On Thursday the 22nd of April, as part of National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held an Eastern Regional Seminar and Luncheon at Jells Park in Wheelers Hill. In this photo, an unidentified man addresses attendees at the seminar.COL wide frame, side view photo of a man (partially obscured) standing in a large marquee, speaking to a group of people. He is in the background of the photo, at the edge of the left hand side of the frame. The group is sitting on white plastic chairs at a white plastic tables. In the foreground, on one side of the man speaking, there is a long rectangular table covered with a white tablecloth. On top of the table, at the far end, there are stacked glasses and polystyrene cups, and some paper napkins. On top of the table, in the foreground, there are two stacks of black plasctic plates. The internal metal frame of the white marquee in which they are located is evident. In the background, outside of the marquee, there is a large park with several trees.[Handwritten in pencil] Jells Park NAWarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, eastern regional, seminar, guest speakers, education, information, support, research, advocacy, luncheon, jells park, wheelers hill, 2004

As the national spokesperson for the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), incorporating Osteoporosis Victoria (OV), journalist and editor, Ita Buttrose, was the special guest at the launch of National Arthritis Week (NAW) in 1997. The event, which was held at the AFV's headquarters in Elsternwick, was covered for the media by a television crew in attendance. A photo of Ita Buttrose at the event with AFV President, Bruce Dyson, and CEO, Shirley Caulfield, appears on page 12 of the 1997 Annual Report.COL photo of a room full of people sitting on rows of chairs. One woman is standing in the foreground, to the left of the frame, and a few other people are standing at the back of the room. Behind the woman in the foreground, there is a camera operaor behind a television camera on a stand (partially obscured). On the walls around the room, there are several posters depicting the image of the woman standing in the foreground.[Handwritten in black ink] NAW Launch 1997arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, national arthritis week, naw, launch, ita buttrose, journalist, editor, spokesperson, ambassador, special guest, television crew, television camera, broadcast television, news media, annual report, 1997

During National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held a launch for its new Multicultural Information Sheets in the City of Darebin. In this photo, Arthritis Victoria's Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Project Worker, Sharon Granek, is addressing the audience. Sitting at a table beside her are George Lekakis (Chair of Victorian Multicultural Commission), Dr Alex Stockman (Rheumatologist), and Marg Isom (Arthritis Victoria's General Manager of Education and Services).COL photo of a woman, standing, addressing a roomful of people. She is speaking into a microphone, at a lectern, to an audience who are seated on several rows of chairs. Beside her, there are three people sitting at a long rectangular wooden table, around which there is a cream valance. Behind the woman and the people seated are two tall windows above a dado wall. The windows are dressed with dark wooden venetian blinds and brown curtains. At the other end of the table is a freestanding vertical blue and green banner, titled 'Osteoporosis Awareness'. In the foreground, the audience is seated on several rows of chairs. They have been Photographed from behind at a slight angle.[Handwritten in black ink] CALD NAW 04arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, city of darebin, multilingual information sheets, launch, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, multicultural, community languages, literacy, accessibility, sharon granek, cald project worker, george lekakis, chairperson, victorian multicultural commission, dr alex stockman, rheumatologist, marg isom, general manager education & services, 2004

During National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held a launch for its new Multicultural Information Sheets in the City of Darebin. In this photo, Dr Alex Stockman (Rheumatologist) is conducting a slide presentation. The slide is titled, "Types of arthritis". Sitting at a table beside him are George Lekakis (Chair of Victorian Multicultural Commission), Marg Isom (Arthritis Victoria's General Manager of Education and Services), and Arthritis Victoria's Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Project Worker, Sharon Granek.COL photo of a man, standing, addressing a roomful of people. He is speaking into a microphone, at a lectern, to an audience who are seated on several rows of chairs. Beside him is a projector screen showing a slide titled, "Types of arthritis". Behind him is a freestanding vertical blue and green banner with the heading, 'Arthritis Victoria'. Next to him is a table (partially obscured) at which three other people (partially obscured) are seated. They are all facing the audience who are in the foreground, and have been Photographed from behind.[Handwritten in black ink] CALD NAW 04arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, city of darebin, multilingual information sheets, launch, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, multicultural, community languages, literacy, accessibility, dr alex stockman, rheumatologist, george lekakis, chairperson, victorian multicultural commission, marg isom, general manager education & services, sharon granek, cald project worker, 2004

