OUR STORY
St Kilda PCYC, in partnership with the government, community and business, is recognised for excellence in youth development through the provision of recreational, sporting, cultural and welfare programs.
OUR STORY
St Kilda PCYC, in partnership with the government, community and business, is recognised for excellence in youth development through the provision of recreational, sporting, cultural and welfare programs.
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OUR STORY
St Kilda PCYC, in partnership with the government, community and business, is recognised for excellence in youth development through the provision of recreational, sporting, cultural and welfare programs.
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St Kilda Police and Citizen’s Youth Club is a not-for-profit organisation mentoring young people of all ages and backgrounds.
Our young ones not only benefit from sports and exercise in our fully equipped gym, PCYC’s mobile activities trailer also delivers these programs around Melbourne. We organise surf camps, walking, hiking and similar programs. Funding is through community support, government grants, donations and gym memberships, which are open to the whole community.
Our Management Team
General Manager Donny Pelsoczy
Youth Manager Tamara Mancuso
Youth Programs Co-ordinator Emily Sharman
Natasha Pardamean
Our Board
St Kilda PCYC is proud to be led by a volunteer Board of Directors who bring diverse professional expertise and a shared commitment for youth wellbeing and community engagement. Each member plays a vital role in shaping the organisation’s direction and strengthening the programs that empower young people to reach their full potential.
L-R: Glen Macann, Stevie Hill, Bernie Marshall, Philip Seymour, Victoria Hartcup, Tammy Lidano
Bernie Marshall President
I have been a member of PCYC for about six years, attracted by its clear commitment to meeting the needs of its diverse community and its attention to, and support of, those with particular needs or facing particular hurdles. That really sets it apart and I am very excited to be joining the Board to ensure that it continues this tremendous contribution to its community.
My professional background is in health promotion and public health, and I have worked across many relevant health areas including community mental health, social cohesion, health promoting schools, men’s health, and violence against women. The focus of all this work has been on establishing effective community partnerships and networks to create health-supportive opportunities and environments.
I also bring extensive experience in management and governance in the higher education sector, and in my last role was responsible for student conduct, complaints and appeals. I currently work as a consultant and auditor in higher education, particularly in ensuring institutions meet their regulatory obligations.
Bernie Marshall - President
I have been a member of PCYC for about six years, attracted by its clear commitment to meeting the needs of its diverse community and its attention to, and support of, those with particular needs or facing particular hurdles. That really sets it apart and I am very excited to be joining the Board to ensure that it continues this tremendous contribution to its community.
My professional background is in health promotion and public health, and I have worked across many relevant health areas including community mental health, social cohesion, health promoting schools, men’s health, and violence against women. The focus of all this work has been on establishing effective community partnerships and networks to create health-supportive opportunities and environments.
I also bring extensive experience in management and governance in the higher education sector, and in my last role was responsible for student conduct, complaints and appeals. I currently work as a consultant and auditor in higher education, particularly in ensuring institutions meet their regulatory obligations.
Glen Macann Vice President
I have been a long-standing member of the PCYC and have previously volunteered in the youth programs and open days. It has been a privilege to see firsthand the positive impact the PCYC has on young people and children in our community.
Professionally, I bring more than 20 years of senior leadership experience in wealth management. I have experience working closely with boards on strategy, financial performance, governance, and risk management.
I joined the Board because I believe in the St Kilda PCYC and the positive difference it makes to our community. My key priorities include strengthening governance, financial sustainability, the gym being a viable community facility, supporting our youth programs, and growing our volunteer and member engagement.
Glen Macann - Vice President
I have been a long-standing member of the PCYC and have previously volunteered in the youth programs and open days. It has been a privilege to see firsthand the positive impact the PCYC has on young people and children in our community.
Professionally, I bring more than 20 years of senior leadership experience in wealth management. I have experience working closely with boards on strategy, financial performance, governance, and risk management.
I joined the Board because I believe in the St Kilda PCYC and the positive difference it makes to our community. My key priorities include strengthening governance, financial sustainability, the gym being a viable community facility, supporting our youth programs, and growing our volunteer and member engagement.
Tammy Lidano Treasurer
I have lived locally to St Kilda PCYC for almost 30 years, and with my husband and daughters actively involved for the past three years. What initially drew us to PCYC was the strong sense of community and the genuine dedication of the staff and trainers. Over time, it has become much more than a place we attend — it is where we have built meaningful friendships and a deep connection to our local community.
