Historical information

On the 8th of March 2002, fifteen Arthritis Victoria volunteers, staff, and special guests attended Seniors Week at Government House. In this photo, a group of AV members and their families pose for a photo in front of the State Chair in the State Ballroom at Government House. A cropped version of the photo appears on page 3 of the Vol 15 Issue 02, Winter 2002 edition of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Update. It is captioned: "Seniors Week at Government House Back L to R: Robert Munro, Michael Macdonald, Ed Courtenay, Sonja Krawatt, Rose Ahrens, Maisie Scott, Fiona Bainbridge Front L to R: Jacqueline De Roach, Ann Houben, Barbara Hope, Pat Courtenay, Des Custerson, Rae Johnson, Doreen McConnell, Sal Prain".

Physical description

Colour photo of a large group of people posing for a photo in front of a blue velvet dais with a blue and gold throne. In the background, there is a blue velvet curtain upon which hangs a plaque depicting a crown and the text "E II R".

Inscriptions & markings

[Handwritten in black ink, in the top right corner] 3 [circled] [On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in black ink] SENIORS WEEK 2002 at Government House BACK L-R: Robert Munro, Michael MacDonald, Ed Courtenay, Sonja Krawalt, Rose Ahrens, Maisie Scott, Fiona Bainbridge FRONT L-R: Jacqueline De Roach, Ann Houben, Barbara Hope, Pat Courtenay, Des Custerson, Rae Johnson, Doreen McConnell, Sal Prain [On a MOVE-branded sticky note, handwritten in black ink] UPDATE WINTER 2002 page 3