On the 17th of June, 1988, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV) conducted an Arthritis Self Help Course in Warrnambool to train its regional members as volunteer Fitness Leaders. In this photo, Education and Training Coordinator, Ben Witham, demonstrates an exercise using a stretch band to three course participants. The three women depicted in the photo are (from left to right) Joan King, Liz Fry, and Jodie Gibbs. This photo appears on page 3 of the Vol 1 No 3, September 1988 issue of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update. It accompanies an article titled, "Self Help goes to Warrnambool". The article reports on the Warrnambool Leaders Training Course.Black and whitle photo of four people, each doing some arm exercises using a stretch band. They are standing in front of a freestanding whiteboard, behind which there is a large blackboard along the wall, with some cupboards beneath it. There is an instruction sign attached to the whiteboard with bulldog clips, titled "TYPES OF EXERCISE".[At the top centre of the photo, there are three short pencil lines at the top of the photo: one horizontal line, with two diagonal lines forming a downward arrow shape above it] [Handwritten in black ink] JUN 17 88 B [or 13] 11A ARTHRITIS [Handwritten in blue ink] 3A [underlined] [Handwritten in pencil] 72%arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, action house, arthritis self help course, fitness leaders training course, ben witham, education and training, coordinator, joan king, liz fry, jodie gibbs, warrnambool, 1988

In September 1989, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria held an Arthritis Self-Help Course at the Moridalloc Community Health Centre. The course was conducted by Arthritis Foundation of Victoria staff. In attendance was the Minister for Community Services, Victoria, Peter Spyker. In this photo, the Minister stands in position behind a chair, ready to try out some of the chair-based exercises. The event is briefly mentioned in an article titled, "Minister tries arthritis self help". It appears on page 6 of the Vol 2 No 4, November 1989 issue of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update.B&W photo of a man standing behind a chair in a large room. He is holding onto the back of the chair with both hands while turning his head to face a long wood-panelled wall. Opposite and facing him, there are four chairs in a row. Pushed up against the wall are five milk crates stacked up on top of one another, a wooden coffee table, a long trestle table, and a radiator. There are various items on the coffee table and trestle table, including a board propped up on a small stool on top of the coffee table. There is a plastic basket beneath the trestle table. There are some cardboard signs with handwritten text on the wall.[On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] The Hon. Mr Peter Spyker Minister for Community Services joins in an exercise demonstration at an Arthritis Self Help Course held at Mordialloc CHC in Sept '89; conducted by AFV staffarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, peter spyker, minister for community services, chair-based exercise, self-help course, self management, pain management, mordialloc, community health centre, arthritis update, 1989

In September 1989, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria held an Arthritis Self-Help Course at the Moridalloc Community Health Centre. The course was conducted by Arthritis Foundation of Victoria staff. In attendance was the Minister for Community Services, Victoria, Peter Spyker. In this photo, the Minister joins a small group of women in trying out some of the chair-based exercises. The event is briefly mentioned in an article titled, "Minister tries arthritis self help". It appears on page 6 of the Vol 2 No 4, November 1989 issue of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update.B&W photo of a man standing behind a chair in a large room. He is holding onto the back of the chair with both hands while lifting one leg behind him from the knee. Standing opposite him are four women. They are each standing behind a chair and holding onto the back of the chair with both hands. In the background, there is a window along one wall, and a wood-panelled wall along a perpendicular wall. Beneath the window, there are several stacked chairs. Pushed up against the wood-panelled wall are five milk crates stacked up on top of one another and a wooden coffee table. There are various items on the coffee table, including a board propped up on a small stool (partially obscured).[On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] THE HON. MR. PETER SPYKER, MINISTER FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES JOINS IN AN EXERCISE DEMONSTRATION AT AN ARTHRITIS SELF HELP COURSE HELD AT MORDIALLOC C.H.C. (CONDUCTED BY AFV STAFF) 9/89arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, peter spyker, minister for community services, chair-based exercise, self-help course, self management, pain management, mordialloc, community health centre, arthritis update, 1989

