Melbourne

On Sunday, March 29, Greek-Australians gathered in Melbourne for the official celebration of the Greek Independence Day. Thousands of Greek students, mostly third generation Greek-Australians, participated in the parade and were met with enthusiasm and applause from the thousands of...

More than 120 people attended a lecture on palaces and villas in Minoan Crete, architecture, interior design and their importance by Professor Louise Hitchcock from the University of Melbourne, last Thursday. The lecture was part of the Greek History and...

Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews has become an “ambassador” for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Athens, said Greek-Australian Labor MP, Steve Dimopoulos, during his speech at a reception hosted by the Consul General of Greece in Melbourne, Christina...

A Greek National Interprofessional Organization of Vine and Wine delegation visited Melbourne and Sydney for eight days in order to encourage contacts, on a commercial and cultural level with counterpart Australian bodies. Organization president Markos Kafouros, told the Greek program...

Distinguished Aboriginal academic and activist Dr. Gary Foley called for the Parthenon Marbles' and Australian indigenous artifacts' return from the British Museum to their rightful place, in his lecture during a series of seminars on Greek History and Culture,...

"Speak Greek in March" campaign was launched this Saturday on the occasion of the International Mother Language Day in the presence of Consul General of Greece in Melbourne Christina Simantirakis. Greek diplomats who were present during the event described the initiative...

Lonsdale Street Festival 2015, organized by the Greek Community of Melbourne, was launched on Thursday, February 12, in the presence of city councilors Beverley Pinder-Mortimer and Ken Ong, as well as the Consul General of Greece in Melbourne, Christina Simantirakis. The...

Two Greek-Australian artists were included on “The Power Trip 2015” list of “The 50 Most Powerful People in Australian Art.” Barry Keldoulis, a Sydney gallery owner, curator and Sydney Contemporary Art Fair and Melbourne Art Fair director, took the...

Greek-Australian Manny Stavropoulos took the first place among 648 poker players who participated at the Aussie Millions tournament. He won the impressive amount of 1,385,500 million Australian dollars in the tournament that took place in Melbourne’s Crown Casino. The Greek-Australian, originating from Melbourne, participated...

Greek Australian Nick Kyrgios is set to face Andreas Seppi today (6.15pm local time - 2.15am EST) after the latter's shock four-set winner over Swiss superstar Roger Federer earlier on Friday. The game will take place at the Hisense Arena of...