Dan Repacholi (Hunter, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I've said before and I'll say it again: we do it the best in the Hunter—and once again we have the awards to show for it.

PCYC Singleton was recently named New South Wales PCYC Club of the Year. Club manager, David Andrews, and his team—Vera, Jenna, Nicholas and Lachlan—do an incredible job in the local community. Winning this award is no mean feat. The Singleton club is a small club in comparison to the other 60 clubs around the state, but they punch well above their weight. The success of this club can be credited to one thing: the incredible staff and volunteers who work to deliver a range of programs at a very high standard. The club offers a range of programs which aim to give young people practical, real-life skills that they can apply to work, family and their community. These are programs such as driver education—a vital program in a community like Singleton—which helps learner drivers get 20 hours in their logbooks and the knowledge they need to reduce road risks, prevent accidents and become safer drivers.

The club also offers a range of sporting activities, such as basketball, an Active Kids program, a youth disability program, tennis, boxing and martial arts. Congratulations to Dave his team on another award—well done! And to all the PCYCs around New South Wales and Australia: thank you for all the work you do in helping to keep young people active, engaged and off the streets.