aid, learn about drugs, alcohol, sexual healthand nutrition, receive assistance with vocational andeducational placements, participate in a crime preventionworkshop and get to try heaps of fun activities like rockclimbing, canoeing, ten pin bowling and indoor cricket.

Since the program commenced in 2000, it has achieved local and state recognition including winning the NSW PoliceService Commissioner’s Award for Program Excellence. It has been used as a ‘best practice’ model for implementationby a number of other PCYCs. The motto of the NewcastleBreakaway program is ‘There are no failures in life, justdegrees of success’.

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Tens of thousands of Australians. This is who PCYC is.

Ordinary Australians who are helping young people make

a better start in life. Australians who donate their time

or money or both, to make their community a better place,

for young people and everyone. They are not just supporters

but life-support. Without them PCYC would not exist.

COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEERS

Today, ‘community youth clubs’ mean just that — a placewhere young people and the community have a chance tomeet, learn, and grow. And it’s not just our young people thatare learning! In our Clubs, community means volunteers —dedicated, unpaid staff who are active participants in theactivities and work of the club.

Volunteer work in our Clubs in available in many differentareas. Some people work with young people, training andpassing on their skills, or running activities. Others contributethrough a Club Council, in the office, or helping to keep ourclubs ‘spick and span’. Whichever way, one thing is clear —volunteers are the lifeblood of our Clubs, and the contributionthey make as ambassadors of the community is vital toachieving the outcomes in our work with young people.

Each year, outstanding volunteer contributions are recognisedby the awarding of Dedicated Service and Life GovernorAwards. Award recipients by club for 2002 were:

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SUPPORTERS

LIFE GOVERNOR AWARDS

CLUB RECIPIENT

Cessnock Fred KraustertCessnock Robert WalkerDubbo Phillip SpeechlyDubbo Kenneth HolmesFairfield / Cabramatta Steve ChesterFairfield / Cabramatta Thanh PhamGoulburn Alf LaceyOrange Betty HowarthPenrith Jimmy JacobsSt George Cliff WalkerYoung Carole Clark

MARNI STEWART, 3, AT PCYC TWEED HEADS OPEN DAY

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2002 GRANTS AND SPONSORS

As a charity, the outcomes we achieve with young people relyentirely on the dedicated work and support of the community— people like our volunteer staff and Club council members,or non-government and community partners.

Also vital for our programs are financial supporters —individual donors, ‘Friends’, small business and the manycompany staff that contribute to us every week through payrollcontributions, the corporate donations their employers make,and the generous support of local, state, and federalgovernment and community funding groups.

Special contributions in 2002 included:

Sydney Motorways Charity Drive

In July 2002 PCYC received a donation of $50,026 from Airport Motorway, Interlink Roads and Statewide Roads aspart of the Tollways Charity Drive held in Sydney on 17 June2002. After an internal application process four new andinnovative Club projects were supported through the donation.These were:

• Belmore, Bankstown and Burwood Clubs have joinedforces to undertake the Young Achievement Australiabusiness skills program with 20 young women;

• Campbelltown Club is purchasing a mobile activity van tosupport their outreach work with local young people;

• In partnership with the NSW Department of JuvenileJustice, local police and other youth agencies Armidale andLismore Clubs are running a late night basketballcompetition on Friday nights to address youth crime; and

• A summer activity program using a mobile van wasconducted by Umina Beach Club at Umina Beach, KillcareBeach, Avoca Beach and Terrigal Beach.

Coca Cola Christmas Locomotive

PCYC joined with four other charities to jump on board theCoca Cola Christmas Locomotive on 7 December 2002(pictured). Fifty PCYC children and Police Officers travelled by train from Sydney Central to Moss Vale where they enjoyeda picnic in the park. On the train, which was magnificentlydecked out in Christmas decorations, the children wereentertained by roving magicians, clowns and entertainers. SantaClaus made an appearance on the return journey and gave a present to every child, all donated by Coca Cola employees.

River Foundation Guitar Donations

In 2002 PCYC was approached by Stuart Murray, Chairman of the River Foundation, who offered to donate guitars to supportthe establishment or expansion of music programs in our Clubs.The Foundation is a charity which sources guitars that aredamaged in transit to wholesalers, and skilfully restores them.

The River Foundation has provided over 15 guitars so far. Three of the guitars were allocated to PCYC Lithgow where a TAFE ‘youth at risk’ group visit the Club three days a weekfor literacy, numeracy and life skills classes. They have amusic teacher on staff who has been working with youngpeople to create their own songs during the sessions. There is great enjoyment in this aspect of the program, and theaddition of the guitars enhances their options for musicalexpression. The after school care centre at PCYC Lithgow alsohas a qualified guitar teacher who has introduced music intothe activities program.

