In 2001, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria held a morning tea to thank the members and professionals who had participated in its innovative television exercise program, "Move It of Lose It". The program was broadcast on Community Television station, Channel 31. In this photo, Peter Johnson (Renaissance Television) and Charles Tsui-Po (Tai Chi Master) pose for a photo with three unidentified women at the morning tea event. Master Tsui-Po appeared weekly on "Move It or Lose It" as a Tai Chi instructor.COL photo of a group of five people posing for a photo together. They are standing in a row in front of a wall of closed bi-folding door panels. To the left of the frame, there is a set of windows with thin venetian blinds.[On a yellow sticky note, in blue ink] 2nd left Peter Johnson middle Chorls Tsuipo 2001arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, move it or lose it, television program, television series, broadcast television, community television, channel 31, audiovisual, morning tea, peter johnson, renaissance television, charles tsui-po, tai chi master, instructor, 2001

"Tai Chi for Arthritis" classes with Dr Paul Lam was an initiative of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV) in the late 1990s. This photo depicts Dr Paul Lam leading the inaugural Tai Chi for Arthritis Leaders' Training workshop. The three day workshop, held at Arthritis Victoria in November 1997, was attended by 17 people from Melbourne and rural Victoria. Another photo from this event appears on page 13 of the 1998 Annual Report, accompanying a brief article on the event.Colour photo of a group of people, led by an instructor, practising Tai Chi on a grassy area. In the background, there is a wooden fence with a large tree behind it.[On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] Tai Chi Dr Paul lam [sic]arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, tai chi for arthritis, leaders training workshop, dr paul lam, tai chi instructor, author, broadcaster, arthritis, osteoporosis, bone health, joint health, c2000

"Tai Chi for Arthritis" classes with Dr Paul Lam was an initiative of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV) in the late 1990s. This photo depicts Dr Paul Lam leading the inaugural Tai Chi for Arthritis Leaders' Training workshop. The three day workshop, held at Arthritis Victoria in November 1997, was attended by 17 people from Melbourne and rural Victoria. Another photo from this event appears on page 13 of the 1998 Annual Report, accompanying a brief article on the event.Colour photo of a group of people, led by an instructor, practising Tai Chi on a grassy area. In the background, there is a wooden fence with a large tree behind it.[On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] Tai Chi for arthritis with Dr. Paul lam [sic]arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, tai chi for arthritis, leaders training workshop, dr paul lam, tai chi instructor, author, broadcaster, arthritis, osteoporosis, bone health, joint health, c2000

"Tai Chi for Arthritis" classes with Dr Paul Lam was an initiative of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV) in the late 1990s. This photo depicts Dr Paul Lam leading the inaugural Tai Chi for Arthritis Leaders' Training workshop. The three day workshop, held at Arthritis Victoria in November 1997, was attended by 17 people from Melbourne and rural Victoria. Another photo from this event appears on page 13 of the 1998 Annual Report, accompanying a brief article on the event.Colour photo of a group of people, led by an instructor, practising Tai Chi on a grassy area. In the background, there is a wooden fence with a large tree behind it.[On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] Tai Chi with Dr. Paul lam [sic]arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, tai chi for arthritis, leaders training workshop, dr paul lam, tai chi instructor, author, broadcaster, arthritis, osteoporosis, bone health, joint health, c2000

"Tai Chi for Arthritis" classes with Dr Paul Lam was an initiative of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV) in the late 1990s. This photo depicts Dr Paul Lam leading the inaugural Tai Chi for Arthritis Leaders' Training workshop. The three day workshop, held at Arthritis Victoria in November 1997, was attended by 17 people from Melbourne and rural Victoria. Another photo from this event appears on page 13 of the 1998 Annual Report, accompanying a brief article on the event.Colour photo of a group of people, led by an instructor, practising Tai Chi on a grassy area. In the background, there is a wooden fence with a large tree and a two-storey house behind it.[On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] Tai Chiarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, tai chi for arthritis, leaders training workshop, dr paul lam, tai chi instructor, author, broadcaster, arthritis, osteoporosis, bone health, joint health, c2000

