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Built for you · Every session coached · Supported by the community

A coaching business first.
A gym second.

Founded in 2014, Virtus Performance is Mornington's home of strength, connection and growth. Our mission is simple: create a better world by delivering an exceptional coaching and education experience to our community.

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Coaching business first, gym second.
Every session coached.
Est. 2014.

What we stand for

Better Every Day.

We believe in the long game: human first, athlete second. You don't have to train, you get to. Every session coached, every member known by name, and a community that feels like a third home.

Meet everyone

The people in your corner.

Our coaches and facility team work for Virtus. The allied-health practitioners below run or work through independent practices at the same address, with their own bookings, fees and clinical records.

Lachlan Wallace

Virtus team

Lachlan Wallace

Founder & Director

Founded Virtus in 2014. Over a decade coaching everyday humans and athletes.

The big-picture guy who sweats the small stuff.

About Lachlan

Over a decade of coaching, leading with one intention: do good things with good people. Evidence-based training with care, humour and clarity. The heart behind Better Every Day.

Dakota Watson

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Dakota Watson

General Manager

Completing a Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology.

Your biggest cheerleader with a plan.

About Dakota

Completing a Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology. Blends scientific knowledge with care, humour and connection so everyone who trains with her feels supported.

Aiden Hinson

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Aiden Hinson

Senior Performance Coach & High Performance

National-level triple jumper. Exercise & Sport Science student.

The athlete's athlete.

About Aiden

National-level triple jumper and Exercise & Sport Science student. Elite athlete and coach in one, passionate about athletic development and resilience.

Jordy Love

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Jordy Love

Head of Coaching and Development

Driven by his years in high performance.

The standard-setter on the floor.

About Jordy

Leads how Virtus coaches: the programming cycle, coaching standards, and developing the next generation through the Virtus Academy.

Maddy Morrison

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Maddy Morrison

Senior Performance Coach

Years of real world coaching and lifting experience. Making humans better every step of the way.

Strength, simplicity, and straight talk.

About Maddy

Years of real-world lifting experience and a passion for keeping things simple. Here to help you move well, train hard and feel strong.

Georgia Templeton

Virtus team

Georgia Templeton

Growth & Community Manager

The storyteller who makes Virtus shine.

About Georgia

Leads community, social and the member experience. The energy and creativity behind how the Virtus family connects.

Annette Wallace

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Annette Wallace

Facility & Member Care

The warm welcome that keeps the place humming.

About Annette

Annette looks after the people and the place: the check-ins, the little details and the hundred small things that make Virtus feel like a third home.

Greg Dea

Independent practice

Greg Dea

Sports Physiotherapy · Prepare to Perform

25+ years across five countries, from armed forces to Olympic and World Cup champions.

About Greg

At Virtus since 2016. Greg has worked with elite sport at the highest level and now points that experience at weekend warriors, parents and athletes who want to return to sport and life stronger.

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Emily Wallace

Independent practice

Emily Wallace

Osteopathy · The Performance Rehab Co.

Osteopath focused on performance rehab: longer sessions, more touchpoints, genuine connection.

About Emily

Emily built The Performance Rehab Co to challenge the traditional clinic model. Fewer rushed consults, more time, and a plan that extends past the treatment table.

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Nina Keller

Independent practice

Nina Keller

Psychology · Mind Haus Psychology

Registered psychologist supporting the mental side of performance and life.

About Nina

Nina works with the things that hold it all together: stress, mindset, habits, and the seasons of life where everything feels heavy.

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Life at Virtus

The third home.

A dad and his little one under the Good Things With Good People wall
One of the gym dogs holding down the front mat
Family time in the kettlebell corner
Catching up at the noticeboard between sessions
Floor stretches with a border collie supervising
Heavy squats while the kids watch on
Sled pushes with a tiny training partner
A mum and her two little ones on the plyo box

Loved on Google and Facebook.

Real feedback from real people, published on platforms where we cannot edit a word of it.

Jodie Ross
We love Virtus Performance, what it stands for, the approach, the facilities, the team, and how inspired our son is to go there and train. This place is more than a gym, it's an environment. Lachie and team have created a beautiful, unique space. We love th…

8 months ago · Google

Steph Evans
Such an amazing and supportive environment! I'm so glad I switched from a commercial gym to Virtus. The coaches are so lovely and helpful, always making sure you are completing exercises correctly.

4 months ago · Google

Bek Voller
From the very first contact with Virtus, we’ve had such a fun but professional experience. The vibes in the gym are always high, and the whole crew are so knowledgeable, supportive, and genuinely awesome. They are amazing with my daughter — she absolutely l…

7 months ago · Google

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