Photograph - Group photo, 17/10/2000

Historical information

On the 17th of October, 2000, Arthritis Victoria (incorporating Osteoporosis Victoria) held a seminar on World Osteoporosis Day (WOD). The event was held at the Glen Eira Town Hall Auditorium. 200 participants attended the seminar, which included guest speakers and information displays. The event was a partnership between Arthritis Victoria and the City of Glen Eira. In this photo, Leigh Garwood, Cr Veronika Martens, Beryl Logie, and Professor Peter Ebeling pose for a photo next to the Arthritis Victoria/Osteoporosis Victoria banner. The photo appears on page 12 of the Vol 13 Issue 04, Summer 2000 edition of Arthritis Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update. It is captioned: "From left to right: Leigh Garwood, (CEO Arthritis Victoria, Cr Veronika Martens, Mayor City of Glen Eira, Beryl Logie, President of the Melbourne Osteoporosis Self Help Group, Peter Ebeling, Associate Professor Endocrinology."

Physical description

COL photo of four people standing beside a large, vertical, freestanding banner (two on either side). The two men (standing on the outside) are wearing dark suits with a white shirt and tie. One woman (standing centre left) is wearing a mauve top under a black and grey jacket. The other woman (standing centre right) is wearing a pale blue shirt, a black jacket, and black trousers. The banner contains the text and logos for "Arthritis Victoria" and "Osteoporosis Victoria" (partially obscured). At the bottom of the banner, there is some additional text, "MUSCULOSKELETAL HEALTH" (partially obscured). Behind the man standing to the furthest left of the frame, there is a royal blue stage curtain. In the background, behind the two people standing to the right of the frame, there are two two flat decorative columns (colonades) evident on the wall.

Inscriptions & markings

[On two white labels, handwritten in black ink] World Osteoporosis Day 2000 Public Seminar, 17th October 1 [circled] Left to Right [crossed out & replaced with "Right to Left" in red ink] [Handwritten in black ink] Associate Professor Peter Ebeling Beryl Logie (President of the Melbourne Osteoporosis Self Help Group) Cr Veronika Martens (Mayor Glen Eira) Leigh Garwood (CEO A.V) [Handwritten in pencil, in the bottom right corner] PG13-1

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