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New mosque for Young, cherry capital of Australia

Published 31 March 2025, 9:09 am
As millions of Muslims around the world mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan with festive Eid celebrations, one rural Australian town has welcomed a thriving Muslim community dating back four decades. Young, in outback NSW, known as the Cherry Capital of Australia, is opening its doors to even more people with a major mosque to be built there, the biggest to exist outside any Australian capital.
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