As part of National Arthritis Week (NAW) in 2004, a seminar on Ankylosing Spondilitis with Dr Lionel Schachna was held in Caulfield. This photo depicts Dr Schachna presenting a slide to seminar attendees.COL photo of a group of people in a large room. One man is standing next to a large slide projector screen at the top of the room. He is facing a group of people seated on rows of chairs. The slide being projected is titled, "What else can AS do?" On either side the projector screen, there is a large freestanding vertical banner: one banner is tiled, "Arthritis Victoria" and the other is titled, "Osteoporosis Awareness". Each banner contains words below the headings, such as "information", "support", "research", "advocacy", and "education".[On a white label, printed in black ink] NAW 2004 - ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS SEMINAR - CAULFIELD - TUESDAY 20TH APRIL SPEAKER: DR LIONEL SCHACHNAarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, ankylosing spondylitis, seminar, dr lionel schachna, caulfield, 2004

During National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held a launch for its new Multicultural Information Sheets in the City of Darebin. In this photo, Arthritis Victoria staff, guest speakers and audience members are taking part in some simple stretching exercises. Facing the audience are Arthritis Victoria's Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Project Worker, Sharon Granek, Dr Alex Stockman, (Rhematologist), George Lekakis (Chair of Victorian Multicultural Commission), and Marg Isom (General Manager of Education and Services, Arthritis Victoria).COL side view photo of a roomful of people in a hall. To the right of the frame, four people are standing behind a long rectangular table with a cream valance around it. They are facing an audience (centre and left of the frame) who are standing between rows of plastic chairs. Everyone has their arms outstretched above their heads. Behind the four people at the table, there are three tall windows above a dado wall and a large wooden honour board further back along the wall. There is a slide projector screen between the honour board and the table. There are two vertical freestanding blue and green banners along the wall behind the table. One banner is in the foreground, to the right of the frame. It contains the heading, "Osteoporosis Awareness", followed by words such as "information", "support", "research", "advocacy", and "education".[Handwritten in black ink] CALD NAW 04arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, city of darebin, multilingual information sheets, launch, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, multicultural, community languages, literacy, accessibility, sharon granek, cald project worker, george lekakis, chairperson, victorian multicultural commission, dr alex stockman, rheumatologist, marg isom, general manager education & services, 2004

As part of National Arthritis Week (NAW) in 2004, a seminar on Ankylosing Spondilitis with Dr Lionel Schachna was held in Caulfield. This photo depicts Dr Schachna presenting some slides to seminar attendees.COL photo of a group of people in a large room. One man is standing next to a large slide projector screen at the top of the room. He is facing a group of people seated on rows of chairs. The slide being projected is titled, "What else can AS do?" On either side the projector screen, there is a large freestanding vertical banner: one banner is tiled, "Arthritis Victoria" and the other is titled, "Osteoporosis Awareness". Each banner contains words below the headings, such as "information", "support", "research", "advocacy", and "education".[On a white label, printed in black ink] NAW 2004 - ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS SEMINAR - CAULFIELD - TUESDAY 20TH APRIL SPEAKER: DR LIONEL SCHACHNAarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, ankylosing spondylitis, seminar, dr lionel schachna, caulfield, 2004

As part of National Arthritis Week (NAW) in 2004, a seminar on Ankylosing Spondilitis with Dr Lionel Schachna was held in Caulfield. This photo depicts Dr Schachna presenting a slide. The slide is titled, "What is Ankylosing Spondylitis?"COL photo of a man standing next to a slide projector screen on the wall. The slide being projected is titled, "what is ankylosing spondylitis?" Below the heading, there is the following text on the slide: "A form of arthritis that mainly affects the spine"; "Male - Female = 2-3:1"; "Typically begins between the ages of 15-40 years"; and "Delay in diagnosis averages 5-7 years".[On a white label, printed in black ink] NAW 2004 - ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS SEMINAR - CAULFIELD - TUESDAY 20TH APRIL SPEAKER: DR LIONEL SCHACHNAarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, ankylosing spondylitis, seminar, dr lionel schachna, caulfield, 2004

