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LETR Victoria Receives Award

<span style=”font-weight: 400″>LETR Victoria has been recognized as the Outstanding Police Recreation, Wel-fare or Social Achievement of the Year at the Victoria Police Sports Award 2019 for the Eastern Regional Awareness Tour 2018.</span><span style=”font-weight: 400″>In 2018 LETR Victoria took part in the Eastern Regional Awareness Tour conducting 10 runs in regional areas between Melbourne and […]

Berlin World Games 2023 are GO!

The Cauldron has been lit, the athletes are in the stadium, and the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin are GO GO GO! The Guardians of the Flame including our very own chief Matt Volk successfully delivered the Flame of Hope to the world-renowned Olympistadion in Berlin to light the spectacular Cauldron and launch the […]

Final leg of the Last Leg to the World Games

Nothing will stop the international crew of the Last Leg Torch Run from delivering the Flame of Hope to the Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023. Not even a European downpour or flash flood. After almost 20 straight Torch Runs through the stunning townships of Germany , the exhausted members of […]

Aussie Aussie Aussie reunion

There was not a dry eye in the house when the international team of the Final Leg of the Torch Run arrived in the historic town of Potsdam and straight into the waiting athletes of TEAM AUSTRALIA. While we don’t want to embarrass our LETR chief, Matt Volk, word has it that he was seen […]

Flame of Hope in safe hands

We all know how hard it is to keep LETR Chief Matt Volk away from a Torch Run. It seems the Berliners are having even less luck with word reaching LETR Victoria that our Matt managed to manoeuvre his way into not one, not two but FIVE Torch Runs in a single day! You can’t […]

Matt helps light the way to Berlin

The Flame of Hope is lit and the Torch, secure in the hands of its “Guardians”, is on its way to Berlin to launch the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 . THIS IS IT, FOLKS ! It was an emotional day for our chief Matt Volk, who flew to Athens to experience the ancient […]

Harry smashes another glass ceiling

LETR could not be more thrilled for our very own Harry Mezger who beat the odds to take out a prestigious national leadership award from a field of extraordinary mainstream achievers. In an emotional moment for Harry, his family and friends and LETR, Harry was named as the 2023 winner of the First National Real […]

Angela Taylor Memorial Walk/Run

Autumn could not have given us a more perfect morning for the 5km Fun Run to commemorate colleague Angela Taylor, tragically lost in the notorious 1986 bombing of the Russell Street police complex. Held at Melbourne’s picturesque Albert Park Lake, the powerhouse athletes of Special Olympics Victoria joined our Torch Run team to take on Victoria’s finest as part […]

Chief’s Challenge

Now in its third year, the annual Chief’s Challenge was once again held on and around December 3rd 2021, aligning with International Day of People With Disability (IDPwD). A variety of Chief’s Challenge events took place across Victoria, with many of these promoted on Yammer for the first time. From morning teas, school visits, bake-offs […]

The Flame Newsletter – Issue 6

Good afternoon everyone, Please find attached the latest LETR newsletter.  It’s been a huge year for the Torch Run to date so much so that we’ve had to hold over content till the next newsletter! Also my apologies to you all for a wrong date in the last email update.  The ‘Farewell to Team Vic’ […]

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