Through its quarterly newsletters, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), formerly the Rheumatism and Arthritis Association of Victoria (RAAV), was able to inform its members about the latest arthritis-friendly kitchen appliances and aids, and how to use them. In this photo, a woman demonstrates how to use a kettle pourer. She is sitting on a swivel chair on castors, at the kitchen sink. A similar photo appears in the Vol 3 No 1, Autumn 1990 issue of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update. The photo in the magazine is captioned: " 'Sit-Stand Chair' in use at a pull-out workbench. It's [sic] adjustable height makes it a useful piece of household equipment." In the published photo, the woman is depicted sitting on the sit-stand chair, about to cut an apple on a small chopping board. The photo accompanies an article titled, 'Living with Arthritis', with the subtitle 'Independent Living Centre', 'A service of the Yooralla Society of Victoria'. According to an earlier article appearing on page 3 of the No 33, August 1984 edition of RAAV's quarterly newsletter, News Review, the Independent Living Centre was the venue for the launch of Arthritis Week in May 1984.B&W photo of a woman sitting on a swivel chair on castors, at a kitchen sink. She is pouring water from a kettle into the sink. The kettle is sitting on a device which enables her to pour from the kettle without having to lift it. The sink is recessed into an L-shaped kitchen bench, upon which a cup and saucer can be seen sitting near the edge of the sink. There are several miscellaneous kitchen appliances on the bench. There are cupboards and drawers beneath the bench, and one set of cupboards above the sink.[On a yellow sticky note, in blue ink] November - December, 1989 Independent Living Centre?arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, rheumatism and arthritis association of victoria, raav, independent living centre, demonstration kitchen, arthritic aids, kitchen aids, kitchen gadgets, kitchen appliances, kitchen sink, kettle pourer, tea, coffee, hot drinks, swivel chair, sit-stand chair, pull-out workbench, retractable bench top, sliding bench top, adaptive kitchens, accessible kitchens, disability-friendly kitchens, modified kitchens, yooralla society of victoria, living with arthritis, pain management, 1989, arthritis update, 1990, news review, 1984

In May 1984, the Rheumatism and Arthritis Association of Victoria (RAAV) launched Arthritis Week at the Independent Living Centre. In this photo, Jenny Davidson and Rosemary Coster (both of whom assisted consumers during the event) are pictured standing in front of some of the displays of arthritis aids. This photo appears (as a black and white photo) on page 5 of the 1983-1984 Annual Report. It is captioned: "Arthritis Centre and Executive members helped at the Independent Living Centre display during Arthritis Week. Jenny Davidson, staff (left), and Rosemary Coster, Executive, are shown here answering questions about aids and equipment."B&W photo of two women standing in front of some display boards affixed to the wall. On the board on the left, various arthritic aids are on display. On the board on the right, a range of underwear and wash cloths are on display.[In black pencil] 100% (crossed out) 105% (plus some scribbled lines on one side). [Archivist's note, on a yellow sticky note] 1989/1990?rheumatism and arthritis association of victoria, raav, national arthritis week, naw, launch, independent living centre, arthritic aids, arthritis aids, disability aids, assistive equipment, jenny davidson, afv staff, rosemary coster, executive member, 1984

Through its quarterly newsletters, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), formerly the Rheumatism and Arthritis Association of Victoria (RAAV), was able to inform its members about the latest arthritis-friendly kitchen appliances and aids, and how to use them. In this photo, a woman stands beside a Sit-Stand Chair (a high mobile stool on castors) and a pull-out shelf, on which sit various electric kitchen appliances (such as a food processor and an immersion blender). The photo was taken at the Independent Living Centre, which contained a specially designed demonstration kitchen through which innovative designs and aids for people living with arthritis could be showcased. According to an earlier article appearing on page 3 of the No 33, August 1984 edition of RAAV's quarterly newsletter, News Review, the Independent Living Centre was the venue for the launch of Arthritis Week in May 1984.B&W photo of a woman standing beside a pull-out kitchen shelf and a high stool on castors. On top of the shelf are some kitchen appliances, such as a food processor and a hand-held immersion blender. On top of the kitchen cupboards, there are several round plastic food storage containers of various sizes stacked upon one another.[On a yellow sticky note, in blue ink] The aid (crossed out) 'Sit Stand Chair' can be wheeled into position and easily adjusted to a suitable height. [On a yellow sticky note, in blue ink] Joan - Use whichever of these is (crossed out) gives the clearer idea. This one perhaps - Jenny.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, rheumatism and arthritis association of victoria, raav, independent living centre, demonstration kitchen, arthritic aids, kitchen aids, kitchen gadgets, kitchen appliances, kitchen sink, food processor, blender, immersion blender, stick blender, kitchen canisters, food storage, pantry storage containers, swivel chair, sit-stand chair, pull-out workbench, retractable bench top, sliding bench top, adaptive kitchens, accessible kitchens, disability-friendly kitchens, modified kitchens, yooralla society of victoria, living with arthritis, pain management, arthritis update, news review, 1990, 1984

