For the most part Ipswich has dodged the worst of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred and the rain that it has brought, but there are still plenty of questions around services resuming, whether or not school is returning and how long the clean-up will take.

Ipswich City Mayor Teresa Harding told Peter Psaltis on 4BC's Special Coverage, "Ipswich City Council actually downgraded its alert for people to stay informed, so people are free to go out, go to the shops, you know, go out and about."

"We just ask you to stay informed, keep in touch with the Ipswich Disaster Dashboard to look at those warnings."

"There is still that chance of the potential flash floods which obviously is not great on roads so just drive really safely and we're really hopeful that ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred's impacts are starting to ease but we'll continue to closely monitor the situation," Ipswich Mayor Harding said.