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Greek Centre Melbourne Hosts Public Lecture Series About Greek Milk Bars of Australia
Effy Alexakis and Leonard Janiszewski from Sydney's Macquarie University will be giving a lecture detailing the development of Greek cafés and milk bars across Australia, including those in Melbourne and Victoria, as well as giving insight into the personal...
Australia
Pastry Chef George Diakomichalis Showcases Greek Food on His TV Series ‘It’s All Greek to Me’ (Video)
What are you doing on Saturday afternoons at 4:30 pm? If you are not tuned into local SA television station Channel 7 watching Greek-Australian pastry chef George Diakomichalis on his television series titled "It's All Greek To Me," you're...
Australia
House of Riz’s Greek Rice Pudding Wins 2017 Australian Grand Dairy Award!
House of Riz's Greek Rice Pudding was the proud winner at the 2017 Australian Grand Dairy Awards for best dairy in the country.
It all began with a dream and a humble start as Owner Jim Kostas sold his family...
Australia
Get Your Greek on This Weekend at the 30th Lonsdale St Festival in Melbourne!
Melbourne is gearing up for the 30th Annual Lonsdale Street Greek Festival -- the city's biggest Greek street party.
The celebrations are set to begin this weekend on February 25 and 26 on Lonsdale Street in the Greek district and...
Australia
A Mistake on a Visa Application May Result in Greek Family Being Deported From Australia
Nina Christidi could have never guessed that her misunderstanding of a question on a visa form five years ago could result in the deportation of her family from Australia.
Christina and Stefanos Stefanoglou moved from Greece to Australia five years ago...
Art
Check Out ‘The White Tower Melbourne’ Made of 8,000 Crocheted Flowers at the Greek Centre!
The White Tower Melbourne sculpture, which was given to the City of Melbourne on November 27 as a part of the festival for the 32nd anniversary celebrations of the Sister City relationship between Melbourne and Thessaloniki, has found a...
Australia
Greek-Australians Celebrate The Epiphany
Greek Orthodox Australians flooded the beaches all around the country in celebration of the Epiphany, where the church organizes a cross dive on Friday.
Every year thousands gather to watch the groups of men jump into the water and dive...
Australia
Springvale Church-Goer Slips on Leaf and Sues St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church
After slipping and falling down on a leaf in the foyer of the entrance as she left St Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church in Springvale, 70-year-old Penelope Liakopolous is suing her place of worship.
She filed a claim with the County...
Australia
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...
Australia
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...