In September 1989, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria held an Arthritis Self-Help Course at the Moridalloc Community Health Centre. The course was conducted by Arthritis Foundation of Victoria staff. In attendance was the Minister for Community Services, Victoria, Peter Spyker. In this photo, the Minister and a small group of women are trying out some chair-based exercises. Standing beside the Minister and facing the women is another man who is giving them instructions. The event is briefly mentioned in an article titled, "Minister tries arthritis self help". It appears on page 6 of the Vol 2 No 4, November 1989 issue of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update.B&W photo of a man standing behind a chair in a large room. He is holding onto the back of the chair with both hands while lifting one leg behind him from the knee. Standing opposite him are four women. They are each standing behind a chair and holding onto the back of the chair with both hands. There is another man standing beside him, facing the women and gesticulating with both hands. In the background, there is a window along one wall and a wood-panelled wall along a perpendicular wall. Beneath the window, there are several stacked chairs. Pushed up against the wood-panelled wall are five milk crates stacked up on top of one another and a wooden coffee table. There are various items on the coffee table, including a board propped up on a small stool.[On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] THE HON. MR. PETER SPYKER, MINISTER FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES, JOINS IN AN EXERCISE DEMONSTRATION AT AN ARTHRITIS SELF HELP COURSE HELD AT MORDIALLOC C.H.C. (CONDUCTED BY AFV STAFF) 9/89arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, peter spyker, minister for community services, chair-based exercise, self-help course, self management, pain management, mordialloc, community health centre, arthritis update, 1989

In the early 1990s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria began to develop educational programs that would be more accessible to Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. In one example, volunteer course leaders from the Vietnamese community were trained to deliver the course content in their own language. This photo depicts a group of people from the Vietnamese community attending an Arthritis Self Help Course, facilitated by a trained Vietnamese course leader. Participants learned some simple exercises for managing pain from arthritis in the hands and fingers. A cropped photo from this series appears as part of a photo collage on the cover of the 1998 Annual Report.COL photo of a small group of people, seated and standing, gathered around a table. They are looking at some brochures. Also on the table is a book titled "The Arthritis Helpbook" and a plastic display folder with a clear front cover. Printed on the cover page inside the folder is the text, "Arthritis Self Help Course Leaders Manual". In the background, there are some large windows with a view to some trees outside. There are some storage cupboards along the wall beneath the windows. There are various pictures on the walls, including photos and a large cartoon drawing of Bert and Ernie (two characters from the USA children's television show, Sesame Street).arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, self-help course, tutor training, instructor, course leaders, brochures, factsheets, course manual, the arthritis helpbook, exercises, hands, fingers, pain management, living with arthritis, annual report, 1998

Around 1991-1992, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's Self Help Course Coordinator, Beth Banks, ran a training course for volunteer course leaders and health professionals. This photo appears on page 6 of the 1992 Annual Report with the caption: "The Foundation's Self Help Course Coordinator, Beth Banks, trains another group of volunteers and health professionals to lead the Arthritis Self Help Course in local areas.Black and white photo of a woman teaching a small group of people. The woman is standing and pointing to a large display stand which contains some textual information as well as a large photo of some people exercising. The remaning people are sitting at a tables, on which there are many books and folders. Behind the woman standing, there is a television set on a stand and a large whiteboard.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, action house, royal talbot rehabilitation centre, beth banks, coordinator, self help course, training course, member volunteers, health professionals, kew, c1991, c1992

In the early 1990s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria developed various programs to make information about arthritis more accessible to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. In 1993, an Arthritis Self Help Course with trained leaders from the Vietnamese community was developed. This promotional photo for the course features three Vietnamese self-help course leaders.B&W photo of a small group of people taking a walk along a concrete path. There is a wooden bollard across the entrance to the path. Beside the path is a shrub, and there are some tall trees in the background.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, self-help course, tutor training, instructor, course leaders, 1993

In the early 1990s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria developed various programs to make information about arthritis more accessible to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. In 1993, an Arthritis Self Help Course with trained leaders from the Vietnamese community was developed. This promotional photo for the self-help course features four Vietnamese course leaders. The photo appears on page 1 (cover page) and page 9 of the Vol 6 No 4, Summer 1993 issue of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update. It accompanies an article titled, "Enthusiastic Vietnamese Group - a first in Australia". The photo is captioned: "Four of the Vietnamese community who trained as leaders for the Self Help Course, are pictured at the Foundation." A similar photo appears on page 6 of the 1993 Annual Report, with the caption: "Walking is an excellent form of exercise and is promoted in the Arthritis Self Help Course now accessible to the Vietnamese Community."B&W photo of a small group of people taking a walk along a concrete path. One woman is looking up and pointing. There are two wooden bollards across the entrance to the path. Beside the path are some large shrubs, and there are some tall trees in the background.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, self-help course, tutor training, instructor, course leaders, 1993

