Australia

Τhe Greek Community of Melbourne and Victoria will commemorate the Greek National Day, Sunday March 28, 2010, with the traditional March at the majestic Shrine of Remembrance. The Commemoration will commence at 12.00 p.m. with the march of Community Schools...

Greeks from Athens to Sydney celebrated Greek Independence Day and the Greek War for Independence with parades on Sunday.

Recognizing the Australian support of the Greek and other Allied forces in the Battle of Greece and the Battle of Crete in 1941, members of the Hellenic Presidential Guard (Evzones) will visit Adelaide next month to commemorate Oxi Day...

Greek philanthropists have banded together to commemorate Greek migrants on the new National Monument to Migration in Australia.

Hundreds of spectators gathered at Sydney's City Recital Hall for a concert dedicated to the anniversary of the Greek War of Independence.

The Greek Orthodox Community of New South Wales recently established a committee tasked with planning the celebrations for the 200th anniversary of the beginning of Greece's War of Independence in 1821. The committee is composed of prominent members of the...

A group of Greek evzones -- elite soldiers popularly known for the famous changing of the guard ceremony in Athens -- will travel to Australia for Greek independence day celebrations next month. In Melbourne, members of the presidential guard will...

On Sunday, March 29, Greek-Australians gathered in Melbourne for the official celebration of the Greek Independence Day. Thousands of Greek students, mostly third generation Greek-Australians, participated in the parade and were met with enthusiasm and applause from the thousands of...

On Wednesday, March 11, a crowd gathered at the Customs House in Circular Quay, Sydney, to attend a lecture by Professor Will Christie regarding Lord Byron and his contribution to the Greek Independence. It was an incredibly interesting speech that was...

On International Women’s Day, the 33rd Greek Festival of Sydney celebrates the life and political pursuits of a truly spectacular woman, Melina Mercouri. In a speech by Dr. Panayota Nazou, Mercouri’s political reincarnation will be explored and discussed. Melina Mercouri’s...

The Greeks of Melbourne will be commemorating and celebrating another year of remembrance for Greek Independence Day on March 25, that will be taking place with the standard grand march at the Australian War Memorial on Sunday, March 23. As...

Prime Minister Julia Gillard will attend the Greek Independence Day parade in Sydney on March 24. Barry O’Farrell, Premier of New South Wales, will also honor Greece’s national anniversary. The celebrations of March 25 will begin at the Greek...

Greeks of Melbourne will celebrate Greek Independence Day on the 27th of March, at the War Memorial of the city. General Secretary of the Organizing Committee, Kostas Nikolopoulos announced that this year’s celebration will be attended by the national...

March 25 is the anniversary of Greece’s struggle for Independence in 1821 after some 400 years of Ottoman occupation. The Inter-Communities Council of NSW of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia is organizing a large-scale celebration in honour of Greece's...

The cloudy sky and the rain didn't stop the Greeks of Melbourne from celebrating the 25th March National Anniversary. Many Greek students as well as members of Greek organizations took part in the annual parade which was attended by more...