Melisma Ensemble is an all male vocal group made up of some of Sydney’s finest chanters trained in the vocal traditions of Byzantium (the Eastern Roman Empire). Melisma’s repertoire spans the breadth between music from the Byzantine Empire through Ottoman times up to modern compositions of this living tradition. Weaving a tapestry of sound, with intricate vocals sweeping across [...]
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4th Issue of Opa! Magazine is Out
The fourth issue of Opa Magazine is in circulation at all leading news agencies across Melbourne. The Greek cultural magazine is published in English and has a diversity of topics.You can also read the issue above in digital form.
A New Era Began as LAIKI Bank Australia Became Beirut Hellenic Bank
Following the acquisition of a majority shareholding of Laiki Bank (Australia) Limited by the Bank of Beirut in February 2011, the bank announced it will be known as Beirut Hellenic Bank. Customers are able to experience the new branding in existing branches across Australia including its branch in Adelaide, four branches in Melbourne and five [...]
DJ Krazy Kon presents GREECE 2011 Album
Australia’s internationally acclaimed Greek DJ/Producer presents the 9th installment in his iconic ‘GREECE’ CD Series. Now almost a decade on, the concept continues to break records and boundaries in the modern Greek dance music scene, both in Australia and overseas with distribution now into the USA & NZ. DJ Krazy Kon is a living legend [...]
Australian Genealogy Website Stores Information on Thousands of Greek Dodecanesians
The small Greek island of Kastellorizo was estimated in 2004 to have produced some 30,000 Australians – a figure which in 2011 is considerably larger. A Perth genealogist, Allan Cresswell, whose mother came from Kastellorizo, started work several years ago on mapping out the genealogy of the island and has stored all the data on [...]
Two New 2011 Players Signed for Sydney Olympic FC
Sydney Olympic announced two more signings for the 2011 season. This brings the total players of the first grade to 16, with more to come. Nenad Vekic (left photo) is a 21-year-old goalkeeper that played last season for Bonnyrigg White Eagles and also played for Sydney FC youth. He gladly accepted the position offered to [...]
Campaign on Australian Curriculum Languages Continues
In recent correspondence with the Australian Hellenic Council (NSW), the Hon. Greg Hunt has confirmed his representations to the Federal Minister for School Education, the Hon. Peter Garrett, regarding the inclusion of Greek in the Australian Curriculum – Languages. In his response to the Liberal Member for Flinders (Victoria), Mr Garrett re-stated his government’s commitment [...]
Greek Icon from Byzantine Era on Ebay for $245,000
A Greek-Australian woman has posted an icon titled, The Madonna and Child, on her local eBay Classifieds section for the asking price of $245,000AUD. The woman who wishes to remain anonymous claims she was given the icon along with another two of similar origin when she was born. The icon is believed to have belonged [...]
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05 / 17 Book to be Published on Macedonian Hellenes in Oceania
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05 / 17 Indigenous Find New Place to Camp But Still Boycott Paniyiri Festival
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05 / 17 Michael Spartels is 2012 ‘Kastellorizian of the Year’
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05 / 17 Greek Festival of Sydney Presents ‘Dance to the Rhythm’
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05 / 17 Singapore Airlines to Suspend Services to Abu Dhabi, Athens
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05 / 16 Aborigines Forced to Move Their Tents For Greek Paniyiri
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05 / 16 Greek-Australians Exempt from Pension Cuts
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05 / 16 Greek Studies in Australia Gains $450,000
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05 / 16 Greek Festival of Sydney Presents ‘Identity in the Sand’ Concert
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05 / 11 South Australia Greek Consulate Forced to Reduce Work Hours Due to Staff Shortage
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05 / 11 Book Released in Australia On the History of Greeks in Asia
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05 / 17 Book to be Published on Macedonian Hellenes in Oceania
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05 / 10 AHEA Organizes 2012 Hellenic Language Awards in Maroubra
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05 / 08 Melbourne Grammar School Opens Its Doors After Renovation
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05 / 10 Public Lecture on the History of Greek Cafés to be Held in Australia
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05 / 08 Boite-style Musical Performances By Greeks To Be Held In May
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05 / 08 Businessman Calls on Greek-Australian Community to Send Greece Medical Aid
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05 / 09 Greek Illustrator Draws the Titanic for National Geographic
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05 / 16 Aborigines Forced to Move Their Tents For Greek Paniyiri
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05 / 09 Australia Remembers Writer Nikos Kazantzakis
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