In September 1989, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria held an Arthritis Self-Help Course at the Moridalloc Community Health Centre. The course was conducted by Arthritis Foundation of Victoria staff. In attendance was the Minister for Community Services, Victoria, Peter Spyker. In this photo, the Minister tries out some of the chair-based exercises with a small group of women. The event is briefly mentioned in an article titled, "Minister tries arthritis self help". It appears on page 6 of the Vol 2 No 4, November 1989 issue of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update.B&W photo of a man standing behind a chair in a large room. He is holding onto the back of the chair with both hands while extending one leg out to the side. Standing opposite him are three women. They are each standing behind a chair and holding onto the back of the chair with both hands. In the background, there is a long wood-panelled wall. Pushed up against the wall are five milk crates stacked up on top of one another, a wooden coffee table, a long trestle table, and a radiator. There are various items on the coffee table and trestle table, including a board propped up on a small stool on top of the coffee table. There is a plastic basket beneath the trestle table. There are two cardboard signs with handwritten text on the wall.[On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] The Hon Mr Peter Spyker, Minister for Community Services, demonstrates his exercise prowess at ["at" is crossed out] to participants in an ASHC at Modialloc CHC conducted by AFV staff in ? Oct ("Oct" is crossed out) Sept. '89 [Handwritten in blue ink, in the bottom right corner of the photo] 9/89arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, peter spyker, minister for community services, chair-based exercise, self-help course, self management, pain management, mordialloc, community health centre, arthritis update, 1989

In the early 1990s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria began to develop educational programs that would be more accessible to Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. In one example, volunteer course leaders from the Vietnamese community were trained to deliver the course content in their own language. This photo depicts a group of people from the Vietnamese community attending an Arthritis Self Help Course, facilitated by a trained Vietnamese course leader. Participants learned some simple exercises for managing pain from arthritis in the hands and fingers. A cropped photo from this series appears as part of a photo collage on the cover of the 1998 Annual Report.COL photo of a small group of people around a rectangular table. One person is standing while the others are all seated. They are looking at some brochures. One woman is pointing to some content in a brochure. Also on the table are a plastic display folder and a book titled, "The Arthritis Helpbook".arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, self-help course, tutor training, instructor, course leaders, brochures, factsheets, course manual, the arthritis helpbook, exercises, hands, fingers, pain management, living with arthritis, annual report, 1998

In the early 1990s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria began to develop educational programs that would be more accessible to Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. In one example, volunteer course leaders from the Vietnamese community were trained to deliver the course content in their own language. This photo depicts a group of people from the Vietnamese community attending an Arthritis Self Help Course, facilitated by a trained Vietnamese course leader. Participants learned some simple exercises for managing pain from arthritis in the hands and fingers. A cropped photo from this series appears as part of a photo collage on the cover of the 1998 Annual Report.COL photo of a small group of people around a rectangular table. One person is standing while the others are all seated. Two people are looking down at a brochure and practicing the hand exercises illustrated. On the table, there are several brochures, a plastic display folder, and a book titled, "The Arthritis Helpbook". In the background, there are a few people sitting on some chairs against the wall.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, self-help course, tutor training, instructor, course leaders, brochures, factsheets, course manual, the arthritis helpbook, exercises, hands, fingers, pain management, living with arthritis, annual report, 1998

In the early 1990s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria began to develop educational programs that would be more accessible to Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. In one example, volunteer course leaders from the Vietnamese community were trained to deliver the course content in their own language. This photo depicts a group of people from the Vietnamese community attending an Arthritis Self Help Course, facilitated by a trained Vietnamese course leader. Participants learned some simple exercises for managing pain from arthritis in the hands and fingers. A cropped photo from this series appears as part of a photo collage on the cover of the 1998 Annual Report.COL photo of three women sitting at a table. They are practising some hand exercises. There are several brochures on the table. In the background, there are a few people (partially obscured) sitting on chairs near the wall and around the room. The arm of one of the people in the background is in an orthopaedic splint.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, self-help course, tutor training, instructor, course leaders, brochures, factsheets, course manual, the arthritis helpbook, exercises, hands, fingers, pain management, orthopaedic splint, living with arthritis, annual report, 1998