DEDICATED SERVICE AWARDS

CLUB RECIPIENT

Albury Graham BarberArmidale Jim ParsonsBalmain Monique ArenasBathurst Brian BainesBathurst Ed CastleBathurst Cheryl ElliottBathurst Jacqueline HickeyBathurst Patricia HortonBathurst Chris LonardBathurst Joe ManciaBathurst Bev SuttorBathurst Jennifer WilsonBlacktown Joy FreeburnBlacktown Tom HayesBlacktown Nigel WilliamsBlacktown Keith NichollsBlacktown Paul StewartBlacktown Paul WaresBlacktown Betty CrockerBurwood Samantha GrensideDubbo George WishartFairfield / Cabramatta Tien QuachFairfield / Cabramatta Warren McNamarraFairfield / Cabramatta Kok Ngy LimFairfield / Cabramatta Man Van NguyenGlebe / Leichhardt Lilly MartinGriffith Gerry RohanGriffith Ian CarterGriffith Des BrindleyGriffith Christine SummersHornsby / Ku-ring-gai Patrick Craig DonigerHornsby / Ku-ring-gai Jerome GomezLake Illawarra Maree RamsayLake Illawarra Josie IngramLake Illawarra Cathy CastlesLake Illawarra Brendan CastlesMaitland Maureen FitzpatrickMaitland Bruce Varley

CLUB RECIPIENT

Maitland Robert SmithMaitland Debbie McMullenMudgee Noel Cross (Posthumous)Mudgee Peter MitchellMudgee Sonya RobinsonMudgee Penny BrownMuswellbrook Max WattersMuswellbrook Dorothy CooperNewcastle Sandra GrahamNewcastle Leanne RitchieNewcastle Sharon ParkesNewcastle Shirley CookeNewcastle Tony TamplinNewcastle Danny SkepevskiNewcastle Ruth MitchellNewcastle Paul RussellNewcastle John KingNorth Sydney William HaynesNorth Sydney Allan WhitingNorth Sydney George Marton Orange Robyn DonoghuePenrith Marie Loretta Doohan (Laurie)Penrith Antoinetta MoranoPenrith Kay AugustinsenPenrith June MalloyPort Macquarie Helen Gauld (Posthumous)Port Stephens Janell PearceSingleton Natalie ButlerSingleton Judy WestcottSouth Sydney Christine HarcourtSouth Sydney Ros FeitelsonSouth Sydney Glenn StewartTaree James “Digger”AnnandWagga Wagga Tarryn Canavan Wagga Wagga Rebecca LoughtonWagga Wagga Val ArrowsmithWagga Wagga Glen DowneyWagga Wagga Yvonne Braid

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PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS

Over the last 20 years, PCYC has built great respect andsupport from companies and staff in local communities rightacross NSW. People who, as part of that community,recognise and support the work of our Clubs.

The PCYC Payroll Deduction program is perhaps the mostsuccessful staff deduction program in Australia, and for verygood reason. Funds provided by the staff of local businessesare crucial to support young people in the local community —the ones that need it most.

Our Community Awareness team has, over many years, builtand nurtured relations with the leaders of business and theirstaff who support our work — in sporting, leisure, arts andeducational programs — with a small weekly contribution.

Many companies also make a contribution to match their staff,or a simple annual contribution, building on their staff’sinterest and support, and recognising the important part theyplay in the local community. The relationship that developsbetween PCYC and these companies is very special. It isusually long-standing, and greatly appreciated. Surprisingly,there are many companies whose staff have supported PCYCfor over 50 years!

On behalf of the young people we serve, we would like tothank the many thousands of staff that donate regularlythrough the wage deduction program for their ongoing loyaltyand generous financial support to the programs delivered by PCYC.

Some of the more recent companies to become involved in theprogram are Baxter Pty Ltd at Old Toongabbie, Astor BaseMetals Pty Ltd at Lakemba, Brownbuilt and Haworth Pty Ltdat Caringbah, and Rockdale City Council (pictured).

