On 3 September 2025, the St Kilda PCYC CEO announced that it would end all unfunded programs on 3 October. He also announced that the Board had decided to sell the building at 179 Inkerman Street, the organisation’s home since 1975. These decisions were made without transparency to its members and the local community.

We are petitioning the Board to stop the sale of the StKPCYC's home and allow members to have a genuine voice on this significant change to the organisation.

Who is impacted

Young people, especially those who are vulnerable, will be negatively impacted by the loss of 179 Inkerman St and the programs delivered there. More broadly, PCYC members of all ages, students from St Kilda primary school and community sports teams will lose access to a space to train in an area that already has very little accessible space for that purpose.

The seniors who use the St Kilda PCYC are the same young people that used it decades ago. The loss of the St Kilda PCYC will deprive today’s young people of that future connection and our whole community will be worse off for it.

Why Now

Until the CEO announced the closure and sale of the St Kilda PCYC, there had been no indication the organisation’s finances were in crisis. Every annual report positioned the organisation as well managed and effective when in reality, it was not. This deception has belies the lack of transparency with which these decisions were made.

All this is to say: we didn’t know what we didn’t know. Now we do. And now it’s time to hold the board to account.

What Can Be Done


Sign this petition. Tell the board what the St Kilda PCYC means to you and the community.

Are you a member? Silver and Bronze members are FULL voting members. Tell us who you are! Exercise your member rights and ask for the register of members. With the support of 25% of them, a Special General Meeting can be called to stop the sale.

We will keep you up to date with more actions that you can take.

 

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Important Links
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savestkildapcyc.org  links to all of the related pages. Includes links to the financials and annual reports

Member Registration Form.   If you are a Silver or Bronze member then you are a FULL Member and have voting rights. Tell us who you are! Tell your gym buddies. If you're not sure, still add your name. We'll be in touch.

WhatsApp Group. Jump in. I'll make some more channels for different topics. 

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Supporter Initiatives
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• Local Greens' Breaky BBQ at 9.30am this Saturday (Grand Final Day) opposite PCYC. Tell them you're coming!
• Local Greens' Letterbox drops and stalls: help get the word out about what's happening. Register here.

Are you a local business that can help spread the word? Reckon we can hit 5k signatures? Get in touch: hello@savestkildapcyc.org

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Timeline
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• 20 November 2023: The sale of the rooming house located at 175 Inkerman St that was publicised on the Gary Peer Real Estate blog.
• 30 June 2024: The FY24 Financial Statements state that the sale completed before 30 June 2024 and the Statement of Cash Flows show Net Proceeds from property sales to be $1,467,007
• 11 July 2024: Apparent settlement of 175 Inkerman St from title record and transfer of title completed on 15 July 2024.
• November 2024: Two new board members are appointed to the St Kilda PCYC Board. There are just 5 members. All have a finance background. There is no 'youth' representation, nor any local community representation.
• December 2024: Just 6 weeks after his appointment, the CEO lays out the vision for the St Kilda PCYC, one that fundamentally changes the organisation.
• 19 March 2025: The CEO makes their first reference to financial losses and announces that Olive's Lane will close on the following day.
• 4 August 2025: The CEO announces a partnership with Beach Hockey Australia and in the press release, positions St Kilda PCYC as Victoria's leading PCYC.
• 11 August 2025: The CEO announces the organisation's new name: Victoria PCYC. The rebrand is described as a "new chapter" and that "more details about this transition" would be shared in the coming weeks.
• 3 September 2025 - The CEO announces the imminent sale of 179 Inkerman St and provides more detail about the organisation's finances in an open letter.
• 6 September 2025 - News of the planned sale starts to spread
• 10 September 2025 - The CEO responds to genuine community shock with disrespect and defensiveness.
• 13 September 2025 - Coverage of the CEO response on TWiSK