New chief for community centre

Mr Michael Nesbitt has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Peninsula Community Centre.

The Peninsula Community centre, a non-profit organisation located on the corner of Ocean Beach and McMaster's Rd, Woy Woy, claims to be one of the Peninsula's biggest employers.

The centre offers assistance and service to over 6000 clients, for which it receives funding for only 400 of these, according to Mr Nesbitt.

The Centre boasts 117 qualified staff and 45 volunteers.

The services range from child playgroups, kindy gym, before and after school care and vacation care.

It also offers adolescent support services such as The Web, which provides an outlet for both parents and children while also ensuring a "safe and nurturing environment", according to Mr Nesbitt.

The centre also hosts sporting and recreational activities, such as belly dancing, drama, yoga, latin salsa dancing, judo, physical culture, weight watchers, sculpting classes, scrap booking and hobby craft classes.

The centre demonstrates its ability to cater for all ages of the Peninsula by further extending its assistance to aged and disability care, catering for home modification and maintenance, personal nursing, transportation, companionship and social activities.

The centre additionally offers Coast Care Counseling and frequently holds meetings for problem addictions in one of its five function rooms.

The community centre encouraged everyone in the area to use the facilities.

Mr Nesbitt urged anyone who had any suggestions or who would like to volunteer "to drop in and have a chat".

He said people with handyman and maintenance skills would be particularly valued.

Natalie Thom, August 3