The Ambassador for Greece to Australia Charalambos Dafaranos, accompanied by Vassilios Tolios, the Consul-General of Hellas in Sydney, together with Vassilios Gogas, Education coordinator of Australia and New Zealand, visited the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) headquarters in Sydney to celebrate a decision to include teaching Greek in the public schools. The meeting [...]
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Greek Language Promoted in Australian Schools
Modern Greek is one of the top five languages other than English spoken in Australia, with more than 250,000 Australians stating in the 2006 Census that they spoke Greek at home. Greek is one of the eleven languages which are included in the Australian National Curriculum by mid 2011. The relevant committee (ACARA) included Greek [...]
Online Teaching Program to Promote Greek Language in Australia
Greek Australians make significant attempts to support Hellenic Studies in Australia and to promote the Greek language. Last Tuesday, academic Chris Evans of the Federal Minister of Tertiary Education had a meeting with representatives of the LOGOS Australian Centre for Hellenic Language and Culture Center of Flinders University and discussed the current condition of Greek [...]
Louis Mandylor in Melbourne for “How to rob a bank in 10 easy steps”
After a long and successful career in Hollywood actor, director and producer, Louis Mandylor, visited his home city of Melbourne in order to complete the shootings for his new film “How to rob a bank in 10 easy steps”. The new film shootings started in January 2012 and are now finished, while the cast includes [...]
More and More Greeks in Australia Give Up Greek Language
Statistics in Australia have shown that more than 400 languages are currently being spoken in the continent as a means of communication among family members. However, only 250.000 out of 600.000 Greek speaking Australians speak Greek at home. “Things are dramatically changing. From 1996 to 2006 the number of Greek speaking Australians employing Greek to [...]
Greek Language in the National School Curriculum
Modern Greek has been included as one of the languages in the National Curriculum, proposed by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Labor Members for Calwell, Maria Vamvakinou and Stathis Georganas stated that the inclusion of the Greek Language in the National Curriculum is a great success for Hellenism abroad and is proof [...]
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05 / 20 Turkey Disturbed by Recognition of Pontian Genocide
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05 / 19 Paniyiri 2013 Packs In The Crowds
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05 / 17 Political Reactions To St Nicholas Church Soundproofing
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05 / 17 Greek-Australian Sues Qatar Airways
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05 / 15 Five Million Dollars to Soundproof Greek Church
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05 / 15 Australia to Receive 190,000 Immigrants
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05 / 15 All Open Windows Opens Doors Too
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05 / 14 Cretan Battle Veterans Return to Crete
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05 / 13 Paniyiri Greek Festival Opens Gates
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05 / 13 Aussie Parliament Notes Pontian Genocide
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05 / 15 Australia to Receive 190,000 Immigrants
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05 / 13 Aussie Parliament Notes Pontian Genocide
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05 / 13 Paniyiri Greek Festival Opens Gates
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05 / 15 Five Million Dollars to Soundproof Greek Church
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05 / 10 Anthony Toumpourou Passes Away
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05 / 19 Paniyiri 2013 Packs In The Crowds
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05 / 17 Political Reactions To St Nicholas Church Soundproofing
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05 / 17 Greek-Australian Sues Qatar Airways
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05 / 15 All Open Windows Opens Doors Too
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05 / 14 Cretan Battle Veterans Return to Crete
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