number in album 03550.02Colour photograph Barbara Gray and Thelma Barr of Garden Club volunteering at street stall, display promoted by Home Hardware for Rural Health Week. Lakes Entrance Victoriaclubs, function

In the late 1990s, Arthritis Victoria undertook a Rural Access Pilot Project over a period of two years. In 1999, during the final phase of the project, a Rural Health Week Conference was held in Bendigo. This photo appears on page 20 of the Vol 12 Issue 4, Summer 1999 edition of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update. It is captioned: "L-R Fiona Gardiner Latrobe University Bendigo, Cathy Penderfast, East Gippsland Rural Project Worker and Marian Sharkey, Manager Rural Access Project at the Rural Health Week Conference."COL photo of three women standing close to one another in the lobby of a building. They are all wearing name tags on their jumpers or jackets. One of them is holding a blue folder close to her chest. There is a set of stairs to the left of the frame. In the background, there are several other people also in the lobby.[Handwritten in blue ink] FIONA GARDINER LA TROBE UNI, BENDIGO. S/W DEPT [Handwritten in black ink] RESP. FOR EVALUATION OF PROJECT \ [Handwritten in blue ink] CATHY PENDERFAST RURAL ACCESS PROJ. WORER [sic] E, GIPPSLAND & MARION SHARKEY, MANAGER AV RURAL ACCESS PILOT PROJECT RURAL HEALTH WEEK CONFERENCE BENDIGO. 1999arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, arthritis victoria, av, rural health week conference, outreach, fiona gardiner, latrobe university bendigo, cathy penderfast, east gippsland rural project worker, marian sharkey, afv rural access project manager, bendigo, 1999

In the late 1990s, Arthritis Victoria undertook a Rural Access Pilot Project over a period of two years. In 1999, during the final phase of the project, a Rural Health Week Conference was held in Bendigo. In this photo, a small group of people pose for a photo at the event. In the front row (from left to right) are Fiona Gardiner, Cathy Penderfast, Ron Labonte, and Marion Sharkey (AFV's Rural Access Project Manager). In the back row, (from left to right) are Graeme Alladice, Rob Moody, and an unidentified woman.COL photo of a small group of people standing close together in two rows in the lobby of a building. There are four people in the front row, and three people in the back row. There are one or two other people (partially obscured) standing behind or beside them. In the background, inside the main hall of the venue, an ornate but modern decoratively lit ceiling is evident through a wide double doorway.[Handwritten in blue ink] FRONT FROM L -> R FIONA GARDINER CATHY PENDERFAST RON LABONTE [somewhat illegible] MARION SHARKEY REAR GRAEME ALLADICE [somewhat illegible], ROB MOODY RURAL HEALTH WEEK CONF. BENDIGO 1999.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, arthritis victoria, av, rural health week conference, outreach, fiona gardiner, latrobe university bendigo, cathy penderfast, east gippsland rural project worker, ron labonte, marian sharkey, afv rural access project manager, graeme alladice, rob moody, bendigo, 1999

This photo depicts the Honourable Rob Knowles, the Minister for Health, Victoria, with others at an unidentified event during Rural Health Week, circa 1999.COL photo of five men posing for a photo in front of a large backdrop and banner. One of the men is holding a large booklet. On the left hand side of the backdrop is a pale green vertical freestanding banner. It is titled, "Human Services", with the subtitle 'People First' and a logo of two stick-type figures. The adjoining the backdrop is yellow and contains some large black and white Photographs. It is titled, 'Rural Health', with a Victorian government website address below the title. The website address (partially obscured) is "www.dhs.vic.gov. ...al".arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, arthritis victoria, av, rural health week, outreach, rob knowles, minister for health victoria, c1999

In the late 1990s, Arthritis Victoria undertook a Rural Access Pilot Project over a period of two years. In 1999, during the final phase of the project, a Rural Health Week Conference was held in Bendigo. This photo depicts conference attendees chatting in the lobby after the conference.COL photo of a group of people standing in the lobby of a building. Some of them are chatting to one another. A few people are walking through a doorway from the main hall into the lobby.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, arthritis victoria, av, rural health week conference, outreach, bendigo, 1999

