In 1999, a series of photos were taken of Arthritis Victoria member, Glenda Shalman, demonstrating arthritis-friendly gardening tools and aids, and how to use them. Some of these photos were used to accompany an article in the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update. In this photo, a woman demonstrates how to use a long-handled claw cultivator to till the soil without having to bend down.COL photo of a woman standing upright and leaning forward slightly. She is holding a long-handled gardening two-pronged tool which she uses to till the soil.[On a yellow sticky note, in blue ink] Glenda Shalman Gardeningarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritic aids, gardening aids, gardening tools, claw cultivator, living with arthritis, pain management, arthritis update, 1999

In 1999, a series of photos were taken of Arthritis Victoria member, Glenda Shalman, demonstrating arthritis-friendly gardening tools and aids, and how to use them. Some of these photos were used to accompany an article in the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update. In this photo, Glenda demonstrates how to use a 'garden kneeler' mobility aid to assist her in getting down to or up from a kneeling position.COL photo of a woman, from an upright position, pushing her arms down onto the armrests of a garden kneeler mobility aid. Her knees are bent at a 90 degree angle. She is either lowering herself down to a kneeling position or getting back up from a kneeling to a standing position.[On a yellow sticky note, in blue ink] Glenda Shalman Gardeningarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritic aids, mobility aids, gardening aids, gardening tools, garden kneeler, living with arthritis, pain management, arthritis update, 1999

In 1999, a series of photos were taken of Arthritis Victoria member, Glenda Shalman, demonstrating arthritis-friendly gardening tools and aids, and how to use them. Some of these photos were used to accompany an article in the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update. In this photo, a woman demonstrates how to sit back on her calves and feet while kneeling on a 'garden kneeler' mobility aid. From this position, she leans forward to dig a small garden fork or trowel into the ground with one hand.COL photo of a woman sitting back on her calves and feet while kneeling on a 'garden kneeler' mobility aid. She is holding a small garden fork or trowel in one hand, which she has dug into the ground. There are two other garden forks or trowels pushed into the ground in front of her. She is positioned beneath a large tree. In the background, some houses are visible from behind a wooden fence.[On a yellow sticky note, in blue ink] Glenda Shalman Gardeningarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritic aids, mobility aids, gardening aids, gardening tools, garden kneeler, living with arthritis, pain management, arthritis update, 1999

In 1999, a series of photos were taken of Arthritis Victoria member, Glenda Shalman, demonstrating arthritis-friendly gardening tools and aids, and how to use them. Some of these photos were used to accompany an article in the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update. In this photo, a woman sits at an outdoor table, tending to her potted plants with a pair of hand-held pruning shears. The shears have thick, wide handles. On the table, there are three more handheld gardening tools with thick handles. A similar photo appears on page 13 of the Vol 12 Issue 3, Spring 1999 edition of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update.COL photo of a woman is sitting at a table in the garden. She is holding up a pair of gardening shears with thick handles. On the table, there are several potted plants and three more pairs of various types of small gardening tools, all with the same type of thick handles.[On a yellow sticky note, in blue ink] Glenda Shalman Gardeningarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritic aids, gardening aids, gardening tools, pruning shears, living with arthritis, pain management, arthritis update, 1999

Through its quarterly newsletters, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV) was able to inform its members about arthritis-friendly kitchen and household aids, and how to use them. In this photo, Arthritis Victoria member and volunteer, Bill O'Connor, demonstrates how to use a tap-turner to facilitate turning a garden tap on and off.COL close up photo of a man using a tap-turner tool to open a garden tap. The tap is located on an exterior brick wall.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritic aids, kitchen aids, kitchen gadgets, gardening aids, tap turner, living with arthritis, pain management, 1998

