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Australian Nursing Homes Hiring Nurses From Greece

Fronditha Care, an organization established to provide care services for the Greek-Australian elderly in Melbourne and Newcastle, has organized a special workshop in Athens in search of Greek employees. The recent Labour Agreement with the Australian Immigration Department for employment of...

Greek Singer Dimitris Basis to Perform in Melbourne and Sydney

Acclaimed Greek singer and performer Dimitris Basis headlines this year’s programs at the largest celebration of Greek culture outside of Greece; the Lonsdale Street Festival in Melbourne (Sat 14/2) and the Greek Festival of Sydney in Darling Harbour (Sun...

Giorgos Xylouris and Jim White to Perform in Australia

After the great success of their joint performances in the United States, renowned Australian rock drummer Jim White and Greek lute player and singer Giorgos Xylouris have scheduled more performances in various Australian festivals. The two musicians are planning...

Greek-Australian Epiphany Celebrations

The Australian summer weather gave thousands of devoted Greek Orthodox Australians the opportunity to attend the Epiphany celebrations in various coastal areas of the country. In Frankston, the Greek Orthodox community commemorated the day with a holy service in the...

Greek Australians Ambivalent About Elections in Greece

Greek Australians are ambivalent about the upcoming snap elections in Greece, according to an article in Australia's The Age. On the one hand they worry about the economy in their homeland if left-wing SYRIZA wins the January 25th elections and...

Campaign to Promote Greek Language in Australia

A campaign entitled "Speak Greek in March" will be launched in early 2015 in Australia with the participation of Diaspora organizations, schools, mass media and all interested parties. The campaign's purpose is to preserve and promote the Greek language in...

Documentary Follows Greek Musician’s Family in Melbourne

A documentary about the family of well-known Greek musician Nikos Xylouris and his brother Antonis Xylouris, mostly known as Psarantonis, is set to premiere in Athens on January 8, 2015. The documentary, entitled “A Family Affair,” is directed by Greek filmmaker...

Greek Breast Cancer Information Day

Many Greek-Australian women participated in the breast cancer information day that was organized by the Breast Cancer Network of Australia in cooperation with the Greek Community of Melbourne and the Australian Social Welfare. The day's main speakers were Oncology...

Greek-Australian Company Builds Innovative Bushfire Shelter

Australia is always suffering from uncontrollable fires during the summer season. Just five years ago, on a day remembered as Black Saturday, 173 people lost their lives in a Victoria fire. Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne has teamed up with Frankston Concrete...

30th Anniversary Since Thessaloniki-Melbourne Twinning

People at the Jewish Holocaust Centre in Melbourne were moved when Greek-Jewish Maria Curtis told the story about how she survived the Holocaust, in the presence of Thessaloniki Mayor, Yiannis Boutaris. The 91-year-old woman was born in Thessaloniki but during...