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Paraplegic man riding around Australia on wheelchair scooter to fundraise for spinal rehab

A paraplegic man raising money to support people with spinal injuries will this week arrive in Naracoorte as part of a 66-day journey around Australia on a specially fitted-out scooter. 

Bevan Kearsley from Greenslopes, in Queensland, had a motorcycle crash in 1992 that left him with permanent spinal injuries.

After visiting a rehabilitation site in Brisbane recently, he decided to fundraise for a better rehabilitation service for spinal injury patients.

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