Puckapunyal & District Neighbourhood Centre

The Puckapunyal and District Neighbourhood Centre (PDNC) is coordinated by Mrs Jenny Oakley and employs up to three additional childcare staff. Always approachable, Jenny is an enviable source of information about facilities and activities within both the Puckapunyal and surrounding areas.

Largely staffed by volunteers, the PDNC always welcomes new faces. Volunteers who have skills or talents in particular areas monitor many of the programs; if you have a particular talent you would like to share with other families within Puckapunyal, please contact the PDNC.

The PDNC is a friendly and relaxed environment with a strong community focus. The PDNC acts as a vast and extensive source of information within the Puckapunyal area, as well as hosting and organising a wide range of services and activities themselves. Programs currently held at the centre include ballet classes, deep water running, war games, dance classes, model rail dub, children's activities group, water aerobics, dog obedience classes, tumble tots, swimming lessons and volleyball. Some of the Courses on offer during your posting may include First Aid Training, Asthma Awareness, Computer for Beginners and Intermediate and MYOB. These programs change from year to year depending on the availability of monitors.

PDNC aims to provide a large selection of programs, courses, and activities such as the netgame room, childcare, adult education and support to families and miIitary members, The PDNC has become a firm favourite among the Defence and the local community at Puckapunyal because of the diverse range of programs and activities offered.

PDNC has available an Information Technology Centre (IT) housing 30 computers connected to the Internet. These computers can be used to link to Centrelink's extensive online database of job vacancies and numerous other job search sites. PDHC IT Centre is an invaluable job search resource. Job applications can be searched and applied for online by simply emailing directly to potential employers.

Just some of the other activities the PDWC offers includes; ballet, dog obedience classes, swimming lessons, volleyball, model rail, touch football, craft, patchwork, tumble tots, Occasional Child Cere and dance classes to name but a few, These activities change from year to year depending on availability of monitors.

The Centre is located in Labuan Street, Puckapunyal and is open Monday to Thursday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and can be contacted on (03) 5735 7719, Fax (03) 5735 7718.

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