On Tuesday, the 8th of April 2003, Arthritis Victoria conducted an outreach visit to the town of St Arnaud, in the Wimmera region of central west Victoria. Around 40 people attended a talk on musculoskeletal health presented by naturopath and psychologist, Phillip Blackwood, and Arthritis Victoria's Community Speaker, Bill O'Connor. On the following morning, the Healthy Bones Bus (HBB) was set up in the main street of St Arnaud. This photo depicts a front view of the HHB parked in the main street of the town. It has been set up with its wide side doors open in order to display the information exhibits. A set of retractable steps have been pulled down so that visitors are able to enter the display area. Another photo of the Healthy Bones Bus in the main street of St Arnaud during this visit appears on page 17 of the Vol 16 Issue 2, Winter 2003 edition of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Update.Colour photo of a large van with "Healthy Bones Bus" painted on the front. It is parked in the main shopping strip, and has been set up as a mobile information exhibit.[On a green sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] HBB Main St St Arnaud April 2003 [On the same green sticky note, handwritten in black ink - archivist's note] Wimmera, near Grampiansarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, arthritis victoria, av, rural and regional education, rare, outreach, healthy bones bus, hbb, education, information stall, posters, st arnaud, wimmera, central west victoria, 2003

On Tuesday, the 8th of April 2003, Arthritis Victoria conducted an outreach visit to the town of St Arnaud, in the Wimmera region of central west Victoria. Around 40 people attended a talk on musculoskeletal health presented by naturopath and psychologist, Phillip Blackwood, and Arthritis Victoria's Community Speaker, Bill O'Connor. On the following morning, the Healthy Bones Bus (HBB) was set up in the main street of St Arnaud. This photo depicts two people stand in front of a table outside the Healthy Bones Bus while setting up in the main street of St Arnaud. On either side of the table, there are two A-framed sandwich boards with the text "NATIONAL ARTHRITIS WEEK" in red. Beside the table, there are two blue fabric deck chairs.Colour photo of two women standing in front of a large van. The side of the van has a bright blue awning, and a large door on the side, which is open. There are some sandwhich boards, a table, and two deck chairs on the paving in front of the van.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, arthritis victoria, av, rural and regional education, rare, outreach, healthy bones bus, hbb, education, information stall, posters, st arnaud, wimmera, central west victoria, 2003

On Tuesday, the 8th of April 2003, Arthritis Victoria conducted an outreach visit to the town of St Arnaud, in the Wimmera region of central west Victoria. Around 40 people attended a talk on musculoskeletal health presented by naturopath and psychologist, Phillip Blackwood, and Arthritis Victoria's Community Speaker, Bill O'Connor. On the following morning, the Healthy Bones Bus (HBB) was set up in the main street of St Arnaud. This photo depicts people from the St Arnaud community listening to the presentations.Colour photo of an audience seated on rows of chairs in a large room. There is a large curtained window behind them, through which some trees and a large van outside are evident.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, arthritis victoria, av, rural and regional education, rare, outreach, community members, audience, st arnaud, wimmera, central west victoria, 2003

On Tuesday, the 8th of April 2003, Arthritis Victoria conducted an outreach visit to the town of St Arnaud, in the Wimmera region of central west Victoria. Around 40 people attended a talk on musculoskeletal health presented by naturopath and psychologist, Phillip Blackwood, and Arthritis Victoria's Community Speaker, Bill O'Connor. On the following morning, the Healthy Bones Bus (HBB) was set up in the main street of St Arnaud. This photo depicts Bill O'Connor making his presentation. Another photo from the event, depicting the seated attendees in the foreground and Bill standing in the background, appears on page 16 of the Vol 16 Issue 2, Winter 2003 edition of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Update. The published photo is not captioned.Colour photo of a man making a presentation to a small group of people (partially obscured) indoors.[On a green sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] Bill O'Connor (AV vol) presenting @ St Arnaud April 2003arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, arthritis victoria, av, rural and regional education, rare, outreach, bill o’connor, community speaker, st arnaud, wimmera, central west victoria, 2003