Congratulations to Paul Cosgrave, Achilles Melbourne’s volunteer of the month for June 2019! Here’s what our members had to say about Paul: “I want to nominate Paul for two things: Paul coordinates VI athletes wanting to run at parkrun (Gardiner’s…
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ACHILLES TACKLES THE Great Ocean Road Running Festival 2019
By Peggy Soo Achilles members, both guides and VIPs, took a trip to Great Ocean Road on the weekend of the 18th/19th of May. Over 40 Achilles members participated in a number of events ranging from half marathon to 14km…
Increasing the visibility of a running tether
Penny Stevenson on left of photo guided by Pam Cook on right. Hip tether in between with a pink safety flag hanging off the tether between them A close up of the back (front facing) not showing safety pin attachments…
Revitalised runner heading to city2surf
Achilles regular and committee member, Brian O’Dea, has been featured in a fantastic article by Settlement Services International (SSI). An exert of the the article is featured below and you can read the whole article here. It’s fantastic for us to…
The Many Ways of Seeing – Achilles Sydney member Nick Gleeson publishes his memoir
We are beyond proud to announce that Honorary Lifetime Member Nick Gleeson has published his first book, a memoir on his life after losing his sight at age 7 and his amazing adventures thereafter. Please read the below press release…
Achilles sydney takes on parkrun
On 1 April 2017, Achilles Sydney took on parkrun with members participating across a number of events. We were featured in the local website In the Cove read the article here You can also read more about the parkrun event…
Shedding minutes from Melbourne to the Gold Coast
By Amanda KwongBoasting a flat course, tantalising for personal bests, Sunday the 2nd of July saw the 39th running of the Gold Coast Airport Marathon. Nearly 27000 registered entrants flocked to the sunny Gold Coast, which included Adam Koops, blind…
Achilles canberra – Liz’s parkrun
Achilles Canberra runner, Liz, was featured in the Canberra Weekly print edition. See the article below.
Achilles melbourne – run for the kids
Achilles Melbourne super runner Adam Koops had his story featured in an article on Perth Now covering his participation in Run For The Kids in 2017.Read the article here
Achilles sydney PARTNERS with fix physio
The Achilles Sydney Committee has been working hard to finalise some exciting new partnerships which we’ll be announcing over the coming weeks.The first of these partnerships is with local Sydney physio, Fix Physio. Mike Blackwell, Owner and Principal Physiotherapist of Fix…
Not Just a Walk in the Park
Since 1996, Achilles Sydney has provided people with disabilities the opportunity to take regular exercise in in safe, accessible surroundings. Weekly training sessions have been boosted with regular participation in many community events. Today, the Club’s calendar includes at least…
2016 VICHEALTH OUTDOOR/ACTIVE RECREATION INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR AWARD – ACHILLES MELBOURNE
Achilles Melbourne was honoured to receive the VicHealth Outdoor/Active Recreation Iniative of the Year award for 2016. Amanda and Simon from Achilles Melbourne switched their sweat pants for suits and dresses for the awards ceremony where they received their well…