On Friday the 4th of December, 1998, Arthritis Victoria (AV) held its annual Volunteers' Celebration at the Melbourne Town Hall. The event was an afternoon tea held in the Swanston Hall. This photo depicts an unidentified woman chatting to journalist, editor, and AV spokesperson, Ita Buttrose, during the event.Colour photo of two women sitting at a round table, chatting. There are drinks and plates of food on the table. In the background, there is a waiter carrying a tea and coffee pots, and a musician playing an electric keyboard.[On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] Right Ita Buttrosearthritis victoria, av, arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, volunteers celebration, afternoon tea, ita buttrose, journalist, editor, av spokesperson, swanston hall, melbourne town hall, 1998

On Friday the 4th of December, 1998, Arthritis Victoria (AV) held its annual Volunteers' Celebration at the Melbourne Town Hall. The event was an afternoon tea held in the Swanston Hall. This photo depicts AV CEO, Shirley Caulfield, and journalist, editor, and AV spokesperson, Ita Buttrose, chatting to an unidentified man during the event.Colour photo of three people standing close together and chatting. In the background, to the left of the frame, there is a white banner with blue text (partially obscured). The lower half of the wall is covered in dark wood panelling.[On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] middle Shirly Caulfeild [sic] right Its beuttrose [sic] [On the same sticky note, handwritten in black ink] Vol Celebration 1998arthritis victoria, av, arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, volunteers celebration, afternoon tea, shirley caulfield, ceo, ita buttrose, journalist, editor, av spokesperson, swanston hall, melbourne town hall, 1998

The 1998 National Arthritis Week (NAW) was launched by Ita Buttrose - journalist, editor, and spokesperson for the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), now known as Arthritis Victoria (AV). Various sportspersons were also at the launch to help spread the message about exercise and better health outcomes. In this photo, Ita Buttrose poses for a photo with Co-Captain of the St Kilda Football Team, Nathan Bourke, and Carlton Football Club player (and later, Victorian National Party politician), Peter Hall.COL photo of three people posing for a photo. A woman (in the centre) is wearing a suit jacket. She has her hands on her hips and is turning slightly to one side. Another woman (wearing a track suit jacket) and a man (wearing a sweatshit) are standing on either side of her. They each have both of their hands placed on one of her shoulders. The trio are standing in the large lobby of a gymnasium or stadium. There are two other people in the background.[Handwritten in blue ink] 14 [Handwritten in black ink] Ita Buttrose Shelley O'Donell Nathan Bourkearthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, launch, ita buttrose, journalist, editor, spokesperson, ambassador, special guests, nathan bourke, co-captain, st kilda football club, peter hall, carlton football club, footballer, politician, national party victoria, 1998

The 1998 National Arthritis Week (NAW) was launched by Ita Buttrose - journalist, editor, and spokesperson for the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), now known as Arthritis Victoria (AV). Various sportspersons were also at the launch to help spread the message about exercise and better health outcomes. In this photo, Ita Buttrose, poses for a photo with Co-Captain of the St Kilda Football Team, Nathan Bourke, and Carlton Football Club player (and later, Victorian National Party politician), Peter Hall.COL photo of three people posing for a photo. A woman (in the centre) is wearing a suit jacket and is turning slightly to one side. Two men (standing on either side of her) are wearing sweatshirts. They each have both of their hands placed on one of her shoulders. The trio is standing in the large lobby of a gymnasium or stadium. In the background, there is another person wearing a green and gold track suit, and some vending machines along the wall.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, launch, ita buttrose, journalist, editor, spokesperson, ambassador, special guests, nathan bourke, co-captain, st kilda football club, peter hall, carlton football club, footballer, politician, national party victoria, 1998

The 1998 National Arthritis Week (NAW) was launched by Ita Buttrose - journalist, editor, and spokesperson for the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), now known as Arthritis Victoria (AV). Various sportspersons were also at the launch to help spread the message about exercise and better health outcomes. In this photo, Ita Buttrose poses for a photo with Vice Captain of the Australian Netball Team, Shelley O'Donnell, and Co-Captain of the St Kilda Football Team, Nathan Bourke. A similar photo, depicting Shelley O'Donnell and Nathan Burke lunging forward while pushing their hands onto Ita Buttrose's shoulders, appears on page 1 (front cover) of the Vol 11 Issue 2, Winter 1998 edition of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update. It is captioned: "Ita Buttrose, launches National Arthritis Week Arthritis [sic] with the help of Shelley O'Donnell, Vice Captain Australian netball [sic] and Nathan Burke, Co-Captain St. Kilda".COL photo of three people posing for a photo. A woman (in the centre) is wearing a suit jacket. She has her arms crossed across her chest. Another woman (wearing a track suit jacket) and a man (wearing a sweatshit) are standing on either side of her. They each have both of their hands placed on one of her shoulders. The trio are standing in the large lobby of a gymnasium or stadium. There are two other people in the background.[Handwritten in blue ink] 14 [Handwritten in black ink] Ita Buttrose Shelley O'Donell Nathan Bourkearthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, launch, ita buttrose, journalist, editor, spokesperson, ambassador, special guest, shelley o’donnell, vice captain, australian netball team, nathan bourke, co-captain, st kilda football club, 1998