During National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held a launch for its new Multicultural Information Sheets in the City of Darebin. In this photo, Arthritis Victoria's Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Project Worker, Sharon Granek, is addressing the audience. Sitting at a table beside her are George Lekakis (Chair of Victorian Multicultural Commission), Dr Alex Stockman (Rheumatologist), and Marg Isom (Arthritis Victoria's General Manager of Education and Services).COL photo of a woman, standing, addressing a roomful of people. She is speaking into a microphone, at a lectern, to an audience who are seated on several rows of chairs. Beside her is a projector screen showing a slide. Behind her is a freestanding vertical blue and green banner with the heading, 'Arthritis Victoria'. Next to her is a table (partially obscured) at which three other people (partially obscured) are seated. They are all facing the audience who are in the foreground, and have been Photographed from behind.[Handwritten in faint black ink or pencil] CALD NAW 04arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, city of darebin, multilingual information sheets, launch, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, multicultural, community languages, literacy, accessibility, sharon granek, cald project worker, george lekakis, chairperson, victorian multicultural commission, dr alex stockman, rheumatologist, marg isom, general manager education & services, 2004

As part of National Arthritis Week (NAW) in 2004, a seminar on Ankylosing Spondilitis with Dr Lionel Schachna was held in Caulfield. This photo depicts seminar attendees watching Dr Schachna's slide show presentation. The slide being shown is titled, "What else can AS do?"COL photo of a group of people seated on rows of chairs in a large room. They are watching slides which are being projected onto a large screen on the wall. Beside the projector screen is a freestanding, vertical, blue and green banner with the heading, "Osteoporosis Awareness", followed by more text, including the words "support", "advocacy", "research", "information", and "education".[On a white label, printed in black ink] NAW 2004 - ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS SEMINAR - CAULFIELD - TUESDAY 20TH APRIL SPEAKER: DR LIONEL SCHACHNAarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, ankylosing spondylitis, seminar, dr lionel schachna, caulfield, 2004

During National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held a launch for its new Multicultural Information Sheets in the City of Darebin. In this photo, four people are perusing the multicultural information sheets on a table.COL photo of three people perusing a range of information sheets which have been laid out on a long rectangular table. There are also some brochures on a stand on the table. Standing beside them, near a doorway, is a woman (partially obscured) who has one hand to her lips while looking down. Another room is evident through the doorway, with an "EXIT" sign above a second doorway.[On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in black ink] page 13 NAW [on the same sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] ADDED TO CENTREarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, city of darebin, multilingual information sheets, launch, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, multicultural, community languages, literacy, accessibility, 2004

On Thursday the 22nd of April, as part of National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held an Eastern Regional Seminar and Luncheon at Jells Park in Wheelers Hill. In this photo, an unidentified man addresses attendees at the seminar.COL medium close up photo of a man standing in front of two freestanding vertical banners, speaking. In the foreground, there are two people seated on white plastic chairs at a white plastic table, facing him. Behind and above the banners, the internal metal frame of the white marquee in which they are located is evident. The headings on the banners are "Arthritis Victoria" and "Osteoporosis Awareness" (partially obscured). The text beneath the headings include words such as "information", "support", "research", "advocacy", and "education".[On a white label, printed in black ink] NAW 2004 - JELLS PARK/ESTERN REGIONAL SEMINAR & LUNCHEON - THURSDAY 22ND APRILarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, eastern regional, seminar, guest speakers, education, information, support, research, advocacy, luncheon, jells park, wheelers hill, 2004

On Thursday the 22nd of April, as part of National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held an Eastern Regional Seminar and Luncheon at Jells Park in Wheelers Hill. In this photo, an unidentified man addresses attendees at the seminar.COL wide frame, side view photo of a man standing in a large marquee, speaking to a group of people. He is looking down at some papers which he is holding in his hands. The group is sitting on white plastic chairs at a white plastic tables. On either side of the man speaking are two long rectangular tables covered with a white tablecloth. On top of the tables, there are glasses, polystyrene cups, and some printed materials such as brochures and/or books. Behind the man speaking, there are two freestanding vertical banners. The headings on the banners are "Arthritis Victoria" and "Osteoporosis Awareness". The text beneath the headings include words such as "information", "support", "research", "advocacy", and "education". The internal metal frame of the white marquee in which they are located is evident.[On a white label, printed in black ink] NAW 2004 - JELLS PARK/ESTERN REGIONAL SEMINAR & LUNCHEON - THURSDAY 22ND APRILarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, eastern regional, seminar, guest speakers, education, information, support, research, advocacy, luncheon, jells park, wheelers hill, 2004

