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The Mythological Greek Table in Melbourne

The HFC Centre participates in Melbourne’s Food and Wine Festival, organized at the “Greek Deli and Taverna” restaurant in cooperation with the Hellenic Museum, the HFC and Tyrrell’s Wines. Prof. A. Tamis and the Director of the Hellenic Museum & HFC’s Centre Vicki Yiannoulatos will present the history and culture of Greek cuisine.
March 15 & [...]

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Posted on 16 March 2010 | Category: Community, News0 Comments

Greek Nomination for 2010 Asian Film Awards

On March 22nd 2010, the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society will hand out honors at the Asian Film Awards taking place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The AFAs are a fairly new addition to the HK Film Festival, with its inaugural run taking place in 2007. This year’s will be only [...]

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Posted on 15 March 2010 | Category: Community, News0 Comments

Australian Immigration Baird Report supports changes

Immigration Minister Chris Evans (foto) has welcomed the final report of the Baird Review on the legislation governing international education. The Baird Report by Bruce Baird was commissioned by the Australian Department for Education to report on the legislation that governs international education in Australia.
Mr Evans says that he is pleased with the support in [...]

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Posted on 15 March 2010 | Category: Community, News0 Comments

Working Up an Appetite in Melbourne

Greek restaurants and cake shops have boomed with plenty of competition to keep each other vying for a spot on our taste buds. On High Street Northcote alone, consumers are spoiled for Greek choice with over 10 restaurants and coffee shops. Fairfield, Coburg, Fitzroy, Northcote, Thornbury, Brunswick and surrounding suburbs possess a heavy Greek base [...]

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Posted on 15 March 2010 | Category: Community1 Comment

North Hobart: Greek spirit fills the streets

HE sounds and smells of traditional Greek culture drew record crowds to the Estia Greek Street Party yesterday.
Traditional Greek cuisine sold out and red and white wines from the hillsides of the Mediterranean were flowing alongside traditional spirits such as ouzo, retsina and raiki.
Nearly 8000 people lapped up more than just the atmosphere at the [...]

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Posted on 15 March 2010 | Category: Community, News0 Comments

Record number of Greek candidates in SA elections

A record number of Greek Australians are candidates in the upcoming state elections in South Australia, which will be held on March 20.
The largest number of the Greek candidates are running on a ticket with a newly formed party called Fair Land Tax (FLT) under the leadership of George Kargiotis.
The FLT is campaigning against high [...]

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Posted on 15 March 2010 | Category: Community, News0 Comments

Hellenes abroad join forces for the inclusion of Greek language

The emerging risk of a possible exception of the Greek language from the new national schools’ curriculum currently being developed by the Australian Curriculum and Reporting Authority (ACARA) resulted in collective mobilisation of the Greek Diaspora.
Politicians, academics, notable community members of the Hellenic Diaspora, and all Hellenes abroad have joined forces for the inclusion of [...]

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Posted on 12 March 2010 | Category: Community, News0 Comments

Athens Or Melbourne?

The internationally regarded Greek community in Melbourne proves to be one of the largest and fastest growing communities in the world. With a new and extensive range of social and cultural groups emerging with the younger generation, the Greek community in Melbourne is now arguably stronger than it has ever been. With many community gatherings [...]

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Posted on 11 March 2010 | Category: Community0 Comments

 

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