The 1998 National Arthritis Week (NAW) was launched by Ita Buttrose - journalist, editor, and spokesperson for the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), incorporating Osteoporosis Victoria (OV). Various sportspersons were also at the launch to help spread the message about exercise and better health outcomes. In this photo, Arthritis Victoria CEO, Shirley Caulfield is chatting to Ita Buttrose at the launch.COL photo of two women standing close together, chatting. They are in the large lobby of a gymnasium or stadium.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, launch, ita buttrose, journalist, editor, spokesperson, ambassador, special guest, shirley caulfield, ceo, 1998

The 1998 National Arthritis Week (NAW) was launched by Ita Buttrose - journalist, editor, and spokesperson for the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), now known as Arthritis Victoria (AV). Various sportspersons were also at the launch to help spread the message about exercise and better health outcomes. This photo depicts Leigh Garwood from Arthritis Victoria with Peter Hall, Cartlon Football Club player (and later, Victorian National Party politician), at the launch.COL photo of two men standing close together. They are in the large lobby of a gymnasium or stadium. In the background, there are a few people walking through the lobby.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, launch, leigh garwood, peter hall, carlton football club, footballer, politician, national party victoria, 1998

The 1998 National Arthritis Week (NAW) was launched by Ita Buttrose - journalist, editor, and spokesperson for the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), now known as Arthritis Victoria (AV). Various sportspersons were also at the launch to help spread the message about exercise and better health outcomes. In this photo, Glenn Singleton (Australian International Canoe World Cup Team), Peter Hall (former VFL Carlton Football Club player/Victorian National Party politician), Ita Buttrose and Shirley Caulfield (Arthritis Victoria CEO) are depicted sitting in the front row of a gymnasium or indoor stadium at the launch, with a large group of school children sitting in multiple rows behind them.COL photo of several adults seated in the front row of multiple rows of tiered seating in a gymnasium or stadium. Seated behind them are several rows of school children in school uniform.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, launch, ita buttrose, journalist, editor, spokesperson, ambassador, special guest, glenn singleton, australian international canoe world cup team, peter hall, carlton football club, footballer, politician, national party victoria, shirley caulfied, ceo, 1998

The 1998 National Arthritis Week (NAW) was launched by Ita Buttrose - journalist, editor, and spokesperson for the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), incorporating Osteoporosis Victoria (OV). Various sportspersons were also at the launch to help spread the message about exercise and better health outcomes. In this photo, Ita Buttrose, Shirley Caulfield (Arthritis Victoria CEO), and two others are depicted sitting in the front row of a gymnasium or indoor stadium at the launch, with a large group of school children sitting in multiple rows behind them.COL medium close up photo of several adults seated in the front row of multiple rows of tiered seating in a gymnasium or stadium. Seated behind them are several rows of school children in school uniform.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, launch, ita buttrose, journalist, editor, spokesperson, ambassador, special guest, shirley caulfied, ceo, 1998

The 1998 National Arthritis Week (NAW) was launched by Ita Buttrose - journalist, editor, and spokesperson for the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), now known as Arthritis Victoria (AV). Various sportspersons were also at the launch to help spread the message about exercise and better health outcomes. In this photo, two unidentified men are depicted sitting in the front row of a gymnasium or indoor stadium at the launch, with a large group of school children sitting in multiple rows behind them.COL medium close up photo of two men seated in the front row of multiple rows of tiered seating in a gymnasium or stadium. Seated behind them are several rows of school children in school uniform.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, launch, 1998

The 1998 National Arthritis Week (NAW) was launched by Ita Buttrose - journalist, editor, and spokesperson for the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), now known as Arthritis Victoria (AV). Various sportspersons were also at the launch to help spread the message about exercise and better health outcomes. In this photo, Nathan Bourke (Co-Captain of the St Kilda Football Team), Shelley O'Donnell (Vice Captain of the Australian Netball Team), are depicted sitting in the front row of a gymnasium or indoor stadium at the launch, with some school children sitting in the rows behind them.COL medium close up photo of three adults seated in the front row of multiple rows of tiered seating in a gymnasium or stadium. Seated behind them are several rows of school children in school uniform.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, launch, nathan bourke, co-captain, st kilda football club, shelley o’donnell, vice captain, australian netball team, 1998

