Police House and Station
The police house and station were very well sited being opposite the hotel. It was manned until the 1990s and then was vacant for a number of years until the Police Department sold in 2002. The Police house has been restored under a heritage grant and is used as a weekender. The Police Station has been renovated to also serve as accommodation.
At the rear of the Police Station is the original police cell. This cell was originally behind the courthouse but was moved when the police station was established. Brian Darcy who lived opposite was the last remaining town resident to have spent time in the police cell. He used to be let out each day so that he could return home to bathe. This was in 1975 when Tom Jefferson was the policeman stationed at Catherine Hill Bay. Brian (foopsy) recorded that while serving his time the door to the lockup was opened day and night and that he did odd jobs around the yard. Until he died in December 2007 he kept a copy of the food that he was served during his 16 day stay.
Monday: Coffee for breakfast, soup for Dinner and toasted sandwiches for tea.
Tuesday: Biscuits for breakfast, biscuits for dinner and seasoned beef and baked vegies for tea.
Wednesday: Cake for breakfast and bacon, beef steak and baked vegies for tea
Thursday: Cake for breakfast, chicken for dinner and t-bone steak, peas, beans and baked vegies for tea
Friday: Cake for breakfast, soup and bread for dinner fried sausages, peas and baked vegies for tea
Saturday: cake for breakfast, soup and bread for dinner roast pork with apple sauce, peas, beans and vegies for tea.
Sunday: Cake for breakfast and curried chicken and rice with carrots, peas, pumpkin, cauliflower potato and gravy for tea
Monday: Vegies for dinner with roast lamb, cauliflower, potato, pumpkin, peas and gravy for tea.
Tuesday: soup and bread for dinner bacon and eggs, fish fingers peas and gravy for tea.
Wednesday: soup and bread for dinner with crumbed chops, cauliflower, beans, peas, potato and gravy for tea.
Thursday: soup and bread for dinner with grilled steak, bacon, sausages corn, peas and gravy for tea.
Friday: Soup and bread for dinner with T-bone steak, potatoes, peas, beans, carrots and gravy for tea.
Saturday: soup and bread for dinner. Fried mushrooms, beans, peas potatoes and gravy for tea.
Sunday: Soup and bread for Dinner. Pork chops sauce, potatoes, pumpkin, peas, beans and gravy for tea.
Monday: Soup and bread for dinner with roast steak, cauliflower, potatoes, beans, peas pumpkin and gravy for tea.
“Releast(sic) Tuesday worse luck $400 fine paid in full. I am the only person by record to spend 16 days straight at the Bay Lock Up.
I am the only person can walk from by bed 4 foot, sit on the shit house and watch TV the same time, there no meny or any can do that”
In October 2013 the Police cell was destroyed by bushfire. Under NRMA insurance it was rebuilt with the same dimensions. There has been a successful adaptive reuse with one wall able to be lowered to a deck providing wonderful views. Internally toilet/bathroom facilities have been added.