A Riverland community-run club is on the market after struggling for years to be viable.
Berri Club has revealed debts of about $600,000, and a feeling of burnout among its members is behind the decision to try to sell.
The community-run facility has been operating this year on a volunteer basis after closing in 2019.
The club also went into administration in 2013.
It is run by an associated corporation made up of about 35 members, but it only has a handful of active volunteers.
The club opened about 50 years ago and at its peak had about 600 members.
Berri Club treasurer and public officer Alan Ranford said the sale would need to cover outstanding debts.
He said the majority of the debt was a loan of about $450,000 to ANZ, but there was also about $10,000 owed to trade creditors, outstanding council rates of about $20,000, and a tax liability of $111,000.
"We have to sell it for the amount to pay out the debt because, under the Act, an incorporated association can't voluntarily wind-up if it has debts without the permission of the court
"So we have to sell it to pay out all the loans and the debts.
"It can't be sold for any less than the debts."
Mr Ranford said the club was opening on a volunteer basis on Thursday nights and Sundays.
But he said efforts to keep the club open were taking too much of a toll on its small membership.
"Some recent events have had some debts [attributed] to the club, and a lot of people are getting a little bit worn out rescuing it."
Administration if not sold
Mr Ranford said club members had voted to keep the club on the market until March.
If it was not sold by then it would need to be placed into administration.
"We can't keep going but we will still be open until it's sold," he said.
Mr Ranford said he believed the club could still be viable.
"Personally I would like to see it stay in community hands with a like-minded community organisation, or the members come back and support the club," he said.
"The club could be viable but without members and patrons it's not possible."
