Anne Longworth bowed out as the final president of Bishop’s Lodge Management Committee last Wednesday when the final meeting took place after the last of Hay Shire Council’s Section 355 museum committees was dissolved.

This reluctant step was taken at the request of the committee due to the chronic volunteer fatigue experienced in Hay over the last few years.

Anne was a long-serving member of the committee and held the positions of both president and secretary simultaneously for several years.

With her is Dick van Buuren (right) who was the final treasurer and Council’s General Manager, David Webb.

Bishop’s Lodge will continue to operate mostly as in the past with a Friends of Bishop’s Lodge group being formed to continue to look after the house and garden.

Administration, including bookings, will now be undertaken by the Visitor Centre in consultation with the Friends group.

This article appeared in The Riverine Grazier, 4 December 2024.