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Premium Content Subscriber only A woman is being dealt with through the courts following a fatal crash that took the life of a 29-year-old man in North Queensland. The NewsMail believes the man who died in the incident had previously resided in Bundaberg before travelling north. Police allege that around 4.30pm on February 8, the woman was driving a silver Holden Jackaroo station wagon eastbound on Mareeba Dimbulah Road near Tyrconnell Road, Arriga, when she lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle left the road and rolled before hitting a tree. The passenger, a 29-year-old man from Italy, died at the scene.
Far North residents took to social media to express sympathies and to thank emergency services. Ev Findlay thanked "the wonderful community Âmembers who assisted my friend and her son yesterday at the horrific accident in the main street". "It was wonderful how everyone came together selflessly and cared for them," Ms Findlay said. "A huge thank you and praise for the police and ambulance officers. "The Mareeba Hospital was wonderful, as usual. "To all those who offered me and her partner comfort, you are beautiful people." Ms Findlay ended her message by encouraging Âothers to "please pray for my friend, her son, her family and her loved ones".
 Health authorities will target Queensland's anti-vaxxer hot spots as part of its COVID-19 jab campaign, as an expert warns areas with notoriously low vaccination rates will be "really hard to crack". It comes as new federal immunisation data revealed popular Queensland holiday destinations like the Gold Coast were among regions with the lowest children immunisation levels. Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young told The Sunday-Mail their first priority was making sure the highest risk groups were vaccinated. "That will take some time and is being led by the Commonwealth," she said. "But we'll also target regions where immunisation rates for other conditions are traditionally lower.