Overview

• Emma Castine, chair of the RBCA, has issued an urgent call for new members in a bid to avoid a shutdown.
• The association has not secured any new commitments since the recruitment appeal was launched on August 5.
• Castine’s digital strategy includes migrating meetings, networking events and resource-sharing to online platforms.
• Declining participation reflects broader challenges for local civic groups in Penola and the wider Limestone Coast.
• Coverage by journalist Charlotte Varcoe appeared concurrently in The Penola Pennant, The South Eastern Times and the Border Chronicle.