"Tai Chi for Arthritis" classes with Dr Paul Lam was an initiative of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV) in the late 1990s. This photo depicts Dr Paul Lam leading the inaugural Tai Chi for Arthritis Leaders' Training workshop. The three day workshop, held at Arthritis Victoria in November 1997, was attended by 17 people from Melbourne and rural Victoria. Another photo from this event appears on page 13 of the 1998 Annual Report, accompanying a brief article on the event.Colour photo of a group of people, led by an instructor, practising Tai Chi on a grassy area. In the background, there is a wooden fence with a large tree behind it.[On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] Tai Chi for arthritis with Dr. Paul lam [On the same sticky note, archivist's note handwritten in black ink] (Different roll)arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, tai chi for arthritis, leaders training workshop, dr paul lam, tai chi instructor, author, broadcaster, arthritis, osteoporosis, bone health, joint health, c2000

"Tai Chi for Arthritis" classes with Dr Paul Lam was an initiative of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV) in the late 1990s. This photo depicts Dr Paul Lam leading the inaugural Tai Chi for Arthritis Leaders' Training workshop. The three day workshop, held at Arthritis Victoria in November 1997, was attended by 17 people from Melbourne and rural Victoria. Another photo from this event appears on page 13 of the 1998 Annual Report, accompanying a brief article on the event.Colour photo of a group of people, led by an instructor, practising Tai Chi on a grassy area. In the background, there is a wooden fence with a large tree behind it.[On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] Tai Chi with Dr. Paul lam [On the same sticky note, archivist's note handwritten in black ink] Different rollarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, tai chi for arthritis, leaders training workshop, dr paul lam, tai chi instructor, author, broadcaster, arthritis, osteoporosis, bone health, joint health, c2000

In 2001, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria held a morning tea to thank the members and professionals who had participated in its innovative television exercise program, "Move It of Lose It". The program was broadcast on Community Television station, Channel 31. In this photo, CharlesTsui-Po (Tai Chi Master) and Peter Johnson (Renaissance Television) pose for a photo at the morning tea event.COL photo of two men posing for a photo. They are standing in front of some large windows. The windows have thin venetian blinds. Through the windows, there is a view of some tall trees in a courtyard.[On a yellow sticky note, in blue ink] Peter Johnson. Chorlsarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, move it or lose it, television program, television series, broadcast television, community television, channel 31, audiovisual, morning tea, peter johnson, renaissance television, charles tsui-po, tai chi master, instructor, 2001

In the late 1990s to early 2000s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV) held a Tai Chi class as part of its Arthritis Self Management program for exercise leaders. The class was held at AFV's headquarters in Elsternwick. This photo depicts class participants posing for a photo with the Tai Chi instructor, who is standing in the middle of the back row.Colour photo of eight women posing for a photo. Five of the women are seated on chairs, and three of the women are standing behind them. There are some large windows with venetian blinds behind them, with a view of some large ferns outside.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis self management course, tai chi, c1990s, c2000s

On Wednesday, October 20, 1999, World Osteoporosis Day (WOD), Osteoporosis Victoria conducted a morning of physical activities with the Year 9 students at Shelford Girls' Grammar School in Caulfield. Titled, "Come & Try Day", the activities on offer included abseiling, golf, table tennis, Tai Chi, football, and indoor lawn bowls. This photo depicts a group of students following a Tai Chi instructor's movements during a class while they are being Photographed or filmed by another person.COL photo of a group of students, standing in rows, following a female instructor in some exercises. The students are dressed in their sports uniform, consisting of a blue polo top and either navy blue shorts or track suit pants. The instructor is wearing a cream shirt and black trousers. They are standing on an outdoor tennis courts surrounded by grass. In the background, there is a person wearing a blue shirt and black trousers. They are standing in front of the fence, either Photographing or filming the group. Behind the fence, there is a house and another small building adjoining the property where the fence ends. The Photograph has been taken from behind the group.world osteoporosis day, wod, osteoporosis victoria, ov, come & try day, active for life, just 30 minutes a day, physical activities, exercise, tai chi, shelford girls grammar school, year 9 students, year 9 cohort, high school, secondary school, caulfield, 1999

