A drought-stricken southern Queensland town has cherished a substantial donation of hay and water from Australia’s Muslim community.
The generous relief was provided courtesy of Muslim Aid Australia, was embraced with open arms by Stanthorpe locals who are on the dire brink of running out of water over the approaching summer.
The town fears this to occur as early as December or January in what rural Queensland communities are regarding as its worst bone-dry drought in living memory.
The parched landscape has devastated the state of Queensland. Not only has it created a downturn in the local economy but has also ravaged its ecosystem as well.

Drought declaration. [Source: Queensland Government]
Furthermore, similar disastrous scenes can be found right across the Murray Darling Basin which predominately supplies northern New South Wales, but also extends to Queensland, Victoria and South Australia.
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, the ongoing drought in the Murray Darling Basin is now the worst on record. Climatologist David Jones said the drought had now exceeded the Federation Drought, the WWII drought and the Millennium drought, in terms of its severity.

Grazing watering points are as popular for stock as they are for the local kangaroo population. [Supplied: Tracey Walker.]
The most welcomed aid was sourced from overseas organisations, including Turkey and the United Kingdom, as well as local mosques and Muslim-run businesses.

Water donated by the Muslim Aid Australia is distributed to the Queensland town of Stanthorpe. [Credit: Muslim Aid Australia]
Members of Australia’s Muslim community who have previously donated to rural towns expressed that they were delighted to be of service to their fellow Australians.
“At the end of the day, we don’t need the ‘thanks’. We do this because we love it,” shared Riyaad Ally.
Indeed, the Holy Quran highlights the significance of treasuring water, instructing for the efficacious use of our planet’s finite natural resource.
“And have you seen the water that you drink? Is it you who brought it down from the clouds, or is it We who bring it down? If We willed, We could make it bitter, so why are you not grateful?” [56: 68-70]

Caption: Trucks filled with water and fodder rolling into the town of Stanthorpe. [Source: News Regional Media]
“We’re all part of the same family and we’re all trying to help each other out,” commented Riyaad Ally.
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