In the late 1990s, Arthritis Victoria undertook a Rural Access Pilot Project over a period of two years. In 1999, during the final phase of the project, a Rural Health Week Conference was held in Bendigo. In this photo, a small group of people pose for a photo at the event. In the front row (from left to right) are Fiona Gardiner, Cathy Penderfast, Ron Labonte, and Marion Sharkey (AFV's Rural Access Project Manager). In the back row, (from left to right) are Graeme Alladice, Rob Moody, and an unidentified woman.COL photo of a small group of people standing close together in two rows in the lobby of a building. There are four people in the front row, and three people in the back row. There are one or two other people (partially obscured) standing behind or beside them. In the background, inside the main hall of the venue, an ornate but modern decoratively lit ceiling is evident through a wide double doorway.[Handwritten in blue ink] FRONT FROM L -> R FIONA GARDINER CATHY PENDERFAST RON LABONTE [somewhat illegible] MARION SHARKEY REAR GRAEME ALLADICE [somewhat illegible], ROB MOODY RURAL HEALTH WEEK CONF. BENDIGO 1999.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, arthritis victoria, av, rural health week conference, outreach, fiona gardiner, latrobe university bendigo, cathy penderfast, east gippsland rural project worker, ron labonte, marian sharkey, afv rural access project manager, graeme alladice, rob moody, bendigo, 1999

In the late 1990s, Arthritis Victoria undertook a Rural Access Pilot Project over a period of two years. In 1999, during the final phase of the project, a Rural Health Week Conference was held in Bendigo. This photo appears on page 20 of the Vol 12 Issue 4, Summer 1999 edition of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update. It is captioned: "L-R Fiona Gardiner Latrobe University Bendigo, Cathy Penderfast, East Gippsland Rural Project Worker and Marian Sharkey, Manager Rural Access Project at the Rural Health Week Conference."COL photo of three women standing close to one another in the lobby of a building. They are all wearing name tags on their jumpers or jackets. One of them is holding a blue folder close to her chest. There is a set of stairs to the left of the frame. In the background, there are several other people also in the lobby.[Handwritten in blue ink] FIONA GARDINER LA TROBE UNI, BENDIGO. S/W DEPT [Handwritten in black ink] RESP. FOR EVALUATION OF PROJECT \ [Handwritten in blue ink] CATHY PENDERFAST RURAL ACCESS PROJ. WORER [sic] E, GIPPSLAND & MARION SHARKEY, MANAGER AV RURAL ACCESS PILOT PROJECT RURAL HEALTH WEEK CONFERENCE BENDIGO. 1999arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, arthritis victoria, av, rural health week conference, outreach, fiona gardiner, latrobe university bendigo, cathy penderfast, east gippsland rural project worker, marian sharkey, afv rural access project manager, bendigo, 1999

In 1999, a Rural Health Week Conference was held in Adelaide. This photo depicts Arthritis Victoria's Manager of the Rural Health Access Project, Marion Sharkey, with Department of Human Services (DHS) Health Promotion Officers for Gippsland, Debbie Mitchell and Kay Hoffman, and one unidentified woman.COL photo of four women posing for a photo outside a building at night. The building has tall floor to ceiling glass wall panels, and there is an "EXIT" sign above a double glass door.[Handwritten in blue ink] NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH CONF ADELAIDE 1999 L TO R MARION SHARKEY DEBBIE MITCHELL & KAY HOFFMAN HEALTH PROM. OFFICERS DHS GIPPSLANDarthritis victoria, av, rural health week conference, marian sharkey, afv rural access project manager, department of human services, dhs, health promotion officers gippsland, debbie mitchell, kay hoffman, adelaide, 1999

On the 12th of April, 1999, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV) held a Bone & Joint Ball at Sea Lake during National Arthritis Week as part of the Rural Access Project. This photo depicts AFV's Rural Access Project Manager, Marion Sharkey, and an unidentified man dressed up as skeletons at the event.COL photo of two people wearing skeleton costumes. One person has his face covered in white tape or fabric to look like a skull. The other person has white fabric or bandages wrapped around her head and chin. Behind then, there are two paper or cardboard skeleton cut-outs stuck to two closed doors. On the wall, there is a piece of paper with a labelled drawing of a skeleton. To the left of the frame, the back of a person sitting on a chair is evident.[On a white label, handwritten in black ink] (Rt) Rural Access Project Manager Marion Sharkey [On the same white label, handwritten in blue ink] 7 [circled]arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, rural access project, national arthritis week, naw, outreach, bone & joint ball, marion sharkey, rural access project manager, skeleton costumes, sea lake, 1999

In 1999, Australia cricketer, Merv Hughes, was the special guest at a Sports Forum for School Students. This event was conceived as part of the Rural Access Project. This photo depicts Merv Hughes and AFV's Rural Access Project Manager, Marion Sharkey, at the forum while a third person is demonstrating the use and safety features of a protective sports helmet. A cropped version of this photo appears on page 18 of the 1999 Annual Report, accompanying a report titled "Rural Access project".COL photo of three people indoors, one standing and two seated. The woman standing is holding up a protective sports helmet with both hands. She is looking towards the two seated people, who are looking off camera. All three people are laughing.[On a white label, handwritten in blue ink] Marion Sharkey, Rural Access Manager, and Merv Hughes at the sports forum for school students in Mildura. [On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in the centre, in black ink] ^ Page .18 ['.18' is circled] Annual 99|pages. [Archivist's notes, handwritten at the top of the sticky note, in pale black ink] MILDURA 1999 [Archivist's notes, handwritten at the bottom of the sticky note, in pale black ink] SPORTS FORUM FOR SCHOOL STUDENTSarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, rural access project, outreach, sports forum for school students, merv hughes, australian cricketer, marion sharkey, rural access project manager, mildura, annual report, 1999