As the drought consumes even more of Queensland, Aussie Helpers through its Buy a Bale campaign is searching for volunteers who have time on their side.
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According to Brian Egan, founder of Aussie Helpers, mental health was becoming an all too familiar problem as the drought worsened.
''The next step in this drought will be the mental health of the farmers, their families and local communities,'' he said.
''The mental stress suffered by watching your stock die, your family's livelihood and in some cases generations of family work fail is crushing.''
Aussie Helpers, established in 2002 has a proven track record of helping rural Queensland.
In the past four months, hundreds of thousands of dollars in hay has been delivered, pamper packs distributed and hundreds of farmers have been visited and assisted.
As the drought grows, more one-on-one visits are needed and Aussie Helpers is looking for volunteers, particularly retired nurses and grey nomads.
Charles Alder, of Aussie Helpers said: ''We're looking for people who have a few months to spare, have a passion for caring.''
Andy and Juanita Holden have experienced first hand the hardships of drought, and they decided it was time to give back to those that helped them and signed on as volunteers.
