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"I was only young, thinking it will never get me, as fit as I was,"
Mr Donohue said.

A man stands with three young children.

"There's a high incidence of stroke, almost twice the national average in our Cowper area and rural and regional Australians are 17 per cent more likely to have a stroke in the first place,"
Dr Lavis said.
A group of Indigenous Australians stand together in a riverside park wearing bright t-shirts featuring cultural designs.

Hands together holding a walking cane.

"This initiative works because it's led by the people it serves. It's building trust and fostering conversations that can save lives,"
she said.

Medical staff wearing brightly coloured t-shirts in a hospital.

An Indigenous woman standing in a park smiling, wearing a bright shirt.

An older man sits on a park bench, wearing a bright t-shirt, and holding a walking cane.

"Having us around can give people the incentive to get back [their health],"
he said.

"The immediate personal impacts for the individual stroke survivors have been phenomenal."

Bright t-shirts shown from the back, with stroke awareness words: face, arm, speech, time.

"I think someone was looking after me … it's a chance for a better life."
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