On Thursday the 22nd of April, as part of National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held an Eastern Regional Seminar and Luncheon at Jells Park in Wheelers Hill. In this photo, an unidentified woman addresses attendees at the seminar.COL medium close up photo of a woman standing in front of two freestanding vertical banners, speaking. She is holding some papers in her hands. In the foreground, there are four people sitting on white plastic chairs, facing her. Behind and above the banners, the internal metal frame of the white marquee in which they are located is evident. The headings on the banners are "Arthritis Victoria" and "Osteoporosis Awareness" (partially obscured). The text beneath the headings include words such as "information", "support", "research", "advocacy", and "education".[On a white label, printed in black ink] NAW 2004 - JELLS PARK/ESTERN REGIONAL SEMINAR & LUNCHEON - THURSDAY 22ND APRILarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, eastern regional, seminar, guest speakers, education, information, support, research, advocacy, luncheon, jells park, wheelers hill, 2004

On Thursday the 22nd of April, as part of National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held an Eastern Regional Seminar and Luncheon at Jells Park in Wheelers Hill. In this photo, an unidentified woman addresses attendees at the seminar.COL side view photo of a woman standing in a large marquee, speaking to a group of people. She is holding some papers in her hands. Beside her, there are several stacks of polystyrene cups on a table. The group is sitting on white plastic chairs at white plastic tables. The internal metal frame of the white marquee in which they are located is evident. In the background, there is a park with several large trees in the distance. There is a low level of light on the subjects inside the marquee, while the area outside (the park) is in full brightness.[On a white label, printed in black ink] NAW 2004 - JELLS PARK/ESTERN REGIONAL SEMINAR & LUNCHEON - THURSDAY 22ND APRILarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, eastern regional, seminar, guest speakers, education, information, support, research, advocacy, luncheon, jells park, wheelers hill, 2004

On Thursday the 22nd of April, as part of National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held an Eastern Regional Seminar and Luncheon at Jells Park in Wheelers Hill. This photo depicts a side view of seminar attendees.COL side view photo of a group of people sitting on white plastic chairs at white plastic tables. On various tables, there are some printed booklets and some plastic or paper tumblers. The internal metal frame of the white marquee in which they are located is evident. In the background, outside of the marquee, there is a large park with several trees.[On a white label, printed in black ink] NAW 2004 - JELLS PARK/ESTERN REGIONAL SEMINAR & LUNCHEON - THURSDAY 22ND APRILarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, eastern regional, seminar, guest speakers, education, information, support, research, advocacy, luncheon, jells park, wheelers hill, 2004

On Thursday the 22nd of April, as part of National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held an Eastern Regional Seminar and Luncheon at Jells Park in Wheelers Hill. This photo depicts a side view of seminar attendees.COL side view photo of a group of people sitting on white plastic chairs at white plastic tables. On various tables, there are some printed booklets and one polystyrene cup. The internal metal frame of the white marquee in which they are located is evident. In the background, outside of the marquee, there is a large park with several trees.[Handwritten in pencil, in the top left corner] NAW [Handwritten in pencil, in the top right corner] Jells Park NAW 04 [On a white label, handwritten in light blue ink] National Arthritis Week 2004 Jells [crossed out] Jells Park/Eastern Region Seminar and Luncheon 22 April 2004arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, eastern regional, seminar, guest speakers, education, information, support, research, advocacy, luncheon, jells park, wheelers hill, 2004

