A Greek tourist was robbed of her cash, passport and airline tickets in a home after she befriended locals in the Bay of Islands. The woman, in her 40s, was due to leave tomorrow after a month-long journey of a lifetime around New Zealand. But on Thursday morning her favourable impression of Northland was shattered [...]
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The New Wave of Immigration from Greece to Australia
Modestos Latsinoglou is one of hundreds of Greeks who were forced to migrate to Australia in 2011 because of the Greek economic crisis, in order to pursue better future in Australia. He arrived in Melbourne in October, alone. His wife and 12-year-old son will remain in Greece until Modestos is in a position to bring [...]
Greek Water Ski Champion Invited to Victorian Moomba Masters
The Victorian Water Ski Association, organizer of the Moomba Masters International Invitational Championships, conducted as part of the Moomba Water Festival on the Yarra River in Melbourne, from the 7th to the 12th of March 2012, has honored the 2011 Greek National Junior and Open Slalom Champion, Yiannis Nathanail, with an invitation to participate in [...]
Strong Greek Presence at 2012 AACTA Awards
‘The Slap’ series, based on the book of Greek-Australian writer Christos Tsiolkas, won the Best Screenplay In Television award during the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards that were held on Tuesday night. Moreover, Alex Dimitriades won the AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Series for his role in ‘The [...]
Greek-Australian John Ioannou Promotes Aboriginal Art
John Ioannou was born in Yugoslavia in 1961 and travelled to Greece in 1967, then came out to Australia in 1970. He got into music at quite an early age, playing guitar and singing with his father because he sang as well. He followed classic Greek studies in his Greek school, which he attended on [...]
Pontic Greeks 2012 Synapandema in Melbourne Greeted With Success
Synapandema, the biggest gathering of Pontic Greeks in Australia, took place in Melbourne on January 20-22, 2012. Organized by the Federation of Pontian Associations of Australia and the Pontiaki Estia of Melbourne, the three-day long event aims at promoting and maintaining the Pontian culture in the Antipodes. The event this year was a gathering of [...]
“Waiting for the Barbarians” Opera by Cavafy Premieres at Tasmania’s MONA FOMA
The new opera “The Barbarians”, produced by Hobart-based opera company IHOS and composed by artistic director Constantine Koukias, opened last week in Hobart as part of the Festival of Music and Art (FOMA). Based on the poem Waiting for the Barbarians, written by Greek Alexandrian poet Constantine Cavafy in 1904, the Opera is performed in [...]
Meat-Fare Sunday Community BBQ Hosted By Saint George Greek Orthodox Community
Come along with your family and friends to celebrate Meat-fare Sunday as a community. On this day begins the spiritual preparation for Lent, observed by Greek Orthodox believers by giving up meat products. Lent is the period that the Church has designated for its followers’ spiritual growth through fasting, prayer and worship. RSVP is preferable [...]
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02 / 03 Greek Tourist Robbed in New Zealand While Sleeping
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02 / 01 The New Wave of Immigration from Greece to Australia
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02 / 01 Greek Water Ski Champion Invited to Victorian Moomba Masters
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02 / 01 Strong Greek Presence at 2012 AACTA Awards
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01 / 31 Greek-Australian John Ioannou Promotes Aboriginal Art
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01 / 31 Pontic Greeks 2012 Synapandema in Melbourne Greeted With Success
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01 / 31 “Waiting for the Barbarians” Opera by Cavafy Premieres at Tasmania’s MONA FOMA
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01 / 31 Meat-Fare Sunday Community BBQ Hosted By Saint George Greek Orthodox Community
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01 / 31 Greek Orthodox Community of NSW To Hold Screening Event In Memory of Theo Angelopoulos
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01 / 30 First Greek Minister of Victoria Nick Kotsiras Initiates Festival for Immigrants
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01 / 26 Eight Greek-Australians Among Recipients of This Year’s Australia Day Honours
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01 / 31 Pontic Greeks 2012 Synapandema in Melbourne Greeted With Success
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01 / 29 Greek Orthodox Priest To Give Evidence Regarding False Facebook Claims
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01 / 30 Members of House of Representatives in Cyprus Visit Australia
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01 / 25 Greek-Australian James Castrission About to Complete World’s First Unsupported Trip Across South Pole
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01 / 31 Meat-Fare Sunday Community BBQ Hosted By Saint George Greek Orthodox Community
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01 / 25 Celebrating Victoria’s Migration at the Piers Festival!
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02 / 03 Greek Tourist Robbed in New Zealand While Sleeping
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01 / 27 White-Painted Cycladic Houses Inspire New Energy Saving Solutions
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01 / 30 First Greek Minister of Victoria Nick Kotsiras Initiates Festival for Immigrants
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