If we harnessed that feeling, and multiplied it by the number of times it happens, in some households (mine included) there would be a lot.

Let's put that analogy into the context of volunteers.

All that planning, work and stress that goes into organisations and events takes time away from personal lives.

But we all know about volunteers, or perhaps you are one yourself.

They do it because they love to help, love to lift their communities up and take a sense of pride in belonging.

Throughout the pandemic, we've heard lots about job losses and business losses.

We've also heard about students, who are unable to go to school, and have felt the loss of social interaction.

As we muddle our way through lockdown seven, or six-and-a-half, whatever we want to call it, I find myself thinking of the volunteers.

As we move past events being cancelled and dive a little deeper, our volunteers, who do a job without anything in return, have had their whole organisation and event ripped out from under them.

From a sporting perspective, we feel for the players who can't continue to play their sport.

But we often overlook the volunteers - those people who spend countless hours preparing for events, planning and not to mention the number of restrictions and rules that are needed to be understood for COVID-19 planning.

So how do we support our volunteers, those people within our communities who do the thankless tasks?

I would love to hear from you - cassandra.langley@austcommunitymedia.com.au