During National Arthritis Week (NAW) in 2003, a Joint Walk was held at Jells Park in Wheelers Hill. The walks had been graded in terms of their level of difficulty. In this photo, participants are taking part in 'the medium walk', ascertained to be at a medium level of difficulty. There is a double-page feature report on the event on pages 16-17 of the Vol 16 Issue 2, Winter 2003 edition of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Update. However, this photo was not published.COL photo of a group of people walking along a concrete path at a park. They are walking directly towards the camera and smiling. One person at the centre front of the group is holding a sheet of paper in one hand and waving with her other hand.[On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in black ink] Jells Park NAW 2003 event "the medium walk"arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, graded walks, medium walk, jells park, wheelers hill, accessibility, disabled access, update, 2003

On Thursday the 22nd of April, as part of National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held an Eastern Regional Seminar and Luncheon at Jells Park in Wheelers Hill. In this photo, an Arthritis Victoria staff member addresses seminar attendees, with the two guest speakers standing beside her.COL photo of three people standing inside a white marquee. One woman is speaking, while the other woman and a man are standing beside her with their arms crossed. They are facing a group of people who are sitting on white plastic chairs at white plastic tables. Behind them, there are two freestanding vertical banners. The headings on the banners are "Arthritis Victoria" and "Osteoporosis Awareness". The text beneath the headings include words such as "information", "support", "research", "advocacy", and "education". To the side of one banner, behind the man, stacks of polystyrene cups, and bowls containing tea bags and sugar satchets are evident at the far end of a table. The internal metal frame of the white marquee in which they are located is evident.[On a white label, printed in black ink] NAW 2004 - JELLS PARK/ESTERN REGIONAL SEMINAR & LUNCHEON - THURSDAY 22ND APRILarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, eastern regional, seminar, guest speakers, education, information, support, research, advocacy, luncheon, jells park, wheelers hill, 2004

During National Arthritis Week (NAW) in 2003, a Joint Walk was held at Jells Park in Wheelers Hill. The walks had been graded in terms of their level of difficulty. This photo is a close up of a section of the walking group. This particular walk was graded as being a "short walk". There is a double-page feature reporting on the event on pages 16-17 of the Vol 16 Issue 2, Winter 2003 edition of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Update. However, this photo was not published.COL close up photo, taken from the side, of a group of people walking along a path at a park. One person is using a walking frame.[On a green sticky note, handwritten in blue/black ink] Jells Park NAW 2003 event "the short walk"arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, graded walks, short walk, jells park, wheelers hill, accessibility, disabled access, update, 2003

During National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held a launch for its new Multicultural Information Sheets in the City of Darebin. In this photo, guest speaker, Dr Alex Stockman (Rheumatologist) is making his presentation to the audience, supported by some images on a slide. Beside him, George Lekakis (Chair of Victorian Multicultural Commission), is seated at a table (partially obscured).COL photo of a man, standing behind a lectern, addressing a roomful of people. He is speaking into a microphone to an seated audience. Beside him is a slide projector screen displaying a slide with some images. Behind him, there is a freestanding vertical blue and green banner with the heading, 'Arthritis Victoria'. Below the heading are words such as "information", "support", "research", "advocacy", and "education". On the wall behind him, there are two tall windows with wooden venetian blinds and brown curtains above a dado wall. On the wall beside one window, there is a large wooden honour board. Next to him is a table (partially obscured) at which a man (partially obscured) is seated. They are facing the audience who is in the foreground, and has been Photographed from behind.[On a white label, printed in black ink] NAW 2004 - LAUNCH OF AV MULTILINGUAL INFORMATION SHEETS - CITY OF DAREBIN - THURSDAY 22ND APRIL [Handwritten in pencil] DR ALEX STOCKMANarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, city of darebin, multilingual information sheets, launch, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, multicultural, community languages, literacy, accessibility, dr alex stockman, rheumatologist, george lekakis, chairperson, victorian multicultural commission, 2004

During the 1999 National Arthritis Week (NAW), the Amcal Chemist in Narre Warren South hosted an Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV) poster display. The display featured various AFV posters and brochures, including one titled 'Invest in your Future', featuring journalist and editor, Ita Buttrose. Other posters on display included one of a skeleton, and a 'Make A Splash About Arthritis' poster, featuring AFV's water exercise class program.COL photo of three large posters and several information brochures adorning a shop window.[Handwritten in black ink] Amcal Chemist display - NARRE Warren Sth NAW 1999arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, national arthritis week, posters, brochures, leaflets, amcal chemist, ita buttrose, skeleton, water exercise, 1999

