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‘Speak Greek in March’ Campaign Celebrates Second Year

Minister for Multicultural Affairs Robin Scott announced that the Andrews Labor government will provide $20,000 to the Speak Greek in March campaign, which aims to encourage Hellenophiles and speakers of Greek to use the language as much as possible...

Greek Fest Takes Over Melbourne and Sydney

Melboure and Syndey "dressed-up" in Greece for the weekend for the annual Greek Festival that took place in both cities. The 29th Lonsdale Street Festival and Sydney's 34th Greek Festival in Darling Harbour gathered thousands of visitors of various ethnicities,...

Friendly Football Match Between Australia and Greece in June

The National Greek football team will face the Australian team in two friendly matches on June 2016 in Sidney. Both matches will take place at the ANZ Stadium, one on June 4 and the other on June 7. The last...

Greek Orthodox Virgin Mary Icon Stolen from Church in Victoria

Thieves broke into Panagia Kamariani Monastery, near Melbourne, Victoria and stole a priceless icon depicting the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus. The icon has always been very popular among the Greek Orthodox believers, especially those facing illness. Georgie Marinis, the...

Greek-Australian Teen Dead After Car Crash

Greek-Australian teen Ivana Clonaridis, 18, lost her life on Wednesday January 27, in a suspected drag race. She was the passenger in a car that drove off EJ Whitten Bridge in Keilor East, Melbourne. The young woman was the...

Greek Australian Actress Nominated for TV Week Logies Awards

Greek-Australian actress Olympia Valance’s career is slowly taking off, especially after the young actress signed with the Hollywood agents that managed Chris and Liam Hemsworth. Olympia was born in Melbourne to Greek Tania Gogos, the daughter of Dimitris Gogos, founder...

Liturgy to Take Place in English at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in Melbourne

A Divine Liturgy has been scheduled to take place in the English language once a month in the Greek Orthodox church of the Annunciation of Our Lady in Melbourne. The next liturgy will take place on Thursday, December 3,...

Greek Lesbian Passenger Accuses Airline Company of Homophobia

Greek passenger Kristina Antoniades was traveling with the Australian airline Qantas when she was asked to move seats, so that a married couple could sit together. The 35-year-old lawyer was travelling from Brisbane to Melbourne with her partner and...

Celebration for the Greek Immigrant Monument in Melbourne

A special event, dedicated to all Greek migrants, was held on Sunday, November 8 in Red Hill, Melbourne and specifically in the Monastery of Kamariani, where the Greek Immigrant Monument was revealed two years ago. After the Divine Liturgy,...

5th Greek Student Film Festival Presents Imaginative Films

The 5th Greek Student Film Festival, organized under the Melbourne Greek Film Festival came to an end with great success. A large number of students and parents attended the festival on Sunday afternoon, November 1, at the Palace Cinema...