In the early 1990s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria began to develop educational programs that would be more accessible to Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. In one example, volunteer course leaders from the Vietnamese community were trained to deliver the course content in their own language. This photo depicts a group of people from the Vietnamese community attending an Arthritis Self Help Course, facilitated by a trained Vietnamese course leader. Participants learned some simple exercises for managing pain from arthritis in the hands and fingers. A cropped photo from this series appears as part of a photo collage on the cover of the 1998 Annual Report.COL photo of three women sitting at a table. They are practising some hand exercises. There are several brochures on the table. In the background, there are a few people (partially obscured) sitting on chairs near the wall and around the room.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, self-help course, tutor training, instructor, course leaders, brochures, factsheets, course manual, the arthritis helpbook, exercises, hands, fingers, pain management, living with arthritis, annual report, 1998

In the early 1990s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria began to develop educational programs that would be more accessible to Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. In one example, volunteer course leaders from the Vietnamese community were trained to deliver the course content in their own language. This photo depicts a group of people from the Vietnamese community attending an Arthritis Self Help Course, facilitated by a trained Vietnamese course leader. Participants learned some simple exercises for managing pain from arthritis in the hands and fingers. A cropped photo from this series appears as part of a photo collage on the cover of the 1998 Annual Report.COL photo of three women sitting at a table. They are practising some hand exercises. There are several brochures on the table. In the background, there are a few people (partially obscured) sitting on chairs near the wall and around the room.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, self-help course, tutor training, instructor, course leaders, brochures, factsheets, course manual, the arthritis helpbook, exercises, hands, fingers, pain management, living with arthritis, annual report, 1998

In the early 1990s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria began to develop educational programs that would be more accessible to Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. In one example, volunteer course leaders from the Vietnamese community were trained to deliver the course content in their own language. This photo depicts a group of people from the Vietnamese community attending an Arthritis Self Help Course, facilitated by a trained Vietnamese course leader. Participants learned some simple exercises for managing pain from arthritis in the hands and fingers. A cropped photo from this series appears as part of a photo collage on the cover of the 1998 Annual Report.COL photo of a small group of people gathered around a rectangular table. One person, who is standing, demonstrates some hand exercises. The others, who are seated, are also doing the hand exercises. On the table, there are brochures, a plastic display folder, and a book titled, "The Arthritis Helpbook". In the background, there are a few people sitting on some chairs against the wall.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, self-help course, tutor training, instructor, course leaders, brochures, factsheets, course manual, the arthritis helpbook, exercises, hands, fingers, pain management, living with arthritis, annual report, 1998

In the early 1990s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria began to develop educational programs that would be more accessible to Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. In one example, volunteer course leaders from the Vietnamese community were trained to deliver the course content in their own language. This photo depicts a group of people from the Vietnamese community attending an Arthritis Self Help Course, facilitated by a trained Vietnamese course leader. Participants learned some simple exercises for managing pain from arthritis in the hands and fingers. A cropped photo from this series appears as part of a photo collage on the cover of the 1998 Annual Report.COL photo of two women and a man sitting at a table. They are practising some hand exercises. There are several brochures on the table. In the background, there are a few people (some partially obscured) either sitting on chairs or standing.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, self-help course, tutor training, instructor, course leaders, brochures, factsheets, course manual, the arthritis helpbook, exercises, hands, fingers, pain management, living with arthritis, annual report, 1998

In the early 1990s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria began to develop educational programs that would be more accessible to Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. In one example, volunteer course leaders from the Vietnamese community were trained to deliver the course content in their own language. This photo depicts a group of people from the Vietnamese community attending an Arthritis Self Help Course, facilitated by a trained Vietnamese course leader. Participants learned some simple exercises for managing pain from arthritis in the hands and fingers. A cropped photo from this series appears as part of a photo collage on the cover of the 1998 Annual Report.COL photo of a small group of people gathered around a rectangular table. One person, who is standing, demonstrates some hand exercises. The others, who are seated, are also doing the hand exercises. On the table, there are brochures, a plastic display folder, and a book titled, "The Arthritis Helpbook". In the background, there are a few people sitting on some chairs against the wall.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, self-help course, tutor training, instructor, course leaders, brochures, factsheets, course manual, the arthritis helpbook, exercises, hands, fingers, pain management, living with arthritis, annual report, 1998

