After many years service as president of Rushworth Community House, Sandy Ashton has announced that she will be stepping down from the position at the Annual General Meeting in March.

A founding member of the Community House  in  1988,  Sandy  has  held  the presidency several times over the ensuing two decades.

“It’s  time  for  some  new  faces  in  the Committee  of  Management,  and  that includes  the presidency”,  Sandy  said recently.

“This  is  a  great  opportunity  to introduce  new  people  with  new  ideas and  new  ways  of  doing things  while we  veterans  are  around  to  help  out  if guidance is needed.”

“It would  be wonderful  if  people  from other  community  organisations  join  our Board  and  inject their  expertise.  Who knows, a new President may even come from among them”, Sandy noted.

Creator  and  Coordinator  of  the Community  Garden  since  its  inception in 2001, Sandy will continue her green-thumb  activities,  and  will  also  exercise her passion for preparing delicious wood-fired pizzas in the Community Garden on the frst Wednesday of each month.