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15 National Flags Made from Each Country’s Ethnic Foods
The australian advertising agency WHYBINTBWA has designed 15 national flags using foods each country is commonly associated with and that would also match the colors of the flag.
The promotional images were produced for the Sydney International Food Festival to emphasize its...
Australia
Greek-Australian Businessman Settles $30 Mln Tax Debt for $6
Greek-Australian businessman and honorary Consul General of Greece in Queensland Dimitris Raptis used to owe the state 30 million Australian dollars in taxes and after several court battles he now has to pay only six dollars.
Mr. Raptis' construction company...
Australia
‘Speak Greek in March’ Teleconference Initiative Connected Diaspora Youth
The Australian initiate ‘Speak Greek in March’ has concluded with great success. After the successful run that the campaign had among Greek-Australians, Greek communities across the globe are considering about organizing similar events.
Greek children aged 13 to 16 years from the United...
Australia
Hellenic Club a ‘Gem’ in Canberra
The Hellenic Club in Canberra is now one of the most important cultural centers in the Australian capital, according to Canberra Times.
The newspaper published an article describing how locals have embraced the Hellenic Club like “no ethnic venue has been embraced...
Australia
Greek Easter Mayoral Event in Oakleigh
Oakleigh is a Melbourne suburb in the municipality of Monash with a large Greek-Australian population. Thousands of Greek migrants live in the area and most of them arrived in the country recently. The suburb’s mayor is also Greek while the...
Australia
Former Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett to Present Book on Greeks
Former Victorian Premier and philhellene Jeff Kennett will present the book “Macedonian Hellenes in Oceania” by Professor Anastasios Tamis, on Wednesday, March 25, at Alphington Grammar School.
The event will take place under the auspices of Greek Ambassador to Australia...
Australia
MP Luke Simpkins Urges Australia to Recognize FYROM as Macedonia (Video)
Liberal Party Federal Member for Cowan, Luke Simpkins MP during his speech in the Australian Parliament in Canberra on 17 March 2015 urged his colleagues in Government, for Australia to recognize FYROM as the Republic of Macedonia which is...
Australia
Young Migrants Revive the Greek Diaspora
The arrival of new migrants from Greece will give new life to Greek Diaspora organizations and networks through their integration into family and company networks and into the Australian society, said Intercultural Education professor Michalis Damanakis from the University...
Australia
Annual Greek Community of Melbourne General Assembly
The annual Greek Community of Melbourne general assembly was held on Sunday, March 15 at the multipurpose room of Alphington Grammar School. The meeting included a discussion on the historic organizations’ future plans and activities.
The members mainly focused on...
Australia
Labor MP Steve Dimopoulos Addresses Parliament in Greek
Greek-Australian Labor MP Steve Dimopoulos opted to address his first Victoria Parliament speech in Greek. Dimopoulos was recently elected in the seat of Oakleigh, an area where thousands of Greek Diaspora members reside and where he has served in the...