During National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held a launch for its new Multicultural Information Sheets in the City of Darebin. In this photo, Arthritis Victoria's General Manager of Education and Services, Marg Isom, is addressing the audience. Sitting at a table beside her are George Lekakis (Chair of Victorian Multicultural Commission) and Dr Alex Stockman (Rheumatologist).COL photo of a woman, standing, addressing a roomful of people. She is speaking into a microphone, at a lectern, to an audience who are seated on several rows of chairs. Behind her is a freestanding vertical blue and green banner with the heading, 'Arthritis Victoria'. Next to her is a table (partially obscured) at which two men (partially obscured) are seated. They are all facing the seated audience who are in the foreground, and have been Photographed from behind.[On a white label, printed in black ink] NAW 2004 - LAUNCH OF AV MULTILINGUAL INFORMATION SHEETS - CITY OF DAREBIN - THURSDAY 22ND APRIL [Handwritten in pencil] MARG ISOM G.M of Educatn & Servicesarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, city of darebin, multilingual information sheets, launch, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, multicultural, community languages, literacy, accessibility, marg isom, general manager education & services, george lekakis, chairperson, victorian multicultural commission, dr alex stockman, rheumatologist, 2004

During National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held a launch for its new Multicultural Information Sheets in the City of Darebin. In this photo, CALD Project Worker, Sharon Granek, is addressing the audience. Sitting at a table beside her are George Lekakis (Chair of Victorian Multicultural Commission), Dr Alex Stockman (Rheumatologist), and Marg Isom (Arthritis Victoria's General Manager of Education and Services).COL photo of a woman, standing, speaking into a microphone at a lectern. There is a small table in front of her, holding a slide projector and a few small items. Beside her, there are three people sitting at a long rectangular wooden table, around which there is a cream valance. Behind the woman and the people seated are two tall windows above a dado wall. The windows are dressed with dark wooden venetian blinds and brown curtains. Beside each window, there is a tall, freestanding, blue and green banner. The headings on the banners are, respectively, "Arthritis Victoria" and "Osteoporosis Awareness". The text beneath the headings include words such as "information", "support", "research", "advocacy", and "education". In the foreground, there are two audience members sitting in the front row.[On a white label, printed in black ink] NAW 2004 - LAUNCH OF AV MULTILINGUAL INFORMATION SHEETS - CITY OF DAREBIN - THURSDAY 22ND APRIL [Handwritten in pencil] SHARON GRENEK - CALD PROJECT WORKERarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, city of darebin, multilingual information sheets, launch, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, multicultural, community languages, literacy, accessibility, sharon granek, cald project worker, george lekakis, chairperson, victorian multicultural commission, dr alex stockman, rheumatologist, marg isom, general manager education & services, 2004

The photos for the National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004: Tai Chi Demonstration at Federation Square were found in this envelope.COL scan of a "MOVE muscle, bone & joint health" branded envelope, with a yellow sticky note stuck on top.[On a yellow sticky note, stuck onto a "MOVE muscle, bone & joint health" branded envelope, handwritten in black ink] 2004 Tai Chi for Arthritis Federation Square [Archivist's handwritten note, in black ink] NAW ? [question mark crossed out]arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, move muscle bone & joint health, envelope, 2004

One of the many events held during National Arthritis Week in 2004 was a Tai Chi exercise demonstration at Federation Square in Melbourne. In this photo, a group of people are doing a Tai Chi exercise routine. Flinders Street Station is in the background. The event is featured in a round up of National Arthritis Week 2004 events on pages 12-13 of the Vol 17 issue 2, Winter 2004 edition of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Update.COL photo of a group of people exercising in a paved town square. They are standing with their arms slightly outstreched in from of them, at chest height. Some of the group are in shadow. In the background, there is a large yellow Edwardian building with a dome (partially obscured) on the roof.[In the bottom right corner, handwritten in black ink] Tai Chi NAW 04arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, tai chi, exercise demonstration, federation square, flinders street station, melbourne, 2004