In 1984, Television camera crews were in attendance for the launch of National Arthritis Week (NAW). This photo depicts Pauline Schulzoff being interviewed and filmed by a television crew. The photo appears on page 3 of the No 33, August 1984 edition of News Review, the quarterly newsletter of the Rheumatism and Arthritis Association of Victoria (RAAV). It is captioned: "Pauline Schulzeff talks to a TV camera at the opening of Arthritis Week". The accompanying article states that the launch of Arthritis Week 1984 was held at the Independent Living Centre, and received much radio and television coverage. "On TV, news reports appeared on Channel 2 on 6 and 13 May, and BTV 6, and interviews on BTV 6 and GLV 8." BTV 6 and GLV 8 were both television stations in regional Victoria, with BTV 6 being in Ballarat and GLV 8 being in the Gippsland/La Trobe Valley region. This photo also appears on page 3 of the 1983 - 1984 Annual Report. It is captioned: "Channel 2 interviews Mrs Pauline Schulzoff at the launching of Arthritis Week 1984."B&W photo of a woman, who is seated. She is facing a television camera operator, who is filming her with the television camera poised on his shoulder. Behind her, there are a a few other people sitting on chairs and looking on. One woman is in the process of sitting on a chair. In the background, there is another woman standing.rheumatism and arthritis association of victoria, raav, national arthritis week, naw, launch, independent living centre, television crew, television camera, broadcast television, radio broadcast, news reports, channel 2, abc news, channel 6, btv 6, ballarat, channel 8, glv 8, gippsland, la trobe valley, interview, pauline schulzoff, news review, annual report, 1984

Key life skills to be taught in a practical setting when independent living centre opens at Diamond Valley Special Development School. The school community partnered with Greensborough Bunnings Warehouse staff to help deliver the project.News clipping, black text, colour image.diamond valley special development school, bunnings

Community Living Support Service Program (CLSS) November 1989. Aims & objectives, care alternatives, programs, co-operation with other service providers, education.bendigo, institutions, sandhurst boys centre, independent living plan; vocational training; employment; accommodation; sandhurst boys centre business plan 1989;

Articles in annual report include: President's report, Finance report with Balance sheet, Auditors' report, Centres and Services by Region, Service highlights, Low Vision Clinics, Education and Training, Radio for the Print Handicapped, Telecommunications, Blind Members, Honorary Service group. During the year the Victorian Blind Bowlers Association were invited to inaugurate the first bowling green at Government House (picture inside front cover), Woodburn Lodge (16 independent living units) were completed, 3RPH was officially opened by Hon.Michael Duffy, Lindsay McMillan won a Churchill Fellowship to study radio information services, and the Telelink service began with 21 groups and 135 participants meeting by June 1984, Telecare servicing over 50 people and Telecontact made with 300 blind or visually impaired people. 1 printed volume with illustrationsassociation for the blind, corporation records

Thousands of elderly people at this centre have contributed much. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p161 Thousands of elderly people, who have contributed much to Nillumbik and beyond, have made their home in the treed Eltham Retirement Centre. The centre, which opened in 1956, has housed the disadvantaged in particular, through good times and hard, including floods, fire and even burglaries. As part of the Melbourne Citymission, a non-denominational Christian organisation that cares for people living with disadvantage, the centre was built to celebrate 100 years of the Melbourne Citymission’s work since 1854. Standing on a former poultry farm called Willandra (Still Waters), the centre includes independent units, hostel, nursing home accommodation and a Day Therapy Centre, which is available for non-residents as well. Despite being metres from the busy Main Road and railway station, the centre provides a quiet oasis on 6.8 hectares bordered by the Diamond Creek to the west, and the railway line to the east. The centre was originally named Judge Book Memorial Village after Judge Clifford Book, Deacon of the Collins Street Baptist Church. Book was also President of the Baptist Union of Victoria and Grand Master of the Masonic Lodge. He was so respected that, at his death, several Pentridge prisoners asked to attend his funeral. In 1993 the centre’s name was changed to clarify that it was part of the Melbourne Citymission. However Judge Book’s name continues in the Judge Book Memorial Garden, opened in 2006. The Diamond Creek has flooded the centre several times, however rarely causing serious damage. Volunteer Alan Field recalls a flood in 1974 when the resident manager Reverend Norman Pearce and his wife, were rescued by boat from their home with their budgerigar. On February 3, 2005, when the creek almost flooded Metzner Hall, 35 ambulances evacuated residents to nearby nursing homes, hostels and local homes. Residents were also evacuated during the 1965 bush fire, but fortunately a change of wind direction saved the centre. Residents have also endured several burglaries. Despite much rebuilding and modernisation over the years, traces of the original farmhouse remain in the administration areas. In 1991 the Willandra Hostel was built and in 2001 the Eltham Lodge Nursing Home with each room having a garden view. Several buildings are named after people who have given special service to the centre including the Norman Pearce Day Hospital after general manager and pastor Rev Pearce. Metzner Hall was named after the Metzner family who had been active in the auxiliary since it began and had donated generously to the Recreation Hall fund.3 A bridge was named after Sister Lila Murray who had worked at the village for 42 years in various capacities including as relieving manager. Field remembers Sister Murray as ‘the Mother Teresa and soul of what the village aspired to, with love and care’. Since 1957 the Eltham Auxiliary, later called the Residents’ Association, has worked to improve the residents’ quality of life by volunteering and raising funds. An outstanding volunteer, Field, who was drawn to the centre in 1971 with his wife Chris, has held positions on the early Eltham boards, auxiliaries and Residents’ Association. Much of his work has been supporting people with no family and those of limited means. He says he and his wife look at their work as having shared ‘our lives with amazing people’. The wealth of experience and wisdom in the Retirement Village has benefited many people, including local school children. Residents have acted as proxy grand-parents at local schools, by assisting small learning groups or telling their life stories. Conversely, students from local schools have visited to perform, or to assist in programs like craft activities. Resident Val Bell, whose mother Rose Bullock lived at the centre before her, sums up the centre’s most important attribute for her: ‘The Christian care. They could not be more caring’.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, diamond street, eltham, eltham retirement centre, eltham retirement village, judge book memorial village