2MG Real FM

2MO Gunnedah

Agrowplow

Amber Lounge

Annandale Printing

Armidale Ex-Services Club

Associated Gas, Plumbing and

Drainage Services

Associated Screen Printing

Australia Council for the Arts

Australian Rural Education Centre

Bankstown City Council

Bankstown City Credit Union

Bankstown Sports Club

Barrier Daily Truth

Big Air

Blue Circle Southern

Broken Hill Legion Club

Broken Hill Musicians Club

Burwood Chamber of Commerce

Burwood Council

Burwood RSL Club

Bylong Mouse Races

Cabramatta Bowling Club

Caliburn Partnership

Campbelltown Catholic Club

Canley Height RSL

Canterbury Youth Council

Catholic Diocese of Lismore

Central Station Records

Cessnock Golf Club

Cherrydale Pastrol Co

City Tattersalls Club

Cliff Wright Motors

Clubs NSW

Coal and Allied

Colin Joss & Associates

Colla Bros. Engineers

Commercial Club — Albury

Commonwealth Department of

Education, Science & Training

Commonwealth Department of

Family Community Services

Coraill Foods

Country Arts Support Program

Country Energy

Crescent Head Country Clubs

Cyrress Lakes

Daracon Group

Dave Robins Sports Power — Armidale

De Bortoli’s Wines

Delta Electricity

Dimension Data

Drayton Coal

Fairfield City Council

Fairfield Lions Club

Fiona Junior School

Furney’s Building & Plumbing Supplies

Geoff Boyd Holden

Goulburn City Council

Graham Betts Holden

Greg Penman Electrical

Griffith Ex-Servicemen’s Club

Gymnastic Parents and Children

Harvey Norman

Ian Brown Bobcat and Tripper Hire

Inner City Smash Repairs

Jarean of Ingleburn

John Price, Member for Maitland

Kempsey Macleay RSL Club

Kempsey Rotary

KFC

KWH Nominees

Lake Macquarie Council

Lions Club of Crescent Head

Lions Club of South West Rocks

Lismore & District Workers Club

Lithgow and District Workmen's Club

Macleay Quilters

Macquarie Bank

Macquarie Foundation

Marconi Club

McDonalds Australia Ltd

MIA Passenger Express

Moree Crime Prevention and

Safety Group

Moree Job Link Plus

Moree Plains Shire Council

Mount Arthur Coal

Mount Druitt Worker’s Club

Mount Pritchard Community Club

MTC Work Solutions

Mudgee Bridge Club

Mudgee Junior Rugby League

Mudgee Performing Arts Society

Mudgee Pool Shop

Mudgee Shire Council

Mudgee Soldier’s Club

Multiplex Constructions

Muswellbrook Blue Light Committee

Muswellbrook Lions Club

Muswellbrook RSL Club

Naomi Valley Independent

Newspaper

Neath Hotel

Nelson Bay Bowling Club

Newcrest Mining

NRMA Crimesafe — Singleton Young

Driver Awareness Program

NRMA Insurance

NSW Attorney General’s Department

NSW Dept of Community Services

NSW Dept of Education and Training

NSW Department of Juvenile Justice

NSW Dept of Sport and Recreation

NSW Ministry for the Arts

NSW Roads and Traffic Authority

Orange City Council

Orange Ex-Services Club

Pacific Brands Footwear

Parkes Ex-Services Club

Parramatta City Council

Parramatta Leagues Club

Parramatta RSL Club

Peter Fisher Real Estate

Premiers Department of NSW

Regional Arts NSW,

Country Arts Support Program

Reinhard Heyer

Richard’s On The Park

Riverina Agricultural Research Institute

Riverina Australia Rules Football Club

Rockdale Tennis Club

Rosehill Bowling Club

Rosehill McDonalds

Rotary Club of Macarthur

Rotary Club of Maitland

Rotary Club of Mudgee

Rotary Club of Mudgee Sunrise

Rotary Club of South Sydney

Rover Motors Pty Ltd

Rozanna’s Pharmacy

Screentime Productions

Shoalhaven City Council

Smithfield RSL

Smithtown Bowling Club

Southern Area Health Service

Southern Meats and Fine Meats

St Johns Park Bowling Club

St Marys Rugby League Club

Supertex

Sydney Aussie Rules Club

Tamworth RSL

Tamworth Truck Drivers Club

The Trailer Boat Fishing Tournament

Thompson Automotive

Thurgoona Golf Club

Tomnan Pty Ltd

Tweed Heads Bowls Club

Village Cinemas Parramatta

Village Hot Bake

Wagga RSL Club

Waitara Rotary

We Are Signs

Wellington Council

West Tamworth League Club

Westfield Burwood

Windany Bowling Club

Wine Valley Nursery

Winning Appliances

Wizard Balmain

Wollongong City Employment &Training

Wollongong National Hire

Work for the Dole Program

Yellow Express Courier

BUSINESS SUPPORT IN 2002

THE RELATIONSHIP THAT

DEVELOPS BETWEEN PCYC AND

THESE COMPANIES IS VERY

SPECIAL. IT IS USUALLY

LONG-STANDING, AND GREATLY

APPRECIATED

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An integral part of the Australian community for nearly

70 years, we have seen PCYC transform from boys’ clubs to

an emerging network of modern youth and community

centres. Importantly, PCYC has changed with the times and

responds to the evolving needs of young Australians.

But, PCYC remains true to it’s beginnings — providing young

people with a safe place to learn and grow and become

better Australian citizens.

