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Melbourne Rebetiko Festival to Take Place in August

The Melbourne Rebetiko Festival will be taking place later this month from August 20-21st at the Oakleigh Caravan Music Club. This two-day event will feature music from Smyrna to Pireotiko Rebetika and will showcase many local artists performing works from...

Celebrating 114 Years: The First Greek Orthodox Church in Melbourne Releases First Minutes from 1897

In celebration of the 114th anniversary of the first Greek Orthodox Church opening its doors in Melbourne, the Greek Orthodox Community is sharing the first logged minutes dating back to 1897. These rare minutes are written in a tattered book more...

Diplomatic Counsuls Fighting to Keep Greek and Italian Languages in Northcote Schools

Residents whose children attend Northcote High School in Melbourne's inner north are voicing discontent as the school has recently announced that it will be phasing out its Greek and Italian language programs. The school will continue to teach Chinese and...

Greek Community of Melbourne to Aid in National Census

The Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria will aid its members complete the census form, following a decision by the community’s board of directors. The assistance for the census is set to take place on August 9. Anyone in...

First Autistic School in South Australia to Open Thanks to Greek-Australians

The first school for autistic children has been established in Southern Australia thanks to efforts of Greek-Australian parents wanting the best for their children, and is due to open late July. In fact, the Greek community has become very involved in...

The Greek Centre to Host Lecture about Orthodox Priest Phocas and Australian Colonial Society

The Greek Centre in Melbourne will be hosting a free lecture on Thursday, July 21, as a part of its cultural Greek lecture series. The seminar titled An Orthodox priest in Australia: Seraphim Phocas, his writings and sectarianism in early...

Yanis Varoufakis Offers Prime Minister Turnball Some Advice on Debt

Yanks Varoufakis, Greece's former finance minister, is quite the colorful character, and whether you love him or hate him, make no mistake, he offers up his unbridled opinion when he sees necessary. Of late, Varoufakis has shared his thoughts reading debt and Australia...

Greek-Australian Labour’s Georganas Reclaims Seat of Hindmarsh

Labour's Steve Georganas has a lot to smile about as the results of the Federal election 2016 clinched him the honor of reclaiming the Adelaide seat of Hindmarsh. As there is more than 87 percent of the total votes counted...

Greek-Australians Bring Greek Cuisine to Japan

The Apollo is an award winning modern Greek restaurant from Sydney Australia that has found itself a new home and new patrons in Tokyo Plaza Ginza. In spring of 2016, Sydney restaurateurs Jonathan Barthelmess and Sam Christie, both of Greek heritage, announced...

Dr. Yiannakis to Present Lecture on Revolutionary Greek-Australian Women of the 1960s

Their stories are mostly unheard of until now. As unbelievable as it sounds, 78 single and brave young women ventured across the ocean from their Greek villages to start a new life in Australia during the 1960s. Now a lecture...