Historical information

On Saturday, the 2nd of November 2002, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), incorporating Osteoporosis Victoria (OV), held a Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) Information Day at the Carlton Crest Hotel. Titled 'The Way Forward', it was attended by around 550 people. In this photo, Arthritis Victoria's Tim Bryar leads the audience in some simple stretching exercises. A cropped version of this photo appears on page 21 of the Vol 16 Issue 1, Autumn 2003 edition of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Update. It accompanies an article titled, "fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) information day" and sub-titled "The Way Forward". The photo is captioned: "Tim Bryar, Arthritis Victoria, leading a stretch break".

Physical description

COL photo of a man standing on a stage, behind a lectern. He has both arms stetched up high above his head. Beside him is a small table covered with a red tablecloth. Behind him, there is a large black floor to ceiling curtain. In the background, there is a green "EXIT" sign above a doorway to the side of the stage.

Inscriptions & markings

[On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in black ink] Tim Bryar Arthritis Victoria Leading a Stretch Break S (crossed out) FMS Information Day