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Members of Nanango’s Mud Army hard at work this week cleaning up a flood-hit property; the group is looking for additional volunteers (Photo: Sandy Towell)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 2, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

Queensland councils will be given assistance to marshall volunteers for the massive flood clean-up.<\/p>\n

Local Government Minister David Crisafulli and the Local Government Association of Queensland President Margaret de Wit said councils would be given information about topics such as hazardous waste removal and insurance to assist them to form their own versions of the legendary mud army.<\/p>\n

\u201cMayors and councils have led the charge to protect their communities and will now use local knowhow to organise the clean-up,\u201d Mr Crisafulli said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt may be that in some communities this work will occur without the need for a day to rally volunteers but if we can assist those places that will organise volunteers, we\u2019re just trying to make it a more straightforward process.<\/p>\n

\u201cCouncils know best when it comes to what is right for flood-ravaged communities, and we want to give them the information they need to achieve it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cr de Wit said all hands would be on deck to give Queensland councils whatever help they needed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe situation is critical for some of our smaller regional councils and the LGAQ will do whatever we can to provide help at every level, including advising on volunteer and clean-up event insurance,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Caltex Australia has donated $75,000 worth of fuel vouchers for registered volunteers who use their own vehicles in the clean-up, which the LGAQ will co-ordinate.<\/p>\n