CHANGING TIMES, CHANGING IDENTITY

The first ‘Police Boys Club’ opened at Woolloomooloo, Sydney in April 1937. Officially known as the Police-RotaryBoys Club, it was set up in a disused Police Station as an initiative of the Rotary Club of Sydney, and the PoliceCommissioner, William John Mackay (pictured below).

The purpose of the Club was to provide a venue where boyscould engage in healthy sporting, cultural and recreationalpursuits and mix in a safe, non-confrontational environment.

By the time the Club officially opened on 1 April 1937, it had amembership of 400 boys and facilities including a library with3000 books, areas for wrestling and physical culture classes,debating, and teams in the rugby league competition.

In July 1937 the founders of the Woolloomooloo Club beganthe process of bringing together other Boys’ Clubs and placingthem under a central authority. Clubs had been established at Bega, Cooma, Cootamundra, Goulburn, Tamworth, Yass andYoung, and moves were afoot to set up Balmain, St George,and Wollongong.

On 23 September 1938 the Federation of New South WalesPolice Boys’ Clubs was incorporated with a Council ofManagement comprised of William Mackay and a further nineindividuals including Police Officers, public servants andbusinessmen.

Over time the organisation grew strongly with Clubs beingestablished throughout Sydney and in most regional centresaround NSW. The name of the organisation has changed over time to reflect the increasing importance of communityinvolvement.

In 1945 it became known as the Federation of Police CitizensBoys’ Clubs. In 1985 the movement became known as theFederation of Police Citizens Youth Clubs to reflect theprovision of services for both males and females, despitefemale membership commencing many years prior to 1985.

In 1995 the name changed to Police & Community Youth ClubsNSW Ltd, or PCYC, modernising the logo — while still valuingthe Federation Star — and preparing the movement for amove forward into the next century.

OUR HISTORY

MARTIAL ARTS FOR YOUNG WOMEN, PCYC BLACKTOWN

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First Life Governor

Helping young people seemed natural for the woman wholater became our first Life Governor. She learned the greatpride that comes from nurturing young people from her father.

“My father always said he was not interested who and whatthe boys were when they came to his school, only what theywere when they left it. I found the same principle in the Clubs”,she once said.

“I remember many boys who were not much good when theycame in but who grew up to be fine young men in the Club.That’s why I’m so fond of the movement”.

Affectionately called ‘Lady’ Chase, no matter how strongly she protested, she is remembered still with great affection andgratitude by the ‘boys’ she cared for so long ago.

Sylvia Mabel Chase was awarded the MBE in the late 1950s forher work with the Police Boys Clubs.

The Sylvia Chase Memorial League

The Sylvia Chase Memorial League is a tribute to aremarkable woman affectionately called ‘Lady’ Chase by manywho knew her.

The Sylvia Chase Memorial League is a very special group ofpeople whose thoughtfulness, planning and generosity inleaving a bequest to PCYC will become an enduring memorial,multiplying itself in the changed lives of disadvantaged andvulnerable young people for generations to come.

SYLVIA CHASE, MBE

A remarkable woman

One of 10 children, Sylvia Mabel Chase was born in 1897 atSydney Grammar School where her father, Albert Weigall washeadmaster for 45 years. Her maternal great-grandfather,James Raymond, was the first Postmaster-General of NewSouth Wales from 1833 to 1851.

Contrary to the general custom of the time, Albert Weigallinsisted that his five daughters as well as his sons shouldhave a career. After attending Kambala school, Sylvia chosenursing and studied first in Melbourne then in Sydney.

When WWI broke out, she volunteered for overseas serviceand sailed for Egypt in November 1914 with the hospital shipKyarra. For the next four years, she ‘worked’ (as she quietlyput it) in Egypt, just behind the front lines in France, and then in the hospital ship on the high seas. In 1919 she cameback as Matron of Kyarra.

The only recorded comments on what must have been agruelling experience for someone so young were apparentlytypical of this quiet, compassionate woman — “How often Iadmired their (the wounded soldiers) courage and spirit in thehospital”.

Shortly after the war, she married Cedric Chase, a brilliantarchitect who was wounded at Gallipoli, then badly wounded in France. As a result of the second wound, Cedric died in1929 in France, where the couple lived for about 10 years. Atthe age of 32, Sylvia came home to widowhood and voluntarysocial work.

The library with no books

In 1937 when the first Police Boys Club was established inWoolloomooloo, the Police Commissioner of the time askedMrs Chase to look after its library. Since there was no library,Mrs Chase bought the first books with her own money andcontinued to build the library from her own resources.

For more than 22 years, she was at the Club every night,handing out books, soft drinks and biscuits which she alsoprovided. She gave her time, energy and understanding evenmore freely — to the boys, listening to their problems and alsoto parents who sought her advice and help.

