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Dave Cleal - Walk a mile in these shoes

Name: Dave Cleal

Tell me about your job and why you pursued a career in it? I am the Assistant Manager at Orange PCYC and I have been for 7 years. I love working with sport and seeing the smiles on the kids faces.

Any career highlights? A highlight of my career would just be working with a team and Police to achieve outcomes that helps the youth of our community make good decisions in life.

What would be a usual day for you? Most days I am setting up for many Schools that use our facility, managing staff admin, accounts and changing courts for different activities.

What do you love most about your job? I like sport, being active and being able to wear causal clothes. I also really enjoy working with the kids of all ages.

What is something that people might not know about your job? People might not know that we work with Police on occasion and we offer a range of activities, not just sport. We teach music, safer driver course for L plate drivers, dance, School holiday activities and more.

Other than work, tell me a bit about yourself, your interests and hobbies? My interests are Rugby, Lawn Bowls, Golf, my grandchildren and having a punt.

What is your favourite thing to do? I love to eat out and stay in first class hotels.

If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you go and why?
If I could travel, I would love to travel Spain, reason being I have been once and loved the relaxed living and the country.