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

On Wednesday, October 20, 1999, World Osteoporosis Day (WOD), Osteoporosis Victoria conducted a morning of physical activities with the Year 9 students at Shelford Girls' Grammar School in Caulfield. Titled, "Come & Try Day", the activities on offer included abseiling, golf, table tennis, Tai Chi, football, and indoor lawn bowls. In this photo, a Tai Chi instructor leads a group of students in a Tai Chi class. This photo (amongst others from the Come & Try Day) appears on Page 5 of the Vol 12 Issue 4, Summer 1999 edition of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update. The photo also appears on page 9 of the Vol 14 Issue 01, Autumn 2001 edition of the magazine under its revised name, Update. In that issue, it accompanies an article titled, "arthritis victoria's schools project". The photo is captioned: "Students participating in Tai Chi classes."COL photo of a woman leading a group of students in an exercise class. The students are dressed in their sports uniform, consisting of a blue polo top and either navy blue shorts or track suit pants. The instructor is wearing a cream traditional Chinese shirt with a mandarin collar and black trousers. They are standing on an outdoor tennis court in rows, spaced well apart from one another. The instructor is standing in the front row, facing the camera, with her back to the students. There are two more tennis courts in the background, and the entire court area is enclosed by a tall cyclone fence.world osteoporosis day, wod, osteoporosis victoria, ov, come & try day, active for life, just 30 minutes a day, physical activities, exercise, tai chi, shelford girls grammar school, year 9 students, year 9 cohort, high school, secondary school, caulfield, 1999

On Wednesday, October 20, 1999, World Osteoporosis Day (WOD), Osteoporosis Victoria conducted a morning of physical activities with the Year 9 students at Shelford Girls' Grammar School in Caulfield. Titled, "Come & Try Day", the activities on offer included abseiling, golf, table tennis, Tai Chi, football, and indoor lawn bowls. In this photo, students learn how to abseil from a tall metal structure with the aid of an instructor.COL photo of four people at the top of a tall metal structure consisting of a ladder which leads to a platform at the top. Two people (one partially obscured) are waiting at the top of the ladder. Another person is standing on the platform. He is looking down towards another person who is descending from the platform via an attached cable. They are all wearing blue tracksuit pants and pale blue polo shirts. There is a large tree in the background.[On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] Absailing [sic] at Shelford Anglican Girls School 1999world osteoporosis day, wod, osteoporosis victoria, ov, come & try day, active for life, just 30 minutes a day, physical activities, exercise, abseiling, shelford girls grammar school, year 9 students, year 9 cohort, high school, secondary school, caulfield, 1999

On Wednesday, October 20, 1999, World Osteoporosis Day (WOD), Osteoporosis Victoria conducted a morning of physical activities with the Year 9 students at Shelford Girls' Grammar School in Caulfield. Titled, "Come & Try Day", the activities on offer included abseiling, golf, table tennis, Tai Chi, football, and indoor lawn bowls. In this photo, one student prepares to abseil down from the top platform while the instructor and a few other students look on.COL photo of a small group of people at the top of a tall metal structure. Most of them are wearing pale blue polo shirts and dark blue tracksuit pants. One man is wearing a blue t-shirt and white trousers. They are all standing on top of a platform. One person is dangling from a cable attached to the metal structure, with her feet resting on the edge of the platform. Another person is climbing from the ladder onto the platform. There are some large trees in the background.[On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] Absailing [sic] at Shelford. A.G.S. 1999world osteoporosis day, wod, osteoporosis victoria, ov, come & try day, active for life, just 30 minutes a day, physical activities, exercise, abseiling, shelford girls grammar school, year 9 students, year 9 cohort, high school, secondary school, caulfield, 1999

On Wednesday, October 20, 1999, World Osteoporosis Day (WOD), Osteoporosis Victoria conducted a morning of physical activities with the Year 9 students at Shelford Girls' Grammar School in Caulfield. Titled, "Come & Try Day", the activities on offer included abseiling, golf, table tennis, Tai Chi, football, and indoor lawn bowls. In this photo, some students are playing table tennis under the supervision of a few instructors.COL photo of several people stand arounding some table tennis tables. Some people are wearing pale blue polo shirts, some are wearing white t-shirts, one woman is wearing a navy, jade, and white tracksuit jacket, and another person (partially obscured) is putting on a blue and navy jacket. They are all wearing either navy shorts or navy tracksuit pants. They are inside a white brick building. A few of them are holding a tennis table racket (also known as a bat or paddle) in their hand. A storage room is evident through an open doorway. There is a view of another building and some trees through the high curtained windows.world osteoporosis day, wod, osteoporosis victoria, ov, come & try day, active for life, just 30 minutes a day, physical activities, exercise, table tennis, shelford girls grammar school, year 9 students, year 9 cohort, high school, secondary school, caulfield, 1999