I strongly believe in the impact St Kilda PCYC can have in delivering inclusion, support, and engagement for the wider community. Alongside this personal connection, I bring extensive corporate experience across Retail, Wholesale, FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods), and Manufacturing, with strengths in Finance, Product, Supply Chain Operations, and Integrated Business Processes.
My priority is to apply these skills to help revitalise St Kilda PCYC through sustainable growth, ensuring it continues to thrive as a welcoming and impactful community organisation.
Tammy Lidano - Treasurer
I have lived locally to St Kilda PCYC for almost 30 years, and with my husband and daughters actively involved for the past three years. What initially drew us to PCYC was the strong sense of community and the genuine dedication of the staff and trainers. Over time, it has become much more than a place we attend — it is where we have built meaningful friendships and a deep connection to our local community.
I strongly believe in the impact St Kilda PCYC can have in delivering inclusion, support, and engagement for the wider community. Alongside this personal connection, I bring extensive corporate experience across Retail, Wholesale, FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods), and Manufacturing, with strengths in Finance, Product, Supply Chain Operations, and Integrated Business Processes.
My priority is to apply these skills to help revitalise St Kilda PCYC through sustainable growth, ensuring it continues to thrive as a welcoming and impactful community organisation.
Victoria Hartcup Board Member
I have lived in Elwood for 34 years, with my husband and two sons who went to school locally.
As an artist and teacher of children and adults for 45 years, I developed a passion for how young people can learn to engage with their world in a safer, kinder and creative way. PCYC was a community hub where I say this was happening. All ages can participate side by side, learning more than they anticipated.
Now I am honoured to be part of the community that has made it so valuable to so many locals and visitors. As a member of the Board, I am determined to make sure PCYC thrives by gathering all who value and wish to support all that PCYC stands for.
Victoria Hartcup - Board Member
I have lived in Elwood for 34 years, with my husband and two sons who went to school locally.
As an artist and teacher of children and adults for 45 years, I developed a passion for how young people can learn to engage with their world in a safer, kinder and creative way. PCYC was a community hub where I say this was happening. All ages can participate side by side, learning more than they anticipated.
Now I am honoured to be part of the community that has made it so valuable to so many locals and visitors. As a member of the Board, I am determined to make sure PCYC thrives by gathering all who value and wish to support all that PCYC stands for.
Phillip Seymour Board Member
I have been a gym member of St Kilda PCYC for six years and have enjoyed not only the training environment but the opportunity to meet a wide range of wonderful people through my association with the organization. I think St Kilda PCYC plays a unique and irreplaceable part in the social cohesion of the area.
Professionally, I have a long and extensive clinical background in allied health, especially in spinal and musculoskeletal injury. I also have an extensive background in course development and unit design in the health sciences within tertiary education.
My focus as a Board member is to ensure that the medium to long term future of the organization is guaranteed through good governance and sound financial management. It is important to maintain a safe and attractive training environment for people who use the facilities at PCYC. This also applies to the wide range of different health professionals who use the facilities at PCYC for their clients. Proper maintenance of the building and equipment plays an important role in this.
It is important the Board helps PCYC maintain its reputation as a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment whilst always looking at new ways of expanding the range of activities and programs it can offer its members and the local community.
Phillip Seymour - Board Member
I have been a gym member of St Kilda PCYC for six years and have enjoyed not only the training environment but the opportunity to meet a wide range of wonderful people through my association with the organization. I think St Kilda PCYC plays a unique and irreplaceable part in the social cohesion of the area.
Professionally, I have a long and extensive clinical background in allied health, especially in spinal and musculoskeletal injury. I also have an extensive background in course development and unit design in the health sciences within tertiary education.
My focus as a Board member is to ensure that the medium to long term future of the organization is guaranteed through good governance and sound financial management. It is important to maintain a safe and attractive training environment for people who use the facilities at PCYC. This also applies to the wide range of different health professionals who use the facilities at PCYC for their clients. Proper maintenance of the building and equipment plays an important role in this.
It is important the Board helps PCYC maintain its reputation as a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment whilst always looking at new ways of expanding the range of activities and programs it can offer its members and the local community.
Stevie Hill Board Member
I have a a long-standing connection with St Kilda PCYC, first joining in 2010 and volunteering on youth programs. The PCYC offered me an opportunity for paid employment, and I began working at the club from 2014 to 2019. During this time, I led fitness programs and supported a wide range of youth and community initiatives, including programs for children and young people, and individuals experiencing complex challenges such as homelessness and abuse.
