The 1998 National Arthritis Week (NAW) was launched by Ita Buttrose - journalist, editor, and spokesperson for the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), now known as Arthritis Victoria (AV). Various sportspersons were also at the launch to help spread the message about exercise and better health outcomes. In this photo, Ita Buttrose poses for a photo with Vice Captain of the Australian Netball Team, Shelley O'Donnell, and Co-Captain of the St Kilda Football Team, Nathan Bourke. A similar photo, depicting Shelley O'Donnell and Nathan Burke lunging forward while pushing their hands onto Ita Buttrose's shoulders, appears on page 1 (front cover) of the Vol 11 Issue 2, Winter 1998 edition of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update. It is captioned: "Ita Buttrose, launches National Arthritis Week Arthritis [sic] with the help of Shelley O'Donnell, Vice Captain Australian netball [sic] and Nathan Burke, Co-Captain St. Kilda".COL photo of three people posing for a photo. A woman (in the centre) is wearing a suit jacket. She has her arms crossed across her chest. Another woman (wearing a track suit jacket) and a man (wearing a sweatshit) are standing on either side of her. They each have both of their hands placed on one of her shoulders. The trio are standing in the large lobby of a gymnasium or stadium. There are two other people in the background.[Handwritten in blue ink] 14 [Handwritten in black ink] Ita Buttrose Shelley O'Donell Nathan Bourkearthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, launch, ita buttrose, journalist, editor, spokesperson, ambassador, special guest, shelley o’donnell, vice captain, australian netball team, nathan bourke, co-captain, st kilda football club, 1998

The 1998 National Arthritis Week (NAW) was launched by Ita Buttrose - journalist, editor, and spokesperson for the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), now known as Arthritis Victoria (AV). Various sportspersons were also at the launch to help spread the message about exercise and better health outcomes. In this photo, Nathan Bourke (Co-Captain of the St Kilda Football Team), Shelley O'Donnell (Vice Captain of the Australian Netball Team), are depicted sitting in the front row of a gymnasium or indoor stadium at the launch, with some school children sitting in the rows behind them.COL medium close up photo of three adults seated in the front row of multiple rows of tiered seating in a gymnasium or stadium. Seated behind them are several rows of school children in school uniform.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, launch, nathan bourke, co-captain, st kilda football club, shelley o’donnell, vice captain, australian netball team, 1998