A Trigger Nozzle Forum was held at the headquarters of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV) on the 31st of May, 2005. Participants included AFV volunteers, the Department of Sustainability & Environment, local MP Johan Scheffer, and representatives from Glen Eira City Council, as well as representatives from Nylex Gardenia, Toro (the Pope brand of gardening products), and Bunnings hardware stores. A slightly cropped version of this photo appears on page 9 of the Vol 18 Issue 3, Spring 2005 editon of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Update. The photo accompanies an article titled, "Trigger Nozzle Forum at Arthritis Victoria". It is captioned: "L-R: Bruce Harvey, Shirley Sweeney, Judith Cassar, Anna Sorenson, John Rowlings (Nylex) and Doreen McConnell".COL photo of a small group of people sitting around a table, on which there are various garden hose nozzle attachments. A man is demonstrating the use of one of the hose attachments. Behind them, there are other people are either sitting at tables or standing.[On a while label,typed in black ink] Trigger Nozzle Forum May 2005 [Placed on top of the white printed label is a yellow sticky note with black lines, printed with the text 'URGENT' as a heading. Additional printed text includes "TO:", "FROM:", "DATE:", and "Beautone #11321".] [Handwritten on the note in light blue ink] Table 2arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritic aids, gardening aids, trigger nozzle, hose attachments, living with arthritis, living independently, pain management, volunteers, department of sustainability and environment, johan scheffer, member of parliament, mp, glen eira city council, bruce harvey, shirley sweeney, judith cassar, anna sorenson, john rowlings, doreen mcconnell, nylex gardenia, pope products, bunnings, forum, update, 2005

A Trigger Nozzle Forum was held at the headquarters of Arthritis Victoria (AV) on the 31st of May, 2005. Participants included AV volunteers, the Department of Sustainability & Environment, local MP Johan Scheffer, representatives from Glen Eira City Council, as well as representatives from Nylex Gardenia, Toro (the Pope brand of gardening products), and Bunnings hardware stores. In this photo, a small group of people are sitting around some tables while perusing various garden hose nozzle attachments. There are a few other people standing in the background.COL photo of a small group of people sitting around some tables set up in a circle. The tables have various garden hose nozzle attachments on them, which some people are passing to one another. Behind them, three people are standing in front of a whiteboard. One of them is holding up a thick stack of colour-printed leaflets.[On a while label,typed in black ink] Trigger Nozzle Forum May 2005arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritic aids, gardening aids, trigger nozzle, hose attachments, living with arthritis, living independently, pain management, volunteers, department of sustainability and environment, johan scheffer, member of parliament, mp, glen eira city council, nylex gardenia, pope products, bunnings, forum, update, 2005

A Trigger Nozzle Forum was held at the headquarters of Arthritis Victoria (AV) on the 31st of May, 2005. Participants included AV volunteers, the Department of Sustainability & Environment, local MP Johan Scheffer, representatives from Glen Eira City Council, as well as representatives from Nylex Gardenia, Toro (the Pope brand of gardening products), and Bunnings hardware stores. In this photo, a small group of people are sitting around some tables while perusing various garden hose nozzle attachments. There are a few other people standing in the background.COL photo of a small group of people sitting around some tables set up in a circle. The tables have various garden hose nozzle attachments on them, which some people are looking at or holding. In the background, on either side of an open doorway, a few other people are standing around in the room behind them.[On a while label,typed in black ink] Trigger Nozzle Forum May 2005arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritic aids, gardening aids, trigger nozzle, hose attachments, living with arthritis, living independently, pain management, volunteers, department of sustainability and environment, johan scheffer, member of parliament, mp, glen eira city council, nylex gardenia, pope products, bunnings, forum, update, 2005

A Trigger Nozzle Forum was held at the headquarters of Arthritis Victoria (AV) on the 31st of May, 2005. Participants included AV volunteers, the Department of Sustainability & Environment, local MP Johan Scheffer, representatives from Glen Eira City Council, as well as representatives from Nylex Gardenia, Toro (the Pope brand of gardening products), and Bunnings hardware stores. In this photo, a small group of people are sitting around some tables while perusing various garden hose nozzle attachments. There is another small group of people sitting at another group of tables behind them.COL photo of a small group of people sitting around some tables set up in a circle. The tables have various garden hose nozzle attachments on them. Some people are looking at the garden hose nozzles while others are looking at some brochures. There are also some glasses of orange juice and water and a carafe of water on the table. Behind the group, a few other people are seated at another group of tables. There is a large whiteboard on the wall with an Arthritis Victoria sign sitting on the bottom ledge, leaning back against the whiteboard.[On a while label,typed in black ink] Trigger Nozzle Forum May 2005arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritic aids, gardening aids, trigger nozzle, hose attachments, living with arthritis, living independently, pain management, volunteers, department of sustainability and environment, johan scheffer, member of parliament, mp, glen eira city council, nylex gardenia, pope products, bunnings, forum, update, 2005