Queensland Ocean Crusader volunteers fight a losing battle in 'phenomenal' flood debris clean up

Seven months on from February's flood disaster, conservation group Ocean Crusaders is still cleaning up tonnes of debris from south-east Queensland riverbanks.

It says greater investment is needed from all levels of government.

Ian and Annika Thomson founded the non-profit foundation 12 years ago to remove marine waste from the environment to protect flora and fauna.

Mr Thomson feels like they are fighting a losing battle.

"Our biggest year previously, we manually picked 160 tonnes of rubbish out of the banks. This year, we've already cracked through 210 tonnes, and we've got three months to go," he said.

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