When WWII came, she wrote regularly and sent parcels to 170of “her boys” who were on active service in Africa, the MiddleEast and New Guinea. After the war, she became godmotherto dozens of their children.

MY FATHER ALWAYS SAID HE

WAS NOT INTERESTED WHO AND

WHAT THE BOYS WERE WHEN THEY

CAME TO HIS SCHOOL, ONLY WHAT

THEY WERE WHEN THEY LEFT IT.

I FOUND THE SAME PRINCIPLE

IN THE CLUBS

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In June 1949 after training at Penrith I was sworn in as amember of the New South Wales Police Force. 32 years later I received my golden handshake for Service well done. While at the country station I started water skiing and reached the level of Australian champion. I representedAustralia at three world titles in the USA, Italy and France. The knowledge I gained in skiing I passed onto many juniors in New South Wales, South Australia, New Zealand andTasmania. In later years I coached the Australian team for the1955 World Championships.

For my efforts and input into sport in 1958 I was presentedwith the Peter Mitchell Trophy for Sporting Policeman of thatyear.

I have had a wonderful sporting life and now at 78 years youngI look back and thank ‘The Boy’ who said go join the “Loo”Boys Club. Also thanks go to Sgt Fred Boswell, Sgt KenClatworthy, Sgt Jack Riley and many more who shaped my lifeand made me a presentable citizen.

Keep up the good work and when you reach my age you canlook back with pride.

WILLIAM GRENFELL

LOOKING BACK WITH PRIDE

A letter from Mr William F Grenfell

Picture this — a young boy from country Gosford, standing on the corner of Cathedral and Mary Streets, Woolloomooloo,talking to a local boy.

Local boy says, “Why don’t you go and join the Boys Club?”

Answer, “I haven’t any money to join a club”.

Local boy, “It doesn’t cost” and so began the start of mysporting career.

Firstly you wander into the old Police Station and amongst all the boys enjoying themselves you meet a large Policeman,who doesn’t want to give you a kick in the pants. His namewas Fred Boswell, who makes notes of all your particularsand gives you your membership card. This card I still haveamong some other memorabilia today.

After wandering around the Club I watched with wide eyes theboys wrestling and met Sgt Ken Clatworthy and Sgt Jack Riley,the wrestling instructors. Sgt Clatworthy became my secondfather and besides teaching me about wrestling he taught meall about life and how to conduct yourself in society.

After many hours, in fact a year, I won my first cup, donated by that lovely lady Sylvia Chase. It was inscribed ‘The MostImproved Wrestler’. From this small beginning I went onto win the State Middlewight Championship, the year of 1948.From there I went on to represent the State at the AustralianChampionships being runner up to Bruce Arthur.

Bruce went on to the Olympics.

Another enjoyable part of my Club life was the ‘Loo Club’assisting with maintaining the Avalon Surf Club. We used totravel to Avalon in a rather large old Packard car driven by Eddy Dash. All the boys got their Bronze Medallion withassistance from police who were Surf Club members.

A large part of my Club Life was spent sailing on SydneyHarbour in an 18 footer. While sailing I learnt many things likerigging the boat and splicing knots. The first boat was the ‘J. L. Glick’ donated by Mr Glick a Sydney tailor and the ‘The Sylvia Chase’ named after that lovely mother of the “Loo”Boys Club.

I remember saying to Mrs Chase how I loved boats. Next time I spoke to her she presented me with a book How toBuild 20 Boats. Some of these I built in later years.

Then came WWII. Whilst in the army I used the instruction I had received in The Boys Club to become a physical cultureinstructor, joined a Commando Unit and later on, used theknowledge about boats that had come to me in my youth fromthe Boys Club to join the Small Ships Unit becoming a deepsea diver. While visiting Brisbane during my stint in the army I won the Queensland Heavy Weight Title in 1945, another plusfor the ‘Loo’ Boys Club.

After discharge from the army it was back to sport, and drovemy wife mad. “Sport, Sport, Sport”. Back to the “Loo” Club Iwent where I tried to beat wrestlers like Jack Murray , SpudO’Hara, Olympic representative, and Jack Riley.

Whilst training in the Club once I met Mr Frank Dory the firsttrainer to help Jimmy Caruthers, who went on to do famousthings in the boxing world. I asked Mr Dory to give me someboxing lessons but after a period Frank said “Bill can you go back to wrestling, you’re hopeless”. So I changed direction.

SGT CLATWORTHY BECAME MY

SECOND FATHER AND BESIDES

TEACHING ME ABOUT WRESTLING,

HE TAUGHT ME ALL ABOUT LIFE

AND HOW TO CONDUCT YOURSELF

IN SOCIETY

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From a disused Police station in Woolloomooloo to an

organisation comprising 55 clubs, staffed by NSW Police,

paid staff and hundreds of volunteers, PCYC has come a long

way. With sound financial management PCYC continues

to grow and is making crucial investments in organisational

and facility development to serve the next generation of

young Australians.

