Rotary Club president Judy Ford, along with former president Kim Turner, will now co-coordinate the bi-monthly markets.

Rotary have big plans for the markets with the main goal to expand and become more accepting of various goods.

“We really want to open the markets up a bit,” Mrs Ford told the Tribune.

“We want a range of quality goods but we also want to make sure that people don’t see us as just a flea market. We don’t really want secondhand material or anything like that.”

Mrs Ford is extremely grateful for the work done by Mr Howe in his tenure as coordinator, but believes having two people looking after it will definitely benefit the markets.

“Bernie has been wonderful and he did a fantastic job, but he has a business venture to pursue so Kim and I have taken it on.

“Having two people look after it will, I believe, help the markets a lot. It should be great.”

It is hoped the number of vendors will double under the new management and the increased leniency of accepted goods.

The farmers’ markets will continue to take place on the first and third Saturday of every month at the Yass showgrounds.