I have strong experience in youth program delivery, with a focus on supporting children and young people from diverse backgrounds. The PCYC helped me to build my skills and confidence, and professionally, I now work as a Process Improvement Specialist with RACV; specialising in improving systems, strengthening data-drivendecision-making, and enhancing stakeholder engagement.
I remain actively involved in the community through volunteer work with the Salvation Army and I am passionate about ensuring PCYC continues to be a safe, inclusive, and empowering space for young people and the broader community.
Stevie Hill - Board Member
I have a a long-standing connection with St Kilda PCYC, first joining in 2010 and volunteering on youth programs. The PCYC offered me an opportunity for paid employment, and I began working at the club from 2014 to 2019. During this time, I led fitness programs and supported a wide range of youth and community initiatives, including programs for children and young people, and individuals experiencing complex challenges such as homelessness and abuse.
I have strong experience in youth program delivery, with a focus on supporting children and young people from diverse backgrounds. The PCYC helped me to build my skills and confidence, and professionally, I now work as a Process Improvement Specialist with RACV; specialising in improving systems, strengthening data-drivendecision-making, and enhancing stakeholder engagement.
I remain actively involved in the community through volunteer work with the Salvation Army and I am passionate about ensuring PCYC continues to be a safe, inclusive, and empowering space for young people and the broader community.
Our History
The St. Kilda Police and Citizens’ Youth Club was founded in 1947 by, Mrs Olive Johnston, following the discovery of a few local youths stealing apricots from her front garden. It dawned on Mrs Johnston that if nothing was to be done, these young men would go on to live very difficult lives and, as such, the need for a charitable association became apparent. With that, the first meeting of the then, St. Kilda Boys’ Club, was held at her home on September 22, 1947. The initial meeting was attended by 14 youngsters who were all catered for with games, outdoor activities and even homemade supper.
As news spread, numbers grew and space became scarce. No less than three weeks later, her home could no longer support the fifty youths she had managed to bring in and so the Club moved from Church Hall to Church Hall, even going as far as to use one of the prestigious meeting rooms in the St. Kilda Town Hall. It wasn’t long before young women from the area began to attend as well, which resulted in Mrs Johnston changing the club’s name to St. Kilda Boys’ and Girls’ Club, in 1948.
In 1956, following a period of unease, the club called upon the local Police to help protect its future and, in so doing, the club moved to its first permanent location on Frampton Street and took on a new identity; The St. Kilda Police and Citizens’ Youth Club, as it’s known today.
It was nineteen years later, in 1975, that PCYC relocated to 179 Inkerman Street in St. Kilda and it remains there today. The original site was donated by a local butcher for the sole use of the Club and over the years it’s been modified and reorganised to cater for the needs of this generation. Now the club can offer young people a range of including the best basketball hall around and a first-class boxing hall.
Today the club continues to provide outstanding programs, services and activities to people of all ages, striving to empower the youth we work with and to give them the opportunities they need to excel and develop their skills.
Our History
The St. Kilda Police and Citizens’ Youth Club was founded in 1947 by, Mrs Olive Johnston, following the discovery of a few local youths stealing apricots from her front garden. It dawned on Mrs Johnston that if nothing was to be done, these young men would go on to live very difficult lives and, as such, the need for a charitable association became apparent. With that, the first meeting of the then, St. Kilda Boys’ Club, was held at her home on September 22, 1947. The initial meeting was attended by 14 youngsters who were all catered for with games, outdoor activities and even homemade supper.
As news spread, numbers grew and space became scarce. No less than three weeks later, her home could no longer support the fifty youths she had managed to bring in and so the Club moved from Church Hall to Church Hall, even going as far as to use one of the prestigious meeting rooms in the St. Kilda Town Hall. It wasn’t long before young women from the area began to attend as well, which resulted in Mrs Johnston changing the club’s name to St. Kilda Boys’ and Girls’ Club, in 1948.
In 1956, following a period of unease, the club called upon the local Police to help protect its future and, in so doing, the club moved to its first permanent location on Frampton Street and took on a new identity; The St. Kilda Police and Citizens’ Youth Club, as it’s known today.
It was nineteen years later, in 1975, that PCYC relocated to 179 Inkerman Street in St. Kilda and it remains there today. The original site was donated by a local butcher for the sole use of the Club and over the years it’s been modified and reorganised to cater for the needs of this generation. Now the club can offer young people a range of including the best basketball hall around and a first-class boxing hall.
Today the club continues to provide outstanding programs, services and activities to people of all ages, striving to empower the youth we work with and to give them the opportunities they need to excel and develop their skills.
