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Sydney Olympic FC Announces Trial Dates & Times

Sydney Olympic FC announced the trial dates and times for the Football NSW Women and Youth Super League’s 2011 Season. The trials will be held at Peter Moore (access from street)on the times designated below: Tuesday, 26th of October 2010: Reserve Grade – 6.00pm Registration – Trial 6.30pm 1st Grade – 6.00pm Registration – Trial 6.30pm [...]

Kastellorizian Association of Victoria Elects First Female President

In October, 2010 Yvonne Panagakos accepted the role of President of the Kastellorizian Association of Victoria. Yvonne is, in fact, the first female President of the Association. The organization emphasized that she comes from a family that has been active in the Brotherhood over several generations. Her outstanding organization skills and strong self-motivation will be [...]

Australian Marathon Coin Goes “Home”

 The Perth Mint has marked the 2500th anniversary of the Battle of Marathon with the issue of a commemorative coin. Three of these coins are now on permanent display in Hellas, thanks to the efforts of the Greek Australian Professionals’ Association (GAPA) and the Australian Hellenic Educators’ Association (AHEA NSW-ACT-QLD). These joint donations by GAPA [...]

Ian Crook Named New Sydney Olympic FC Technical Director

After a lengthy conversation with the Board of Directors of the Club Ian Crook was appointed as the Technical Director for Olympic F.C. for this season. Ian got involved with the Club in June 2010 and completed his role as a Director of Coaching and Assistant Coach for first grade this season. He had the [...]

Souvlakihut Adds its Own Flavour to “The Kings of Mykonos”

Greek restaurant franchise Souvlakihut is celebrating the release of ‘The Kings of Mykonos: Wog Boy 2’ by adding four new Mediterranean Meal Platters to its menu and running several competitions that include giving customers a chance to win a trip for two to Mykonos. The Mediterranean Meal Platters comprises of the Rhodes Burger, Mykonos Seafood, [...]

Socratis Otto is “Anyone You Want”

“Anyone You Want” is an Australian rom-com with Greek/Australian star Socratis Otto in the lead. Socratis has been in the recent Wolverine film as well as “The Pacific” and “The Matrix. The movie which is directed by Campbell Graham revolves around a young businessman (Otto) who befriends a troubled homeless girl (Tabrett Bethell) on the [...]

Greek Independence Day Celebrations in Sydney

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 Independence this Sunday March 21, 2010. It is anticipated that between 8,000 and 10,000 people [...]

Greek Australian Skier Lydia Lassila Wins Gold in Winter Olympics

Lydia Lassila laid on the snow in Turin four years ago with her left knee shattered while her Olympic hopes faded away. She didn’t give up, although it would have been easy. Four years later she won the gold medal in aerial skiing. Lassila took home the gold in the aerials, Australia’s second gold medal [...]