What's happened?
The St Kilda PCYC has been a community hub for over 50 years. 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.
This is a corporate takeover. There is still time to fight back! We need all full members (Silver and Bronze) to come together to call a General Meeting and hit the reset button. out the community it's supposed to serve. We're fighting to take it back!
What you'll find here
This page is a hub for information about the St Kilda PCYC crisis. Here you'll find:
- Announcements
- A timeline of events
- Stories from the community
- Links to petitions and ways to get involved
- Press
- Consolidated list of public records
Members! We need you!
If you're a full member (Bronze or Silver), please fill out this form so we can get in touch. We need to get at least 200 members to call a General Meeting to stop the sale and take back control of our PCYC.
If you want to stay up to date, or add a story, follow the same link! You'll be added to the mailing list. Don't worry - it'll will have unsubscribe options.
The story so far
- 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. Although lauded as a significant partnership, there is no reference to St Kilda PCYC on any of Beach Hockey Australia related sites.
- 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.
- 22 August 2025 The CEO's EA registers VictoriaPCYC.org.au with GoDaddy. It is set to redirect to stkildapcyc.org.au
- 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.