The Margaret River and Agricultural Society and its annual show is on the brink of collapse, according to former secretary Helen Ridley.

Mrs Ridley told the Times if positions weren’t filled at the group’s next annual general meeting on March 1, the 83-year-old group could fold and its highly popular show would be abandoned this year.

“We had an AGM on February 3 and all positions were declared vacant and we couldn’t get anyone to nominate,” she said.

Mrs Ridley, who had been a member of the group for 38 years, said the society needed to fill key positions to ensure its survival, including the president, vice president and secretary role.

Former president Bob Heywood stepped down after a five-year tenure and Mrs Ridley would leave the group for 12 months for personal reasons.

“It would be devastating if the society fell through,” Mrs Ridley said.

“And the show, Margaret River people get a lot of enjoyment out of it.

“It’d be a sad time if the show had to come to an end.”

Mrs Ridley believed if the show wasn’t held this year, it may never return to the local events calendar.

“If it went into recess, it would be very hard to start from scratch and pick it up again,” she said.

Attracting a youthful committee was also a priority for the group, Mrs Ridley said.

“Another big problem is, okay, we might get a committee together, but it’s aging,” she said.

“We need some new blood and young people to take on roles in the committee.”

She said the current committee was mostly made up of 80-plus year olds.

“You can’t expect old people to do the work of the young,” she said.

Anyone interested in taking on a committee role or lending a helping hand to the group was encouraged to attend the AGM on March 1 from 8pm at the Show Offices in Gloucester Park.