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Disability advocate Stella Young immortalised in Stawell with statue

Wimmera artists helped sculptor Danny Fraser design the statue of Stella Young. (ABC Wimmera: Alexander Darling)

It feels entirely appropriate that children be watched over by the newly unveiled bronze statue of Stella Young as they tumble and squeal in Stawell's accessible playground.

The much-admired disability advocate grew up in the small western Victorian town where she was today immortalised at an emotional ceremony.

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