In 2003, Arthritis Victoria (AV) held an outreach event at a school in Stawell as part of its Rural And Regional Education (RARE) Program. Students were taken through a range of exercises on a sporting field or through a martial arts class indoors. They also attended an education session conducted by AV staff. This photo depicts a student tackling an adult instructor who is holding a hit/strike/tackle shield. There are other students in the distance.Colour photo of a school student tackling an adult instructor, who is holding a yellow padded shield. There are several other students in the background.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, arthritis victoria, av, rural and regional education, rare, outreach, exercise, hit shield, strike shield, tackle shield, bone strength, bone health, joint health, school visit, school program, 2003

In 2003, Arthritis Victoria (AV) held an outreach event at a school in Stawell as part of its Rural And Regional Education (RARE) Program. Students were taken through a range of exercises on a sporting field or through a martial arts class indoors. They also attended an education session conducted by AV staff. This photo depicts a student who has just lunged into a hit/strike/tackle shield being held by a teacher/instructor. A group of other students are standing nearby.Colour photo of a school student tackling an adult instructor, who is holding a yellow padded shield. The student has lunged into the padded shield, and is now bent forward with the shield across their back.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, arthritis victoria, av, rural and regional education, rare, outreach, exercise, hit shield, strike shield, tackle shield, bone strength, bone health, joint health, school visit, school program, 2003

In 2003, Arthritis Victoria (AV) held an outreach event at a school in Stawell as part of its Rural And Regional Education (RARE) Program. Students were taken through a range of exercises on a sporting field or through a martial arts class indoors. They also attended an education session conducted by AV staff. This photo depicts one group of students queueing up while an adult instructor or teacher holds up a large padded rectangular bag (called a hit/strike shield, or a tackle shield in rugby).Colour photo of a group of students being taken through some exercises by an adult instructor using a yellow padded shield. They are on a grassy sports field. In the background, there are groups of students doing other exercises.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, arthritis victoria, av, rural and regional education, rare, outreach, exercise, hit shield, strike shield, tackle shield, bone strength, bone health, joint health, school visit, school program, 2003

In 2003, Arthritis Victoria (AV) held an outreach event at a school in Stawell as part of its Rural And Regional Education (RARE) Program. Students were taken through a range of exercises on a sporting field or through a martial arts class indoors. They also attended an education session conducted by AV staff. This photo depicts two instructors helping two students develop their tackling skills while holding a football.Colour photo of two school children and two adult instructors on a grassy sporting field. The instructors are each holding a large yellow padded shield. One of the students is holding a football while lunging into the shield. The other student is picking a football up off the ground. There are several other students in the background, on the field and in front of some playground equipment.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, arthritis victoria, av, rural and regional education, rare, outreach, exercise, hit shield, strike shield, tackle shield, bone strength, bone health, joint health, school visit, school program, 2003