A Charleville grazier convicted of illegal tree clearing will only have to pay $10,000 in fines and costs instead of $112,000 after the Court of Appeal deemed that the penalty would have been "a crushing burden" on him and his family.

The Indian Ocean Dipole positive event that has been such a key factor in the drought is finally showing signs of breaking down.

The latest technologies will be deployed at a pineapple processing plant which is under construction in Yeppoon