00:00Across a stretch of Western Australia larger than the state of Victoria, a three year drought is biting.
00:09There is a point where it doesn't matter how good you are as a farmer, the system sort of breaks down and we're in that at the moment.
00:16We're just sort of starting to get into the nasty stuff.
00:20Pastoralists in parts of the Upper Gascoyne say it's the worst they've seen.
00:25But help is rolling in.
00:31Volunteer drivers have spent days behind the wheel on the 1700 kilometre journey from Esperance.
00:39You can just see in their face that somebody else cares about them.
00:43It's not just delivering hay for the cattle and all the rest of it.
00:47Over the coming days this hay will be collected by dozens of pastoralists from across the region.
00:52It's a literal lifeline for their cattle.
00:55But it's an expensive feat.
00:57And now there's calls for the state government to pitch in.
01:01In a statement, Agriculture Minister Jackie Jarvis has commended the efforts of the charity group.
01:07And says she is seeking advice on the evolving situation.
01:11These events like these Farmers Without Borders coming to us and just showing that people care about you, you know,
01:17it makes a big difference.
01:18And for people that got a lot of stress in their lives, it probably is a huge bump to them.
01:23You've only got to look around here at how, you know, just how spirits are lifted here.
01:31An emotional reprieve for pastoralists and their animals.
01:35It makes a big difference.
01:55And now you can see how, you know,may mess.
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