In the framework of the 72nd commemoration of the Battle of Crete, Greece is preparing to decorate with medals Australian soldiers who fought in Greece during World War II. The medals will be awarded by the Consul General for Greece in Melbourne, Eleni Lianidou, and the Deputy Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff [...]
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Greek-Australian Sisters Organize Penny Marathon 2013
The Penny Marathon is an initiative aiming at raising awareness of the plight of stray, neglected and abused companion animals, at sensitizing people on stray animals’ adoption and neutering programs. The initiative began in July 2012 by a small group of passionate animal lovers, who run and cycled from Marathon to the center of Athens [...]
Paniyiri 2013 Packs In The Crowds
The 2013 Paniyiri at Brisbane’s Musgrave Park was held successfully this weekend, as tens of thousands of people went to enjoy the sunny weather, the food, wine and dance. Even when the sun started to fall, there was still a considerable crowd in Musgrave Park in front of the Greek Club at South Brisbane. Much [...]
Paniyiri Greek Festival Opens Gates
Paniyiri is Queensland’s signature celebration of all things Greek and the state’s largest cultural festival. The event will be held May 19-20 at Musgrave Park and The Greek Club in South Brisbane. Now in its 36th successful and exciting year, Paniyiri is a community initiative of the 25,000-strong Greek community of South East Queensland. Funds [...]
Aussies From Kythera Push Tourism
Greeks from Kythera were the first to immigrate to Australia and in 1922 founded the Kytherian Brotherhood of Australia, known today as the Kytherian Association of Australia. According to the Association’s Cultural Officer, George Vardas, there are more than 60,000 Greeks with roots in Kythera who live in Australia. This year, the Kytherian Association of [...]
Doumanis On Muslim- Christian Coexistence
N. Doumanis, an academic in Australia of Greek descent, wrote the book, Before the Nation: Muslim-Christian Coexistence and its Destruction in Late-Ottoman Anatolia. The book answers questions, such as: What kind of life did Greeks have under the Ottoman Empire? Why were so many Greek Orthodox Christians living in Asia Minor before 1912? Why did [...]
Gastronomic Tour at Brisbane’s Paniyiri Greek Festival
The Paniyiri Greek Festival will take place at the Musgrave Park and the Greek Club in South Brisbane on May 18-19. The visitors will have access to more than 30 food stalls with Greek delicacies from all corners of Greece, including mousaka, dolmades dum-dums, feta cheese and honey puffs. “A virtual Spanakopita famine,” as the [...]
Greek-Australian Nominee for The Best Jobs in the World
A young Greek-Australian who lives in Melbourne has entered the top 25 finalists nominated for one of the six places of The Best Jobs in the World, a competition in Australia. Her name is Elenore Argyropoulos and was chosen among 40,000 candidates from all around the world for the position, Photographer of Life in Melbourne. [...]
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05 / 21 Medals to Aussies Who Fought in Battle of Crete
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05 / 20 Greek-Australian Sisters Organize Penny Marathon 2013
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05 / 20 Greek- Aborigine Receives Scots College Scholarship
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05 / 20 Turkey Disturbed by Recognition of Pontian Genocide
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05 / 19 Paniyiri 2013 Packs In The Crowds
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05 / 17 Political Reactions To St Nicholas Church Soundproofing
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05 / 17 Greek-Australian Sues Qatar Airways
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05 / 15 Five Million Dollars to Soundproof Greek Church
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05 / 15 Australia to Receive 190,000 Immigrants
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05 / 15 All Open Windows Opens Doors Too
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05 / 15 Australia to Receive 190,000 Immigrants
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05 / 13 Aussie Parliament Notes Pontian Genocide
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05 / 13 Paniyiri Greek Festival Opens Gates
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05 / 15 Five Million Dollars to Soundproof Greek Church
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05 / 20 Greek-Australian Sisters Organize Penny Marathon 2013
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05 / 20 Greek- Aborigine Receives Scots College Scholarship
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05 / 20 Turkey Disturbed by Recognition of Pontian Genocide
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05 / 19 Paniyiri 2013 Packs In The Crowds
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05 / 17 Political Reactions To St Nicholas Church Soundproofing
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05 / 17 Greek-Australian Sues Qatar Airways
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