In 1999, a Rural Health Week Conference was held in Adelaide. This photo depicts Arthritis Victoria's Manager of the Rural Health Access Project, Marion Sharkey, with Department of Human Services (DHS) Health Promotion Officers for Gippsland, Debbie Mitchell and Kay Hoffman, and one unidentified woman.COL photo of four women posing for a photo outside a building at night. The building has tall floor to ceiling glass wall panels, and there is an "EXIT" sign above a double glass door.[Handwritten in blue ink] NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH CONF ADELAIDE 1999 L TO R MARION SHARKEY DEBBIE MITCHELL & KAY HOFFMAN HEALTH PROM. OFFICERS DHS GIPPSLANDarthritis victoria, av, rural health week conference, marian sharkey, afv rural access project manager, department of human services, dhs, health promotion officers gippsland, debbie mitchell, kay hoffman, adelaide, 1999

In April 1999, Arthritis Foundation of Victoria staff travelled to Merbein, Sea Lake, and Mildura during National Arthritis Week (NAW). These visits were conceived as part of the Rural Access Project. This photo depicts an Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV) information display at the Merbein Community Health Centre for National Arthritis Week (NAW) 1999. A similar information display was set up at the Sunraysia Health Care Centre, in Ramsay Crt, Mildura.COL photo of a large, freestanding display board in front of a curtained window. Beside the display board, on a perpendicular wall, there is a display of numerous brochures inside plastic sleeves affixed to wall. There are also a few signs or posters, a framed item, and a clock on the wall.[Handwritten in blue ink] DISplay aT MERBEIN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE. FOR ARTHRITIS WEEK. SIMILAR ONE AT SUNRAYSIA HEALTH CARE CENTRE RAMSAY CRT MILDURA.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, rural access project, national arthritis week, naw, outreach, merbein community health centre, information displays, brochures, leaflets, posters, merbein, 1999

In April 1999, Arthritis Foundation of Victoria staff travelled to Merbein, Sea Lake, and Mildura during National Arthritis Week (NAW). These visits were conceived as part of the Rural Access Project. This photo depicts an Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV) information display at the Merbein Community Health Centre for National Arthritis Week (NAW) 1999. A similar information display was set up at the Sunraysia Health Care Centre, in Ramsay Crt, Mildura.COL photo of various displays in a large room. There are posters on the wall and around a window. Booklets, brochures, and leaflets are laid out on two tables and a display board. There are also decorations, such as paper skeleton cut-outs hanging from the ceiling.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, rural access project, outreach, national arthritis week, naw, merbein community health centre, information displays, books, brochures, leaflets, posters, merbein, 1999

During the 1999 National Healthy Bones Week (NHBW), a Bones and Joints Ball was held in Sale. In this photo, two girls get some milkshakes from members of the Sale and District Self Help Group. The photo appears on page 14 of the Vol 13 Issue 02, Winter 2000 edition of the quarterly magazine of Arthritis Victoria (incorporating Osteoporosis Victoria). The photo is captioned: "Members of the Sale and District Self Help Group at the Bones and Joints Ball, NHBW 99."COL photo of two girls and two women standing indoors. The two girls and one of the women are each holding a disposable milkshake container in one hand. There two other people in the background, (partially obscured) standing behind a table with an electric milkshake maker appliance, bottles of milk and flavoured syrup. On the wall, there are two posters with a skeleton graphic and the text, "NATIONAL HEALTHY BONES WEEK YOUR BONES YOUR LIFE".[On a white label, handwritten in black ink] Rural access Project Making milkshakes [all crossed out] [On another white label, handwritten in black ink] Members of the Sale & District Slef Help Group contributing to the supper at the Bones and Joints Ball, NHBW 99 [On the photo, handwritten in blue ink between the two labels] (illegible) [On the photo, handwritten in black ink below the second label] 2arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, arthritis victoria, av, national healthy bones week, bones and joints ball, outreach, sale & district self help group, physi-cal, milkshakes, calcium, bone health, healthy bones, strong bones, sale, arthritis update, 1999