Special Olympics - Melbourne Inner East

Special Olympics - Melbourne Inner East Special Olympics Melbourne Inner East is one of the many Special Olympics programs around Australia

This page will be for the athletes, friends, family and those interested in the activities of the Special Olympics Melbourne Inner East region

What a night for MIE at the 2025 Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards!Last week we celebrated the 2025 Victo...
05/09/2025

What a night for MIE at the 2025 Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards!

Last week we celebrated the 2025 Victorian Disability Sport & Recreation Awards on Tuesday 26 August, hosted at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

We’re so proud of our athletes and coaches who were recognised on the night:

🏆 India Biesse Fitton – Elite Sportsperson of the Year
🏆 Tan Ke (Tom) Xie – Coach or Fitness Leader of the Year
🏆 Tara Lake – Coach or Fitness Leader of the Year

We are beyond proud of all our finalists and winners. Thank you to Disability Sport & Recreation for recognising and amplifying the achievements of our community.

Congratulations to India, Tom and Tara on these well-deserved honours. 💙❤️

Read the full list of award recipients here 👇
https://www.dsr.org.au/post/2025-victorian-disability-sport-recreation-awards

Posted • 🏆 We are proud to celebrate MIE’s India Biesse Fitton as one of two ’s 2025 Elite Sportsperson of the Year wi...
04/09/2025

Posted • 🏆
We are proud to celebrate MIE’s India Biesse Fitton as one of two ’s 2025 Elite Sportsperson of the Year winners!

With a sporting career spanning nearly two decades, India has proudly represented Australia across skiing, swimming and triathlon.

In 2025, she achieved outstanding results:
🥉 Bronze medal at the World Winter Games in Italy
⛷️ Top 10 finishes at the Virtus World Skiing Championships in France

India’s quiet determination, athletic excellence and advocacy have not only earned her success on the world stage but also helped create more inclusive opportunities for athletes with intellectual disabilities.

👏 Congratulations India, on this well-deserved recognition!

This award was proudly sponsored by

Fabulous recognition of your outstanding achievements India! ⛷️ 🏊‍♂️ 🚲 🏃‍♀️ Special Olympics Australia Special Olympics ...
04/09/2025

Fabulous recognition of your outstanding achievements India! ⛷️ 🏊‍♂️ 🚲 🏃‍♀️
Special Olympics Australia Special Olympics Victoria

So well deserved Tom! 🤩👏🏻
03/09/2025

So well deserved Tom! 🤩👏🏻

Congrats Tara! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
02/09/2025

Congrats Tara! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

On Sunday 10 August, our Melbourne Inner East community enjoyed a special day out with a private, sensory-friendly scree...
22/08/2025

On Sunday 10 August, our Melbourne Inner East community enjoyed a special day out with a private, sensory-friendly screening of Wicked at HOYTS Eastland.

Athletes, volunteers, families and friends came together in to share the magic of the big screen.

Thank you to everyone who joined us, we look forward to welcoming you at our next MIE gathering!

Happy Birthday Shu-Lin C, Michael C, Fiona D, Ian J, Mark J, Wade M, John R, Barbara S, Erin Y, Stephen S, Jerome H, Kat...
07/08/2025

Happy Birthday Shu-Lin C, Michael C, Fiona D, Ian J, Mark J, Wade M, John R, Barbara S, Erin Y, Stephen S, Jerome H, Katrina S, Maryellen A, Manahil M, Carlee M, Adam C, John C, Mimi V, Addison W and Alice B! To all our athletes born in August, we hope you are very spoilt!

01/08/2025

Dean, Chair of our Special Olympics - Melbourne Inner East club, delivered on his promise in spectacular fashion!

When Melbourne Inner East smashed both the club goal AND his personal fundraising target for the 2025 Polar Plunge, there was only one thing left to do... lose the locks!

A huge thank you to everyone who supported this year’s Polar Plunge. With your help, Melbourne Inner East raised an incr...
27/07/2025

A huge thank you to everyone who supported this year’s Polar Plunge. With your help, Melbourne Inner East raised an incredible $7,820 to support our athletes.

We were proud to join 183 plungers across 27 teams at South Melbourne Life Saving Club, contributing to a record-breaking $80,000 raised overall by for Special Olympics.

The cold didn’t hold anyone back. Our very own Luca Giannessi helped launch the event in true Polar Plunge style, jumping into the ocean alongside Acting Deputy Commissioner, Chris Gilbert.

One of the biggest cheers of the day went to our very own Chair, Dean Linzel, went above and beyond… and bald. He shaved his head on the beach as well as plunging into the icy water - all to raise money for our athletes.

The creativity was just as impressive as the courage, with plungers dressing up as everything from superheroes and Vikings to witches hats and Where’s Wally.

Thank you to everyone who donated, dressed up, braved the cold or cheered from the sidelines. Your support means everything.

See you next year! 🥶

27/07/2025

Polar Plunge 2025 - what a day! 💙❄️

Here’s a quick recap of the icy, inspiring madness that saw over 180 plungers and 100+ athletes, carers and police officers take the plunge!

A huge thank you to everyone who showed up, dressed up, and stepped up to support inclusive sport in Victoria. You make the difference.

A huge thank you to everyone who supported this year’s Polar Plunge. With your help, Melbourne Inner East raised an incr...
27/07/2025

A huge thank you to everyone who supported this year’s Polar Plunge. With your help, Melbourne Inner East raised an incredible $7,820 to support our athletes.

We were proud to join 183 plungers across 27 teams at South Melbourne Life Saving Club on Saturday morning, contributing to a record-breaking $80,000 raised overall by Law Enforcement Torch Run - Victoria, Australia for Special Olympics Australia.

The cold didn’t hold anyone back. Our very own Luca Giannessi helped launch the event in true Polar Plunge style, jumping into the ocean alongside Victoria Police Acting Deputy Commissioner, Chris Gilbert.

One of the biggest cheers of the day went to our very own Chair, Dean Linzel, who went above and beyond… and bald. He shaved his head on the beach as well as plunging into the icy water - all to raise money for our athletes.

The creativity was just as impressive as the courage, with plungers dressing up as everything from superheroes and Vikings to witches hats and Where’s Wally.

Thank you to everyone who donated, dressed up, braved the cold or cheered from the sidelines. Your support means everything.

See you next year! 🥶

Wishing our athletes born in July a very Happy Birthday! Best wishes to Thomas B, Anne C, Isabel F, Carly M, David H, Em...
09/07/2025

Wishing our athletes born in July a very Happy Birthday! Best wishes to Thomas B, Anne C, Isabel F, Carly M, David H, Emeil R, Akash M, Daniel M, Christian G, Tyson H, Harry M, Amelia T, Lachlan S, Aaron P, Mia T and Jasmine H!

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