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES

PCYC managed significant changes to its leadership and itsorganizational structure in 2002. In February, the Hon MichaelCosta, MP, Minister for Police, announced new appointmentsto the Board under the Chairmanship of Mr Nicholas Moore.

The Minister also announced three funding initiatives to assistthe PCYC:

• Recurrent funding for a Club Resourcing Initiative thatwould see the trial appointment of civilian Club Managersin 18 Clubs;

• A one-off grant of $2.7 million to meet some of the changemanagement costs incurred by PCYC in previous years andin 2002 in preparation for the Club Manager trial;

• A capital funding allocation of $5 million to assist with the upgrade and redevelopment of Clubs.

New executive leadership complimented the changes at Board level. Supt David Shorrocks was appointed to head thePolice PCYC Command in August 2002, and Mr Chris Gardinerwas appointed to the Chief Executive position in September2002.

LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES

Immediate initiatives of the new leadership at PCYC included:

• Implementation of the Club Resourcing Initiative, with theappointment of the first Club Managers in August;

• A restructuring of State Office positions to producesignificant overhead cost savings;

• A call for capital funding submissions from Clubs to allocatethe Ministerial capital grant and up to $10 million from PCYC Advancement Fund reserves, with allocations to bemade in 2003;

• A review of risk management and occupational health andsafety (OH&S) policy and procedures, and the formation of a new PCYC OH&S committee;

• A Movement wide consultation process, building on theexisting Forum of Club Presidents, to review and shape PCYCmission, priorities and strategies.

ORGANISATION +FINANCE

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES, FUN AND ACHIEVEMENT, RIGHT ACROSS NSW

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PRIORITY AREAS FOR 2003

Priority areas for planning, evaluation and implementation in 2003 were identified as:

• Formal evaluation of the Club Manager positions in termsof the release from administrative duties of PCYC Police to work with young people, and in terms of club viability,and full roll-out of the initiative based on that evaluation;

• Continued development of the Targeted Programmingapproach within the PCYC Police Command and thefunding of an external evaluation of the PASS system usedby PCYC Police to record outcomes;

• Identification of agreed performance indicators for PCYCs and implementation of new reporting processes tosupport performance management;

• Development and adoption of a new policy process andmanual, with priorities based on a formal assessment ofrisk in PCYC activities and operating environment;

• Processing of Club capital submissions, notional allocationto Clubs and first stage implementation of Clubredevelopment;

• Opening of the proposed new Club in Liverpool inpartnership with Liverpool City Council, and the opening of the Steele Park Community Centre and new PCYCMarrickville in partnership with Marrickville MunicipalCouncil;

• Establishment of youth participation structures at Statelevel to parallel the existing Presidents’ Forum;

• Renewal of State Office support for inter-Club sportingevents and achievement recognition.

FINANCIAL CHALLENGES

PCYC’s financial performance for the year (summarizedbelow) reflects the significant funding grants by the PoliceMinister. Underlying challenges for the PCYC to be addressedin planning in 2003 were identified in 2002 as:

• Continued cost containment at State Office;

• Development of new fund-raising strategies to generatesignificant individual and corporate donations over the next 2 years;

• Achievement of Movement-wide consensus on the need forClubs to operate sustainably, in the first instance bycovering operating costs and then by identifying incomegeneration opportunities to begin to address long-termClub building and equipment costs;

• A review of the accounting systems to ensure consistencybetween State Office and Clubs, and to better identify,differentiate and report income and expenditures in areassuch as donations and fundraising programs such as Club housie/bingo.

Considerable organisational change processes were initiatedin 2002. Major decisions will be made and implemented in2003, in the areas identified above, to continue thoseprocesses and to ensure continued movement towards bestpractice in youth development, juvenile crime prevention, andthe operation of a charitable organisation.

A full set of audited accounts are available on request fromState Office (contact details on inside back cover), or may bedownloaded at our website: www.pcycnsw.org

2002 EXPENDITURE – DETAILS

■ Fundraising 20%■ Activity and Trading 11%■ Clubs Staff, Office and Administration 32%■ State Office Staff, Office and Administration 14%■ Depreciation 16%■ Vehicles and Repairs /Maintenance 6%■ Other Expenses 1%

2002 INCOME – SOURCES OF REVENUE

■ Fundraising and Donations 33%■ Fees and Sale of Goods 20%■ Government Grants 42%■ Other Income 5%

