AUSTRALIA
The Courier
By FIONA HENDERSON Aug. 5, 2014
BALLARAT’S Catholic diocese paid for renovations to former Bishop Ronald Mulkearns’ Great Ocean Road property.
The diocese footed the bill, believed to be about $60,000, for converting the Fairhaven home’s garage into an office after the former Ballarat bishop retired in 1997.
Skipton builder Charlie Robinson, who carried out the works, said the office included a wall of floor-to-ceiling bookshelves and a custom-made desk using American Oak veneers.
Mr Robinson said, from memory, the initial garage conversion cost $40,000, with about $20,000 used to fit it out.
However, due to the length of time that has passed, Mr Robinson does not still have the original documentation.
He also said he was told to give Bishop Mulkearns “whatever he wants” and send the diocese the bill.
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