Community & Business
4 May, 2022
Free sausage sizzles, zooper doopers, music at skatepark
Every Thursday from 3pm, PCYC’s Youth Connect is at the skate park on Campbell Street, Oakey handing out free sausage sizzles and zooper dooper ice blocks to all.
PCYC Youth Connect Program Coordinator and social worker Katarina Medland said everyone in the community is welcome to come along.
“This is all about uniting the community and engaging kids positively,” she said.
“We do this every Thursday at 3pm and stay until whatever time people want to stay for.
“It’s great because we get all the kids when they’re leaving school walking past us.
“Heaps of them come up to us and grab a bite to eat when they’re walking home.”
Senior Constable Vincent Bradley from the Toowoomba PCYC said this program could be coming to an end soon.
“We have only been given funding for this program until June this year,” he said.
“This funding also includes Kat’s position as Oakey Youth Connect Program Coordinator.
“We’re trying to secure more funding and get the program coordinator position extended for at least another year.
“But at this stage we don’t know.
“We really need the funding so that we can have some sort of presence in Oakey, which allows us to engage with the youth.
“We really need to get the word out.”