One of the many events held during National Arthritis Week in 2004 was a Tai Chi exercise demonstration at Federation Square in Melbourne. This photo, taken at dusk, depicts a large electronic advertising billboard at Federation Square commissioned to promote National Arthritis Week. The text on the billboard is, "Arthritis Victoria Website www.arthritisvic.org.au", followed by the text and logos for 'Arthritis Victoria' and 'Osteoporosis Victoria'. The Tai Chi demonstration is featured in a round up of the National Arthritis Week 2004 events on pages 12-13 of the Vol 17 issue 2, Winter 2004 edition of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Update.COL photo of a large electronic advertising billboard on the side of a tall building, at dusk. The billboard displays white text on a red background. The text is, "Arthritis Victoria Website www.arthritisvic.org.au", with the respective text and logos for 'Arthritis Victoria' and 'Osteoporosis Victoria' below that.[In the bottom right corner, handwritten in black ink] tai chi NAW 04arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, tai chi, exercise demonstration, federation square, advertising billboard, electronic billboard, melbourne, 2004

One of the many events held during National Arthritis Week in 2004 was a Tai Chi exercise demonstration at Federation Square in Melbourne. In this photo, four Tai Chi instructors are demonstrating some of the exercises under a large electronic advertising billboard on the side of one of the buildings in the square. The billboard was commissioned to promote the "Tai Chi for Arthritis" campaign. The event is featured in a round up of the National Arthritis Week 2004 events on pages 12-13 of the Vol 17 issue 2, Winter 2004 edition of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Update.COL photo of four people standing beneath a large electronic advertising billboard on the side of a tall building. They are all wearing yellow t-shirts. The advertising billboard displays white text on a red background. The text is, "Tai Chi for Arthritis", with the respective text and logos for 'Arthritis Victoria' and 'Osteoporosis Victoria' below that.[In the bottom right corner, handwritten in black ink] Tai Chi NAW 04arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, tai chi, exercise demonstration, federation square, advertising billboard, electronic billboard, tai chi for arthritis, melbourne, 2004

One of the many events held during National Arthritis Week in 2004 was a Tai Chi exercise demonstration at Federation Square in Melbourne. This photo, taken at dusk, depicts a large electronic advertising billboard at Federation Square commissioned to promote National Arthritis Week. The text on the billboard is, "Live Well with Arthritis!". The Tai Chi demonstration is featured in a round up of the National Arthritis Week 2004 events on pages 12-13 of the Vol 17 issue 2, Winter 2004 edition of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Update.COL photo of a large electronic advertising billboard on the side of a tall building. The billboard displays white text on a red background. The text is, "Live Well with Arthritis!", with the respective text and logos for 'Arthritis Victoria' and 'Osteoporosis Victoria' below that.[In the bottom right corner, handwritten in black ink] tai chi NAW 04arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, tai chi, exercise demonstration, federation square, advertising billboard, electronic billboard, live well with arthritis, melbourne, 2004

During National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held a launch for its new Multicultural Information Sheets in the City of Darebin. In this photo, Dr Alex Stockman, Dr Stanley Chang, George Lekakis (Chair of Victorian Multicultural Commission), and John Zika (Commissioner of the Victorian Multicultural Commission and Executive Director of the Victorian Cooperative on Children’s Services for Ethnic Groups (VICSEG) New Futures) pose for a photo at the launch.COL photo of four men, standing side by side, posing for a photo. Behind them are two tall windows, with closed brown curtains, above a dado wall. There are some chairs to the right of the frame.[On a white label, printed in black ink] NAW 2004 - LAUNCH OF AV MULTILINGUAL INFORMATION SHEETS - CITY OF DAREBIN - THURSDAY 22ND APRIL [Handwritten in pencil] DR ALEX STOCKMAN \ DR STANLEY CHANG \ GEORGE LEKAKIS \ JOHN ZIKAarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, city of darebin, multilingual information sheets, launch, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, multicultural, community languages, literacy, accessibility, dr alex stockman, rheumatologist, dr stanley chang, gp, councillor, george lekakis, chairperson, victorian multicultural commission, john zika, commissioner, victorian multicultural commission, executive director, victorian cooperative on children’s services for ethnic groups, vicseg, new futures, arthritis victoria board, 2004