PROFIT AND LOSS

For period 1January to 31 December 2002 2002 2001 $000s $000s

IncomeFundraising and Donations 6966 7320(includes Housie operations)Fees and Sale of Goods 4342 4196 Government Grants 9138 686 Other Income (interest, rent, asset sales) 1103 2977

Total Income 21549 15179

ExpenditureFundraising Expenses 3689 4081(includes Housie operations) Activity and Trading Expenses 1938 1802 Clubs Staff, Office and Administration 5543 5256 State Office Staff, Office and Administration 2523 2148Depreciation 2817 2912 Vehicles and Repairs/Maintenance 1060 924 Other Expenses 23 16

Total Expenses 17593 17139

Surplus/(Deficit) 3956 (1960)

BALANCE SHEET SUMMARY

Current Assets 21441 14783Non Current Assets 60829 52152

Total Assets 82270 66935

Current Liabilities 2586 2023Non Current Liabilities 174 176

Total Liabilities 2760 2199

Members Equity 79510 64736

2002 MEMBERSHIP BREAKDOWN

Age Male FemaleUnder 10 ■ 13% ■ 12%10-18 Years ■ 31% ■ 13%18-25 Years ■ 10% ■ 2%Over 25 ■ 13% ■ 6%Totals 67% 33%

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Nicholas Moore (Chairman)Nicholas is head of Macquarie Bank’s Investment BankingGroup. He has been particularly involved in the development ofthe Group’s infrastructure division which is one of the world’slargest financial advisors and owners of major infrastructureassets including roads, airports, power stations, schools,hospitals and transmission assets.

Allan BackhousePCYC Board Member for 7 years, Allan has over 20 years ofassociation with PCYC Dubbo as a volunteer, Life Governorand as President since 1993.

Mark CoyneMark played more than 200 first-grade rugby league gamesfor St George Dragons from 1988 to 1999, including 6 years as captain. He currently runs a marketing consultancycompany and is a Director of NRMA Ltd. He is Chairman ofthe NRMA Public Policy Committee and Audit & RiskManagement Committee.

Ian (Ike) Ellis, APM

The Commissioner’s representative on the PCYC Board of Directors. Chairperson of the Youth Issues Working Party of the NSW Police. Former Region Commander Georges River (now retired)

Melinda Gainsford-TaylorMelinda burst onto the athletics scene in 1992. The Narrominetrack star won her first International medal with silver at the 1993 World Indoors. Melinda represented Australia at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and became the first Australian 200mfinalist in 20 years. Her 4 x 400m team finished fifth in the final, setting a new Australian record.

Graham HabgoodGraham is a company director who is serving his third year as an elected Director. He has been involved with PCYCNewcastle for over 20 years. He has been a member of theClub Council and President for the last 10 years.

Frank Hansen, APM

The Commissioner’s second representative on the Board. A member of the NSW Police since 1970. Currently Local AreaCommander, Cabramatta.

Warren MundineWarren has lectured in Aboriginal Studies at the University of Technology and the University of Western Sydney. He hasbeen active on Dubbo Council since 1995, and has worked toaddress issues of aboriginal homelessness, youth issues,cultural and sporting activities and aboriginal employment and education.

Andrew ScipioneAndrew Scipione joined NSW Police in 1980. Moving through a number of positions and appointments, he was appointed in1998 to the position of Chief of Staff to former CommissionerRyan, and in 2001 became Commander, Special Crime &Internal Affairs. He is currently Deputy CommissionerSupport, and an executive member of the National CounterTerrorist Committee.

Glenn StewartCurrently Treasurer PCYC South Sydney, he has worked as avolunteer maintaining the Clubs computer resources. An ITAnalyst, Glenn is serving his fourth year as an elected Director.

Errol WhiteleyErrol is a Financial Planning Manager with National AustraliaBank, now serving his third year as an elected Director. With PCYC Blacktown since 1973, he has held positionsincluding instructor, Club Council member, Vice President,and is currently Club President.

SEATED (L-R): SUPT. DAVID SHORROCKS,(COMMANDER), MR WARREN MUNDINE, MR GLENN STEWART, MR NICHOLAS MOORE(CHAIRMAN), MR CHRIS GARDINER (CEO), MR ALLAN BACKHOUSE, MR IKE ELLIS STANDING (L-R): SUPT. FRANK HANSEN, MR GRAHAM HABGOOD, MR ERROL WHITELEY,DEPUTY COMMISSIONER ANDREW SCIPIONE,MR MARK COYNE INSET: MELINDA GAINSFORD-TAYLOR