In the early 1990s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria began to develop educational programs that would be more accessible to Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. In one example, volunteer course leaders from the Vietnamese community were trained to deliver the course content in their own language. This photo depicts a group of people from the Vietnamese community attending an Arthritis Self Help Course, facilitated by a trained Vietnamese course leader. Participants learned some simple exercises for managing pain from arthritis in the hands and fingers. A cropped photo from this series appears as part of a photo collage on the cover of the 1998 Annual Report.COL photo of two women and a man sitting at a table. They are practising some hand exercises. There are several brochures on the table. In the background, there are a few people (some partially obscured) either sitting on chairs or standing.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, self-help course, tutor training, instructor, course leaders, brochures, factsheets, course manual, the arthritis helpbook, exercises, hands, fingers, pain management, living with arthritis, annual report, 1998

In 1989, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), formerly the Rheumatism and Arthritis Association of Victoria RAAV), released a video titled, "Fighting Arthritis". The video promotes the Foundation's Arthritis Self Help Course and its Water Exercise Program, and was available for sale or for loan by community groups. The video launch was held on the bowling green at Parliament House, Victoria, at the start of the bowling season. This photo, taken at the launch event, depicts Peter Spyker, Minister for Community Services, Victoria, with the AFV's physiotherapist, Valerie Sayce, and Joint Action Group member, Gwen St John, in an exercise demonstration. The photo appears on page 6 of the Vol 2 No 4, November 1989 issue of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quaterly magazine, Arthritis Update. It is captioned: "Mr Spyker joins the fight against arthritis". The photo accompanies an article titled, "Minister tries arthritis self help", which covers the launch event. According to the article, the video was funded by the department of Community Services and the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (from the proceeds of the Tobacco Tax).B&W photo of three people conducting in an exercise demonstration on the grounds of a building (which is behind them). In the middle is a man wearing a suit, shirt and tie. On either side of him are two women wearing t-shirts printed with the logo, "Joint Action", and track suit pants.[In red ink] 6A [In blue ink, (crossed out in black ink)] 71% [In black ink] 72.5% [In pencil, lines drawn vertically and horizontally to form a rectangle, with one diagonal line within the rectangle.] [On a MOVE branded sticky note, in blue ink] Arthritis Update Vol. 2 No. 4 1989 Pg. 6 [On a yellow sticky note, in blue ink] Peter Spyker, Minister for Community Services, Victoria [tries arthritis exercises (crossed out)] joins Valerie Sayce (L.) & Gwen St John in arthritis exercises at the launch of the video Fighting Arthritis. The video was funded by Vic Health. UPDATE DEC. ['DEC' crossed out] NOV. '89arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, rheumatism and arthritis association of victoria, raav, fighting arthritis video, launch, audiovisual, self-help course, water exercise program, parliament house, bowling green, peter spyker, minister for community services, valerie sayce, physiotherapist, gwen st john, joint action group, jag, exercise demonstration, department of community services, victorian health promotion foundation, vichealth, funding, tobacco tax, arthritis update, 1989

In the mid 1990s, a self-help course for children with arthritis was held at the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's headquarters. Following the course was a barbeque for the children and their families. This photo depicts a group of children attending the course.COL photo of a group of children seated on rows of chairs inside a room. In the background are two adults and a child standing near an open door and a display board, with posters, on the wall. There is a large whiteboard affixed to another wall.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, children with arthritis, juvenile arthritis, family support group, self-help course, pain management, exercise, living with arthritis, family support, family barbeque, bbq, c1990s

In the mid 1990s, a self-help course for children with arthritis was held at the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's headquarters. Following the course was a barbeque for the children and their families. This photo depicts the children trying out some chair-based stretching exercises, led by the course leader.COL photo of a group of children seated on rows of chairs inside a room. Most of them have their hands and arms up in the air. In the background, there is a woman standing near an open door and a display board, with posters, on the wall. She also has her hands and arms up. Several closed bi-fold door panels are visible on the right-hand side of the frame.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, children with arthritis, juvenile arthritis, family support group, self-help course, pain management, chair-based exercise, living with arthritis, family support, family barbeque, bbq, c1990s

