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Catch an Award Winning Film at the Delphi Bank 23rd Greek Film Festival
The Delphi Bank 23rd Greek Film Festival will be opening its doors where you can screen award-winning feature films and documentaries.
The event is to take place from October 12 -23 at Leichhardt’s Palace Norton Street Cinema and includes a...
Australia
Gault and Millau Nominates 2 Greek-Australians for Best Pastry Chef and Best New Restaurant
The well-known international restaurant guide, Gault&Millau, has named two Greek-Australians as nominees for this year's "best of" list of talent.
Greek-Cypriot Anna Polyviou has been nominated for Pastry Chef of the Year.
Anna has traveled the globe as a pastry chef and...
Australia
Greek Restaurants Go to Court Over a ‘Little’ Matter of Trademark Infringement
The owners of Little Greek Taverna, a Greek restaurant in Brisbane's West End has taken another Greek eatery to court over an alleged infringement of its name, and it is anything but a "little" matter.
Don't blink because you too might get...
Art
Greek-Australian Wins First Place at the 2016 Youth Jewellers Championships [photos]
The 2016 Youth Jewellers Group Jewellery Design and Manufacturing Championships have concluded with Yianni Lambropoulos, a Greek-Australian, winning first place as Champion Jeweller.
The completion took place at the Sydney Exhibition Centre where 5 jewelers selected from thousands of applicants...
Australia
Greek Centre Hosts Open Seminar: Cotton Production in Ottoman Egypt and the Role of Greek Entrepreneurs
The role that Greek entrepreneurs played in the expansion of cotton production and trade in 19th century Ottoman Egypt is a tale of self-motivated pioneers.
Cotton as a commodity was the force behind the Industrial Revolution, and now you can...
Australia
Seven Network Finally Apologizes for Saying FYROM Is Home of Alexander the Great and King Philip II
After much protest and demands for a retract, Seven Network has finally offered an apology for their presenters referring to FYROM as the home of Alexander the Great and King Philip II during the 2016 Rio Olympics opening ceremony.
Following...
Australia
Smoking Ban in Oakleigh’s Eaton Mall Meets Opposition from Greek Community Leaders
Although the communities of Melbourne and Victoria have supported a ban on smoking in public places, the Greek community is set to oppose the ban, according to a statement by the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria's president,...
Australia
Help the White Tower Melbourne Project Reach its Goal by Crocheting Flowers
The White Tower Melbourne Project was launched by Maria Vamvakinou just a few weeks ago, and the community has already pulled together to show an amazing response.
The goal of the project is to crochet 8,000 flowers to cover a...
Australia
Xenophon Party Set to Block Same-sex Marriage Plebiscite
Nick Xenophon and his party, the Nick Xenophon Team (NXT), is set to block same-sex marriage, according to statements NXT made on Monday.
“We do not support (the marriage equality plebiscite proposal of the government),” the statement said in response...
Australia
Goody’s Fast-food Comes to Australia
Australia is getting its first Goody's fast-food restaurant which opens Monday in Melbourne.
The new Goody's will be open from 9am to 11pm Monday through Friday and will be open 24/7 never the weekends, neokosmos.com reported.
This is the first launching...