PCYC through the years
Our proud history
85 years of supporting the young people of Western Australia.
1937
The Police & Citizens Youth Club (PCYC) is founded by Police Commissioner William John Mackay in 1937 in New South Wales.
1941
First WA Police Boys’ Club opens at the old Hunt’s biscuit factory in East Perth. Then, Subiaco, Midland Junction, Fremantle, North Fremantle, Bunbury, Kalgoorlie and Boulder all opened that year.
1945
Name changes to ‘Federation of W.A. Police and Citizens Boys’ Club’.
1953
Nineteen boxers ranging from 13 to 23 years old travel to Singapore for the Club’s first international competition. The journey is so unique that the boxers organised a reunion 50 years later to celebrate.
1964
The first logo is introduced, with five stars representing Citizenship, Fitness, Honour, Loyalty and Friendship.
1984
The first Blue Light WA™ event in Albany attracted over 1,000 young people to an unforgettable disco.
1994
Accredited Training Courses introduced.
2005
PCYC changed its name from the Police and Citizens Youth Clubs to Police and Community Youth Centres to better represent the service provided to young people within Western Australia and the broader multicultural community.
2012
PCYC takes full responsibility for the governance and operation of the organisation after 71 years of Police management.
Today
We have 16 centres operating throughout Western Australia offering a vast range of recreational activities, diversionary programs and alternative education and training opportunities, plus 67 Blue Light WA™ Units in remote and rural areas where often, there is no PCYC Centre.
