"It's something really special to be a part of and it's the same with the community members that come in; our coke delivery driver came in this morning and was telling us about when he used to come here," Ms Ross said.

She's spent a lot of time recently poring through the club's extensive records in part to prepare for the organisation's upcoming 50^th anniversary.

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"You see parents that come through and tell you about when they were here, and they're now bringing their kids, it's really special in that way, it's kind of like those small schools where one teacher has taught parents and then their children and we see that same sort of thing happening here at the PCYC," Ms Ross said.

The youth group's celebration will be somewhat low-key for a 50-year anniversary, as the COVID-safe restrictions are still in place, but as much of the PCYC's history as they can manage will be represented.

"It's hard with COVID, I'd love to block off the car park and have the whole club as an open day, but we just can't at the moment, we'll be having a brief afternoon tea with cake, our CEO Dominic Teagle will be coming up from Sydney for the event, I'm sure he'll have a few words to say," Ms Ross said.

"We'll also have past presidents, club members and staff, I'd love to say we're inviting everyone to come along, but if there are past committee members and club members around who are able to come along, we'd definitely like to have them around to reminisce on the past of the club and maybe look to the future, which I think is going to be a really exciting time."

Ms Ross, who came to the centre in the middle of the pandemic, is keenly aware of the impact that COVID has had, and is eager to move past the restrictions once it is safe to do so, with some big ideas in place for what follows after.

"In the immediate future, it's just going to be getting back to, not necessarily where we were, but a space where we can accommodate the people we need to accommodate and making sure we have the space available," Ms Ross said.

"In the next few years, that might mean moving to a new club in a new location, but we'll make sure we keep and maintain that connection with the community."

Whatever the post-COVID future holds Ms Ross remains grateful that the centre's long history has been kept alive throughout the lockdown.'

"I love knowing the history of this place, you can't come into a role and not take any of that on board, that's who we are and how we got to where we are, that's the biggest thing I've noticed, is that family feeling, especially here in Dubbo, we are one family."

The PCYC will celebrate it's the 50-year anniversary on November 17.