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 – AmyJULY – Sophie T Congratulations to Sophie T! Sophie has been nominated for a number of reasons: we are incredibly thankful for her online presence through COVID19, assisting with online challenges and remaining engaged with others over the last…

Congratulations to Emily H Achilles Melbourne’s volunteer of the month for June 2020! Emily has been guiding with Achilles for just over a year. Since she’s joined Achilles, she’s been a regular attendee, never says no to an athletics track…

Congratulations to Michelle Wong Achilles Melbourne’s volunteer of the month for May.Michelle started guiding with us in 2019. While she hasn’t been with us for that long, we recognise her hard work and effort with guiding and being so approachable. Michelle: no…

Congratulations to Julie Baker, Achilles Melbourne’s volunteer of the month for April (better late than never!) Julie has been a solid guide with Achilles since 2018. She is generous with her time and commonly reaches out to runners in the…

March has been an incredibly testing time for everyone. We want to say a massive thank you to everyone who has reached out to a fellow Achilles member, offered shopping support, had a good old fashioned phone call, or helped…

By Peggy Soo On 1st March some of our Achilles teams went to leafy Warrandyte to run amongst the trees, trails and squawking birds for the Run Warrandyte Running Festival. We had a number of enthusiastic teams running from 15km…

Caption: Four photos above show (top left, clockwise): Julie walking with Maysa with a hand tether on a sunny day around the Tan with second guide, Eleanor. Julie stands to the side of a BBQ with Amanda and Jacinta; Julie…

A word from the President, Amanda:  …and just like that, another year has run off into the distance and into the next decade. Before we kick-start the 2020 vision-related pun fest that we will without doubt capitalise on, we’re taking…

Francois, two guides, Kevin and guide Karen B stand in front of the Eureka top floor observatory window with medals around necks and smiles all around! Haylee and MIchelle stand side by side outside the Eureka tower with climber bibs…

Achilles Melbourne Incorporated (Achilles Melbourne) will hold its 4th Annual General Meeting (AGM) at The Green Room, Multicultural Hub. 506 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, on Saturday, 26th October 2019, at 2:30PM.  The Multicultural Hub is located opposite the Queen…

The Achilles Melbourne Mid-Year Raffle was drawn on the morning of the 14th of July at Janet Lady Clarke Rotunda at Achilles training.We thank everyone who supported this raffle by purchasing tickets and/or sharing our raffle sales site. A special…