It’s not because she’s unsociable - she’s quite the opposite.

The Kapunda woman has devoted more than 40 years of her life to volunteering and she revels in it.

Her introduction into volunteering began several years ago while living in Sydney.

She was part of Rural Youth, an organisation now disbanded, which provided young people with training in a range of skills including organisation and public speaking.

It was during a national selection process with Rural Youth she met her husband Robert, an SA representative, and soon moved to his mid north home.

Not knowing her new community’s networks and people, Anne soon joined organisations to fit in.

She became heavily involved in community groups relevant to stages of her life.

She was the first woman on the hospital board and continued the job through the birth of her first son Daniel.

At her peak, Anne was involved between five and seven committees but didn’t see it as work.

“Volunteering is important whether you give a little or a lot of your time,” she said.

Her greatest interest involves support of the Rotary Club of Kapunda and it’s work to mentor young people.

“I like to think I have an eye and open mind to enlist the right young people for programs,” she said.

While Anne has attempted to retire from her work with Kapunda High School she can’t bring herself to break all ties.

She continues her strong connection with the school as founding board member of the school’s Centenary Foundation as secretary.

Anne also welcomed the foundation’s link in 2011 with the Community Education Foundation, which works to foster post school education and community support.