The 1998 National Arthritis Week (NAW) was launched by Ita Buttrose - journalist, editor, and spokesperson for the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), now known as Arthritis Victoria (AV). Various sportspersons were also at the launch to help spread the message about exercise and better health outcomes. In this photo, Leigh Garwood (Arthritis Victoria) is depicted sitting in the front row of a gymnasium or indoor stadium at the launch, with several adult guests sitting alongside him and in the rows behind.COL medium close up photo of three adults seated in the front row of multiple rows of tiered seating in a gymnasium or stadium. Seated behind them are several rows of people. Some of them are wearing name tags or badges.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, launch, leigh garwood, 1998

The 1998 National Arthritis Week (NAW) was launched by Ita Buttrose - journalist, editor, and spokesperson for the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), now known as Arthritis Victoria (AV). Various sportspersons were also at the launch to help spread the message about exercise and better health outcomes. In this photo, Glenn Singleton (Australian International Canoe World Cup Team) and Peter Hall (Carlton Football Club player and later, Victorian National Party politician), are depicted amongst other adults sitting in the front row of a gymnasium or indoor stadium at the launch, with a large group of school children sitting in multiple rows behind them.COL wide frame photo of several adults seated in the front row of multiple rows of tiered seating in a gymnasium or stadium, Seated behind them are several rows of school children in school uniform.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, launch, glenn singleton, australian international canoe world cup team, peter hall, carlton football club, footballer, politician, national party victoria, 1998

The 1998 National Arthritis Week (NAW) was launched by Ita Buttrose - journalist, editor, and spokesperson for the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), now known as Arthritis Victoria (AV). Various sportspersons were also at the launch to help spread the message about exercise and better health outcomes. This photo depicts a man dressed as a Town Crier making an announcement to officially launch the event.COL medium close up photo of a man dressed in a traditional costume, standing in a gymnasium or stadium. His costume consists of a white shirt with a frilled lace neck, a black vest, a red jacket with gold brocade trimming, white trousers, and a black hat with gold brocade trim and a large rosette featuring a coat of arms design in the centre. He is unrolling a leather scroll and has a brass bell tucked between his torso and the crook of one arm. Behind him, there are three freestanding vertical banners in white with the text, 'Move It Or Lose It', in blue, followed by the text and logo for 'Arthritis Victoria'.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, launch, town crier, traditional costume, leather scroll, announcement, banners, 1998

The 1998 National Arthritis Week (NAW) was launched by Ita Buttrose - journalist, editor, and spokesperson for the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), now known as Arthritis Victoria (AV). Various sportspersons were also at the launch to help spread the message about exercise and better health outcomes. In this photo, Ita Buttrose, Shirley Caulfield (Arthritis Victoria CEO), and an unidentified man are depicted sitting in the front row of a gymnasium or indoor stadium at the launch, with a large group of school children sitting in multiple rows behind them.COL photo of three people seated in the front row of multiple rows of tiered seating in a gymnasium or stadium. There are several rows of school children in school uniform seated behind them.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, launch, ita buttrose, journalist, editor, spokesperson, ambassador, special guest, shirley caulfied, ceo, 1998

The 1998 National Arthritis Week (NAW) was launched by Ita Buttrose - journalist, editor, and spokesperson for the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), incorporating Osteoporosis Victoria (OV). As part of the launch events, there was a Joint Walk from Southgate, in Melbourne. The Joint Walk was led by a Town Crier, who also helped to officially launch the event. This photo depicts the Town Crier and walkers during the walk.COL photo of several people walking along a path in a large park. One of them is a man dressed in a traditional costume, while everyone else is dressed in contemporary clothes. The man in costume is holding a large brass bell and a leather scroll.[Handwritten in blue ink] 21 [Handwritten in black ink] Southgate walk with Town Crierarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, launch, town crier, traditional costume, leather scroll, joint walk, park, gardens, trees, 1998

This photo depicts journalist, editor, broadcaster, and spokesperson for Arthritis Victoria (AV), Ita Buttrose, sitting in an empty stadium with an unidentified man (date and location unknown). There are Nutrimetics gift bags on the other chairs, which are all empty.Colour photo of two people sitting in an empty stadium, talking. They are sitting in a section of tiered seating with red seats, while the section behind them has blue seats. There is a gift bag on every empty seat in both sections.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria (os), arthritis victoria, av, ita buttrose, journalist, editor, broadcaster, spokesperson, ambassador, stadium, nutrimetics, c1990s, c2000s

This photo depicts journalist, editor, broadcaster, and spokesperson for Arthritis Victoria (AV), Ita Buttrose, standing next to an unidentified woman (date and location unknown).Colour medium close up photo of two women, standing close together. One woman is wearing a bright pink blazer jacket. The other woman is wearing an olive green top with a brown and black scarf and some long necklaces.  The background is completely black.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria (os), arthritis victoria, av, ita buttrose, journalist, editor, broadcaster, spokesperson, ambassador, c1990s, c2000s