After nearly a century, a pivotal Country Women's Association branch in outback Queensland has shut its doors.

The Winton branch has been a constant in the community since 1924, providing support for women living in isolated communities, feeding the armed forces and bringing drought aid to the region.

The Queensland Country Women's Association has been a constant in outback Australia since 1922, the Winton branch opening just two years later. ( ABC News: Lydia Burton )

Rosie Archer has been a member for 67 of those years and said the news of its closure was disappointing.

"It's definitely a sad day for the whole town," she said.

Unsustainable future

An ageing membership pool, drought and a lack of funds are some of the reasons Ms Archer feels the branch was unsustainable.

"There seemed to be a few younger people who joined for a while. We used to have our meetings in the morning and changed it to the afternoon so that members, like teachers, could come," she said.

"There are still a few younger people who are happy to help out but won't take up any of the positions ... and the others who did are all gone.

"And the drought hasn't been much help. There's been lots of drought in times gone by but it's been really bad this time."

Ms Archer says she's disappointed to see the important branch shut its doors after almost a century in operation. ( ABC News: Aneeta Bhole )

Former Winton branch president Melissa Doyle said it had hit her particularly hard as a younger member.

"It was heartbreaking being a younger participant of the CWA to see all the hard work from the ladies before me and then make that decision," she said.

"I think the reaction from everybody has been disappointment, but there's only so much we can do with a limited number of people that still partake in what the CWA does."

Ms Doyle agreed the drought had not helped numbers.

"It has a great impact on the town and affects families," she said.

"You see families have to go away for work if job opportunities and stuff dry up."

Drought has played a part in numbers dwindling at the Queensland Country Women's Association in Winton, says Rosie Archer who lives on a property down the road. ( ABC News: Aneeta Bhole )

Disappearing CWA branches

Winton is the fifth branch in Western Queensland to close its doors, joining Ilfracombe, Aramac, Isisford and Jundah.

Beyond that is a longer list of disappearing branches across the state including Marlborough, Cracow, Marmor, Yeppoon, Goovigen and Theodore.

Ms Doyle believes it is unfortunate because groups like hers are needed now more than ever.

"We discussed how important it will be to maintain those relationships to keep something going," she said.

"Whether it's a regular morning tea meet-up or an afternoon tea cake stall just for the social interaction."

Ms Archer says she doesn't have high hopes for the branch reopening, despite efforts being made by the state vice president Janis Street. ( ABC News: Aneeta Bhole )

Hope for the future

Queensland CWA vice president Janis Street will travel to Winton on Friday to ask members to reconsider, and said the state organisation had not given up on the branch yet.

"It makes me feel sad. I still only call it a temporary closure, because I'm going out there and going to organise a meeting with the town ladies, and hopefully I can form that branch again," she said.

"It was so important. It was formed in 1924 and it's such a big part of that little town.

"I can remember reading they used to feed soldiers who used to catch the train which went through Winton up north. So right from day one, it has been such an important branch."

Ms Street said she hoped she could encourage people to join.

"I just hope we can talk, not talk people into it, but encourage people to join for the good of the country," she said.

But Ms Archer remained sceptical.

"I can't see it. It sort of died. The last few meetings was just four or five people. You couldn't do anything," she said.

"It won't come back again. I don't think there's any hope of that. Nobody is interested."