Vital volunteers give decades to keep Lambton heritage alive

Long-serving volunteers who have worked tirelessly to preserve and continue Lambton's heritage were honoured for National Volunteers Week. Picture supplied

Not to put too fine a point on it, but volunteers are absolutely crucial to the state's economy.

In 2023, the NSW government's report on the state of volunteering counted 4.3 million people who had collectively given just shy of 894 million hours of volunteer labour, contributing a considerable $178 billion of value to the state economy.