On Wednesday, October 20, 1999, World Osteoporosis Day (WOD), Osteoporosis Victoria conducted a morning of physical activities with the Year 9 students at Shelford Girls' Grammar School in Caulfield. Titled, "Come & Try Day", the activities on offer included abseiling, golf, table tennis, Tai Chi, football, and indoor lawn bowls. In this photo, instructors and students partake in a game of table tennis on three tables.COL photo of a group of people playing table tennis on three table tennis tables. Several people are wearing pale blue polo shirts, two people are wearing white t-shirts, and one person is wearing a blue collared shirt. They are all wearing navy or black trousers or tracksuit pants. They are inside a white brick building. A storage room is evident through an open doorway. There is a view of some trees through the high curtained windows.world osteoporosis day, wod, osteoporosis victoria, ov, come & try day, active for life, just 30 minutes a day, physical activities, exercise, table tennis, shelford girls grammar school, year 9 students, year 9 cohort, high school, secondary school, caulfield, 1999

On Wednesday, October 20, 1999, World Osteoporosis Day (WOD), Osteoporosis Victoria conducted a morning of physical activities with the Year 9 students at Shelford Girls' Grammar School in Caulfield. Titled, "Come & Try Day", the activities on offer included abseiling, golf, table tennis, Tai Chi, football, and indoor lawn bowls. In this photo, students practice catching a football which has been kicked or handballed to them by a teacher or instructor.COL photo of a few people standing on a grassy area. They are wearing either pale or dark blue polo shirts and dark blue tracksuit pants. There is a football in mid air between two people, who are facing one another. One of them is standing with her arms positioned in readiness to catch the ball. Beside her, there are three other students standing in a row, awaiting their turn. They are all standing on a grassy, fenced area, behind which a red brick building is evident.world osteoporosis day, wod, osteoporosis victoria, ov, come & try day, active for life, just 30 minutes a day, physical activities, exercise, football, shelford girls grammar school, year 9 students, year 9 cohort, high school, secondary school, caulfield, 1999

On Wednesday, October 20, 1999, World Osteoporosis Day (WOD), Osteoporosis Victoria conducted a morning of physical activities with the Year 9 students at Shelford Girls' Grammar School in Caulfield. Titled, "Come & Try Day", the activities on offer included abseiling, golf, table tennis, Tai Chi, football, and indoor lawn bowls. In this photo, instructors teach the students how to handball or kick a football.COL photo of a group of people on a fenced grassy area. They are wearing pale or dark blue polo shirts and dark blue tracksuit pants. They are practising handballing and kicking a football with some teachers or instructors. In the background, there are some houses behind a wooden fence.world osteoporosis day, wod, osteoporosis victoria, ov, come & try day, active for life, just 30 minutes a day, physical activities, exercise, football, handball, kicking, shelford girls grammar school, year 9 students, year 9 cohort, high school, secondary school, caulfield, 1999

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, led by an instructor, are doing a Tai Chi exercise routine. Some of them are wearing bright blue "Arthritis Victoria" t-shirts. There are some buildings in the background, including the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) building located in Federation Square, and St Paul's Cathedral across the road on Flinders St. 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 standing in a paved town square. They are holding their arms straight, with flat palms, down in front of their thighs. One person has their arms up, palms downwards, at chest level. Behind them (in the right half of the frame), there are several wide corner steps leading to a large modern building. At the top of the building, there is an "SBS" television network logo. In the distance, to the left of the frame, there is a cathedral and a multistory building.[On a white label, printed in black ink] NAW 2004 - TAI CHI FOR ARTHRITIS - FEDERATION SQUARE - TUESDAY 20TH APRILarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, tai chi, exercise demonstration, federation square, special broadcasting corporation, sbs, television network, melbourne, 2004