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Volunteers load food and essential items onto a rescue helicopter during the March floods in NSW
Volunteers load food and essential items onto a rescue helicopter during the March floods in NSW Source: AAP

Not only are there are 10 percent fewer people volunteering, but demand for the services they provide is up by 43 percent.

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Not only are there are 10 percent fewer people volunteering, but demand for the services they provide is up by 43 percent.

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