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Gov’t Gives $200,000 Grant to the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia

Christmas came early this year for the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia (GOCSA), which just received a $200,000 grant from the SA government. The grant is to be used towards restoring Olympic Hall to building standards. The gift was given...

Mayor of Kangaroo Island : ‘Australia Needs to Take a Lesson From Greece in Humanity’

Last summer Peter Clements, the mayor of Australian's Kangaroo Island, was quite impressed with the Greek hospitality and determination of the people when he visited the Mytilene campus of the University of the Aegean for the 14th Islands of...

Greek Australians Try to Support Greek Studies Dept at University of Sydney

Greek Australian students of the University of Sydney are asking from Diaspora Greeks to support the Department of Modern Greek and Byzantine Studies. At the end of the academic year, one of the three faculty members of the department is...

Greek-Millennials Flee to Melbourne in Search of a Better Life

An interesting study highlighting the new wave of newly arrived Greek migrants to Melbourne was recently completed by Greek researcher and associate of the World Tourism Organization, Nikolaos Gkolfinopoulos. The study focused on Greek-Millennial Migrants (GMMs) who came to Australia...

Touching Documentary ‘Istoria’ by Greek-Australian Wins Over Hollywood!

The feature-length documentary called Istoria, produced by Greek-Australian Nicolaos Demourtzidis has just won the prestigious Hollywood International Independent Documentary Award (2016) in the Foreign Documentary Feature Category. The film is a touching story that revolves around a journey back to...

Listen to the Magical Pontic Lyra at Mathaios and Konstantinos Tsahouridis’ Body and Soul Tour in Australia [video]

Want to enjoy the musical magic of the Pontic lyra? Check out the Tsahouridis brothers on stage at their show titled Body and Soul as they are set to do shows in Adelaide and Sydney with the accompaniment of a...

Greek-Australian Scientist Publishes Study Highlighting Exercises That Can Save Your Life

According to international research headed by Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis, a Greek-Australian scientist at Sydney University, tennis, swimming and aerobics are the three best sports for health. On the contrary, he notes, football and jogging are less beneficial and do not...

Greek-Australian Kayla Itsines Inspires Online Followers to Break Five Guinness World Records

If you have ever wondered what the Guinness World Record for the most people working out together, doing various exercises is, look no further. Greek-Australian Kayla Itsines helped inspire thousands to participate in making history on November 17 in...

Early Learning Languages Australia to Kick-off Preschool Program Teaching Modern Greek

On Monday the Early Learning Languages Australia (ELLA) program announced open applications for its educational program which uses the application called Polyglots to help teach foreign languages. The announcement comes as the Australian government has committed itself to upping funding...

Australia’s Hellenic Community Celebrated at the 2016 HACCI Excellence Awards

The winners of the 2016 HACCI Excellence Awards were announced at the HACCI Excellence Awards Gala Ball at the Grand Hyatt Savoy Ballroom on November 18. For the past 40 years, HACCI has focused on giving recognition to individuals who have...