The service, which has always struggled with numbers, performed its last duties at a Lucindale karting event in December.

Dr Alison Gazard, one of the only remaining local members, said it was a difficult time.

“It was a bit emotional,” she said.

The volunteer service could not continue as members had busy lives that prevented them from giving their time.

The volunteers in Naracoorte averaged about 500 hours of service a year, on top of work and family committments.

“People are very busy these days,” said Dr Gazard, who runs her own medical practice full time.

“It is hard for people who work all week to get up and go volunteer their own time when they have families and other things to worry about.”

She also points to age being a factor, with many volunteers retiring.

“We all got a bit old,” Dr Gazard said.

Now the Naracoorte section of the volunteer service remains unused, with only Dr Gazard and fellow member Veronica Anderson remaining in an administration capacity, managing the service’s assets in the area.

They also have the St John Ambulance volunteer vehicle, which sits idle and dirty without regular use.

“In an emergency, say a bushfire, I would still go out and provide first aid,” Dr Gazard said.

She said the volunteer service was struggling all over the State.

One member on the Yorke Peninsula is the sole volunteer for the whole area.

“Maybe in time new people will take up the volunteering work, but until then it isn’t looking good,” Dr Gazard said.