in march the following year (1980) this committee became the board of directors of a company limited by guarantee. also that year, the position of general manager was advertised and marjorie johnson applied for it and was appointed. the first task of the board of directors, under the chairmanship of judge john campton was to develop a policy and objectives for the centre and a range of activities which would give effect to those objectives. their policy statement, published in september 1980, called for access workshops for all craft disciplines, individual workshops for rental to craftspeople, premises for craft groups, a crafts shop, changing exhibitions, an access gallery, a conference centre and the victorian state craft collection display.