Historical information

On Friday the 26th and Saturday the 27th of May, 1978, an art and craft exhibition was held as a fundraising event in support of the Rheumatism and Arthritis Association of Victoria (RAAV). Titled, "Living with Arthritis - Aids to Daily Living", the exhibition was held at St Andrew's Parish Hall in Brighton. A second "Living with Arthritis" exhibition was held two months later in Footscray. Henceforth, the respective events were commonly referred to as "the Brighton exhibition" and "the Footscray exhibition". A fashion parade and panel discussion were also held as part of the two-day event. On the Saturday, the fashion parade was hosted by special guest MC, Australian actor, Reg Gorman. Reg co-compered the fashion parade with RAAV member, Joan Watson. In this photo, Reg Gorman, Ina Roberts, and RAAV Vice President, Elva Renfrew, pose for a photo during the event. This photo appears on the cover (page 1) of R.A.A.V.'s News Review, Vol 9, July 1978. It is captioned: "T.V. Star Reg. Gorman (Jack, of "The Sullivans") with Model, Ina Roberts, and R.A.A.V.'s Vic-President Elva Renfrew. Photo. Ben Baxter." The photo accompanies an article titled, "BRIGHTON EXHIBITION SUCCESS", with the sub-title "TV STAR HELPS RAAV".

Physical description

B&W medium close-up photo of three people posing for a photo inside a hall. Behind them, the brickwork of the building is visible on the interior walls. The silouhette of a tall potted plant is visible in front of one of the walls.

Inscriptions & markings

[handwritten in light blue ink] RAAV Page 1 TV Star Reg Gorman [handwritten in pencil] 1978 May 26th model Ina Roberts R.A.A.V.'s Vice president Elva Renfrew [handwritten in blue ink on a MOVE branded sticky note] RAAV News Vol. 9 1978 Fashion Parade