Thousands of St George residents evacuated from the flood-stricken town have been given the all-clear to return home.
Around 2500 people left St George after a mandatory evacuation order was put in place at the weekend, as the swollen Balonne River threatened the town.
Hundreds went to evacuation centres in Dalby and Brisbane.
Police lifted the order on Thursday afternoon, saying the town was now accessible via the Moonie Highway.
All other roads remained closed, police said.
The Bureau of Meteorology said the Balonne River dropped to 12.48 metres on Friday afternoon, having reached a record mark of 13.96 metres earlier this week.
The Balonne Shire Council warned residents to take extreme care returning to St George and said additional police were in the town to maintain order.
The town's supermarket has been reopened, but only one ATM is operational.
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh said the town's sewerage system was working again, after being rendered inoperable by floodwaters.
A makeshift earthen levee in St George will remain in place while the Balonne River is in excess of major flood levels.
Mayor Donna Stewart has said about 30 homes in the town were affected by floodwaters.
A massive cleaning effort at the flood-hit towns of Mitchell and Roma is continuing, as Governor General Quentin Bryce announced she would tour the region at the weekend.
Ms Bryce will attend a morning tea for emergency workers and volunteers in Roma, as well as visiting flood-damaged properties.
Community Services Minister Karen Struthers said her department had found 30 portable homes to send to the two towns.
'Six of those are on their way from Dalby, we're working with the council to get them in to the townships, particularly Mitchell,' she told the ABC.
'Where they're reallocated, they have to be hooked up with services and things like that.'
Mayor Robert Loughnan said he expected insurance assessors to be in the two towns for the coming weeks, and urged residents to call their insurers immediately.
Those waiting for an insurance assessor before removing flood-damaged property should check if their insurer would allow photographic evidence instead, he said.
He said the council was keen to remove rubbish as quickly as possible.
'I urge you to contact your insurance provider and advise them of the obvious health risks posed by having such volumes of garbage in close proximity to residences,' he said.
Around 100 defence force personnel, who were sent to aid the clean-up effort, will remain in the shire until early next week.
Brigadier Greg Bilton, commander in charge of the military response, told AAP his team would move on to St George if the state and federal government asked for assistance there.
