Muslim group donates $10,000 to NSW firefighters as bushfires continue to rage

RFS volunteers and NSW Fire and Rescue officers protect a home on Wheelbarrow Ridge Road being impacted by the Gospers Mountain fire near Colo Heights south west of Sydney, Tuesday, November 19, 2019. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

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A Muslim group has donated $10,000 to the NSW Rural Fire Service as bushfires continue to burn around Australia.

On Wednesday, representatives from United Muslims of Australia (UMA) made the donation to firefighters at Wauchope on the state's Mid North Coast.

UMA public relations officer Ibrahim Dadoun said his group put out the call to its members during Friday prayers last week.

The United Muslim of Australia collected funds to support the efforts to contain the .

Today, we presented a cheque of $10,000 to the Rural Fire Service in Wauchope. We spoke to the locals in Taree and they all commended the efforts of the brave men and women battling the fires in NSW and QLD.


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Published 21 November 2019 2:05pm
Presented by Fazila Tasmim


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