In the mid 1990s, a self-help course for children with arthritis was held at the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's headquarters. Following the course was a barbeque for the children and their families. This photo depicts some of the children trying out some chair-based stretching exercises.COL photo of a group of children seated on rows of chairs inside a room. Many of them are holding their hands up, some with two fingers depicting the "peace" sign. In the background, there is a whiteboard affixed to one wall, with an open door and a display board with posters (partially obscured) on the other wall.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, children with arthritis, juvenile arthritis, family support group, self-help course, pain management, chair-based exercise, living with arthritis, family support, family barbeque, bbq, c1990s

In the mid 1990s, a self-help course for children with arthritis was held at the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's headquarters. Following the course was a barbeque for the children and their families. In this photo, a small group of children are playing an outdoor game, assisted by the course leader. They appear to be playing a game of 'What time is it, Mr Wolf?', a popular traditional children's game.COL photo of a small group of children playing a game on a grassy area outdoors. A woman is crouching beside some of the children. The photo has been taken from behind them as they stand, facing the fence.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, children with arthritis, juvenile arthritis, family support group, self-help course, pain management, exercise, living with arthritis, family support, family barbeque, bbq, children’s games, traditional games, c1990s

In the mid 1990s, a self-help course for children with arthritis was held at the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's headquarters. Following the course was a barbeque for the children and their families. In this photo, the children and adults are seated outdoors, having some lunch after the course.COL photo of a group of children and adults outdoors, either sitting on chairs or on the grass. There is an esky on the grass. In the background, in the carpark beyond the grassy area, there is a row of parked cars.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, children with arthritis, juvenile arthritis, family support group, self-help course, pain management, exercise, living with arthritis, family support, family barbeque, bbq lunch, c1990s

In the mid 1990s, a self-help course for children with arthritis was held at the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's headquarters. Following the course was a barbeque for the children and their families. This photo depicts some of the parents preparing the barbeque lunch.COL photo of a group of children and adults gathered on a grassy area outdoors, either sitting on chairs or standing. Two men are cooking various meats on a barbeque while while two girls look on. One of the girls has her arm wrapped around one of the men's arm. There is a second barbeque next to them, with the lid closed. Behind them, there is a woman holding a stack of round plastic trays. In the background, there are several other children and adults, standing or sitting under a large outdoor umbrella.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, children with arthritis, juvenile arthritis, family support group, self-help course, pain management, exercise, living with arthritis, family support, family barbeque, bbq lunch, c1990s

In the mid 1990s, a self-help course for children with arthritis was held at the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's headquarters. Following the course was a barbeque for the children and their families. In this photo, children and adults are gathered outdoors while the barbeque lunch is being cooked.COL photo of a group of children and adults gathered on a grassy area outdoors. Some are sitting on chairs while others are standing. In the foreground, there is a woman holding a baby and another woman holding a couple of plastic bags full of bread. In the background, there are several people gathered around a barbeque. There is a large outdoor umbrella on a stand to the left, and a couple of tables with various miscellaneous items on them to the right.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, children with arthritis, juvenile arthritis, family support group, self-help course, pain management, exercise, living with arthritis, family support, family barbeque, bbq lunch, c1990s

In the mid 1990s, a self-help course for children with arthritis was held at the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's headquarters. Following the course was a barbeque for the children and their families. In this photo, some of the children and adults are seated while others are attending to the barbeque.COL photo of a group of children and adults gathered on a grassy area outdoors. A small group of people is standing around a barbeque while others are seated nearby. To the left, there is a large outdoor umbrella on a stand.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, children with arthritis, juvenile arthritis, family support group, self-help course, pain management, exercise, living with arthritis, family support, family barbeque, bbq lunch, c1990s

In the mid 1990s, a self-help course for children with arthritis was held at the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's headquarters. Following the course was a barbeque for the children and their families. In this photo, several people are sitting down on chairs and a wooden benche to eat their lunch.COL photo of a group of children and adults gathered on a grassy area outdoors. Most are sitting on chairs and a wooden bench while a couple of them are standing. In the background, beyond the grassy area, a row of parked cars is visible.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, children with arthritis, juvenile arthritis, family support group, self-help course, pain management, exercise, living with arthritis, family support, family barbeque, bbq lunch, c1990s