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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 [...]

Greeks Τaking on Sri Lankans in Twenty20 Μatch in Dandenong

It has the makings of a gag – Greeks taking on Sri Lankans in a Twenty20 match in Dandenong. But Dandenong Cricket Club all-rounder and Greek Victoria XI captain James Nanopoulos is not about to play down his side’s chances for the Australia Day Challenge. “There’s going to be some pretty good players running around [...]

Cypriot Tennis Player Marcos Baghdatis to Pay a $770 Fine

The Cypriot player Marcos Baghdatis angrily smashed four rackets in quick succession during his defeat to Stanislas Wawrinka at the Australian Open second round; the actions cost the Cypriot a $770 fine. After going down a break in the third set, having already lost the first two sets of his second-round match, Baghdatis sat in [...]

S.M. Hellas FC Welcomes Renovated Football Field

Renovations in the football field of S.M. Hellas in central Albert Park are finally completed and the new field will be inaugurated next Sunday with a friendly match between the successful Australian FC and the historical squad of Sydney Olympic FC. The new field, located next to a beautiful pond, was funded by the federal [...]

Greek “Spartan” Runs Melbourne Marathon

Greek Manny Karageorgiou has received the Melbourne Marathon Spartan title after completing a minimum of 10 Marathon races. This Sunday “modern Spartans” will be meeting again on the 2011 Melbourne Marathon and the Greek athlete hopes for the best. Manny Karageorgiou ran for the first time the Melbourne Marathon at the age of 22. “It’s [...]

Powerful Greek Australian Funds 2013 Community Games

Greek Australian businessman and Head of the Kalymnian Brotherhood in Darwin John Halikos will be the main sponsor of 2013 Panhellenic Games, which will be held in Canberra. The wealthy Greek Australian offered $100,000  to support the organization of the Games. The Coordinator of the World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE) Mr. Yiorgos Aggelopoulos could [...]

Greek Sydney Olympic FC 2011 NSW Premier League Champion

The historic Greek soccer team Sydney Olympic FC celebrated its victory after winning the 2011 New South Wales Premier League Grand Final against Sydney United FC at Belmore Sports Ground. A record crowd of more than 10.000 spectators attended the final match of the League in a reunion for the latent fan base of Sydney [...]

Australian Cricket Club Awaits Greek Cricketer Spiros Goustis

 The Sunshine Heights Cricket Club is looking forward to the 2011 / 2012 season with the arrival of Greek International cricketer Spiros Goustis adding a unique dimension to the season ahead. Goustis learned cricket on one of Greece’s premier Islands, Corfu. He arrived in Melbourne on Monday, ready to fulfill a lifelong dream to play [...]