The garden in front of the CWA hall was ablaze with 1000 origami flowers on Saturday to mark the International Day of People with Disability.
Member for Northern Tablelands dropped in to see the display, the result of a year’s painstaking work by Genny Taverner.
The number of flowers roughly represents the number of people in the local community who are aged or have a disability.
“What a wonderful gesture, and one that displays Genny’s dedication to making a difference,” he said. “It also demonstrates how things have changed in our communities for people with disabilities with so many more opportunities opening up to them and their families.
“It is something to celebrate and to do it with these beautiful hand-made flowers sends out a really positive message.”
Ms Taverner, whose sight is affected by albinism, works with Care for Children with Disabilities, a local organisation funded to provide respite for families.
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