Category: Achilles in the media

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…

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…

Achilles Canberra runner, Liz, was featured in the Canberra Weekly print edition. See the article below.

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 Melbourne president, Amanda Kwong, was awarded Volunteer of the Year at the 2016 Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards. This is what Amanda had to say:We are absolutely humbled to have received Initiative of the Year and Volunteer of…

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…

Francois Jacobs is gearing up for the Melbourne Coast Trek, a 30 kilometre hike along the Mornington Peninsula to raise funds to restore sight to blind and vision impaired people in developing countries.Read more at 9News.com

In the past two years, Adam Koops has started fitness classes, lost 40kg and taken up running. Last month, he finished a half-marathon and is training to do a full marathon in October. Read about his journey in this article from the Age. 

​Listen to Achilles Interview on 2RDJ-FM  A radio interview with Stephen, Enrique and Ellis aired on 22nd May for Stars Of Tomorrow on 2RDJ-FM. Click here to listen