Thousands of Brisbane homes and businesses were inundated last year when Queensland's capital was hit by its biggest flood since 1974.
No lives were lost, but many were forced from their homes across more than 50 suburbs.
A monument is being erected in honour of those who helped clean up after the catastrophe.
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The Muslim community was one group that mobilised back then, and now they're still working hard to help out.
"We raised about $60,000d in all that we were able to distribute, and we've been fortunate enough to receive another $45K which we still have and would like to distribute as well," says Yusuf Khatree, president of the Muslim Charitable Foundation.
The city was much more fortunate than Toowoomba and Grantham, where lives were lost as the waters swept through.
"I think we're a bit different from the people in Toowoomba and Grantham in that we didn't lose any lives in the Brisbane area and for that, people don't want to have a memorial service," says Melanie McInturff, from the Yeronga Flood Recovery Centre
But Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has stepped in with her own announcement, in recognition of the so called 'mud army' of volunteers who restored the stricken city.
"I want to see a statue that captures that incredible elation that we all felt when we saw people rise up, spontaneously in their thousands, bring their mops buckets and brooms into the streets and start that dreadful cleanup," she said.
It's hoped the statue will serve as a reminder, not just for those still rebuilding their lives, but in preparation for the next time.