MAJOR DECISIONS WILL BE MADE AND

IMPLEMENTED IN 2003 . . . TO ENSURE

CONTINUED MOVEMENT TOWARDS

BEST PRACTICE IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT,

JUVENILE CRIME PREVENTION,

AND THE OPERATION OF A CHARITABLE

ORGANISATION

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STATE OFFICE +EXECUTIVE

PCYC COMPANY STATE OFFICE

Chris Gardiner Chief Executive Officer

Kiran Narsey Manager, Finance & Administration

Julie Vaughan Area Manager

Gordon Allen Area Manager

Anne Wachmer Manager, Human Resources

Cathy Kempe Program Manager

Gary Jones Manager, Facilities & Planning

Reg Woodleigh Development Manager

Carole Steele Company Secretary & Administration Manager

David Scullion IT Manager

Susan Nakad Accountant

Beth McMaster Executive Assistant

Samantha Cleary CAU Officer

Wayne Geber CAU Officer

Natalie Mansour Development Assistant

Andreja Grant Reception & Administrative Support

PCYC COMMAND STATE OFFICE

Supt David Shorrocks Commander PCYC

Sen. Sgt Greg Penn Acting State Coordinator

Sen. Sgt Paul McMillan Ancillary Zone Commander

Rose Yazbek Executive Support Officer

Sgt Peter Gerrie Leader, Community Awareness Unit

Sgt Peter Borg Education Research & Development Officer

Sgt Bob Fitton Rosters

S/C Leigh Davy CAU Officer

Chheng Seav Administrative Support Officer

ZONE COMMANDERS

Sen. Sgt Ed Beazley Hunter Zone

Sen. Sgt John Chaplin Western Zone

Sen. Sgt Dave Cook Riverina Zone

Sen. Sgt Kerry Pratt Metro West Zone

Sen. Sgt Tony Jordan Inner Metro Zone

S/C Craig Picker Acting, Southern Zone

Sen. Sgt Leo Wolniec Acting, Northern Zone

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CONTACT US

STATE OFFICE

1A Cleary Avenue, Belmore NSW 2192

Postal Address:

PO Box 316, Belmore NSW 2192

Phone: (02) 9740 4777

Fax: (02) 9740 3055

Email: info@pcycnsw.org.au

Web: www.pcycnsw.org.au

METROPOLITAN

BALMAIN 9810 2234

BANKSTOWN 9796 1287

BELMORE 9759 4934

BIDWILL 9628 2133

BLACKTOWN 9622 3470

BURWOOD 9744 0136

CAMPBELLTOWN 9603 8229

FAIRFIELD/CABRAMATTA 9727 8908

GLEBE/LEICHHARDT 9660 2557

HORNSBY/KURING-GAI 9477 2310

MAROUBRA 9314 2536

MT DRUITT 9628 2628

NORTH SYDNEY 9955 2944

PARRAMATTA 9635 8242

PENRITH 4732 1755

ST GEORGE 9567 0408

SOUTH SYDNEY 9319 4240

SUTHERLAND 9521 5690

WOOLLOOMOOLOO 9360 5835

REGIONAL

ALBURY 6021 7437

ARMIDALE 6772 1023

BATHURST 6331 2191

BROKEN HILL (08) 8087 3723

BULLI 4284 3878

CESSNOCK 4991 1407

COFFS HARBOUR 6651 9961

COWRA 6341 2035

DUBBO 6882 3273

GOULBURN 4822 2133

GRIFFITH 6964 2004

GUNNEDAH 6742 1586

KEMPSEY (MOBILE) 6563 1760

LAKE ILLAWARRA 4296 4448

LAKE MACQUARIE 4948 6622

LISMORE 6621 6276

LITHGOW 6351 2510

MAITLAND 4934 7122

MOREE 6752 3741

MUDGEE 6372 1367

MUSWELLBROOK 6541 1434

NEWCASTLE 4961 4493

ORANGE 6362 1914

PARKES 6862 3825

PORT MACQUARIE 6584 3712

PORT STEPHENS 4981 3099

SHOALHAVEN 4421 8588

SINGLETON 6572 1653

TAMWORTH 6766 5009

TAREE 6551 0292

TWIN TOWNS (07) 5599 1714

UMINA BEACH 4344 7851

WAGGA WAGGA 6921 5873

WELLINGTON 6845 2590

WOLLONGONG 4229 4418

YOUNG 6382 5392

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WRITTEN+EDITED BY

Chris Gardiner, Reg Woodleigh, Cathy Kempe

DESIGN+PRINT MANAGEMENT

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ACKNOWLEGEMENTS+PHOTO CREDITS

Our thanks go to the young people and all participants

in the photography and production of this report.

Turtle Pictures / Sally Mayman: Cover, pages 4-5, 13,14,17, 29

Fiora Sacco: page 3, 16, 39

Police Weekly: page 8

Sydney Morning Herald: page 15

Dubbo Daily Liberal: page 7

Daily News: page 23

COPYRIGHT PCYC 2003

Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968,

no part may be reproduced without prior written permission.

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