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Melbourne Greek Community Opens School for Newly Arrived Students from Greece
The largest Greek language teaching organization in Victoria, the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria, held an open day for the parents of newly arrived students from Greece.
The Community took the initiative by opening the new Greek school,...
Australia
Greek Victim of Psychic Fraud
A 51-year-old Greek woman from Melbourne, was one of the many victims of a psychic scam. During the period of seven months the woman gave a fake medium 90,000 dollars.
According to the newspaper Herald Sun, the woman initially visited...
Australia
Taxis Only for Women in Melbourne?
Taxis exclusively for women may soon be available in the streets of Melbourne.
This is another ingenious idea coming from Greek Australian Charis Katsiampanis, who is a taxi owner. He said that he will soon circulate 50 pink taxis in...
Australia
Melbourne: Monument Dedicated to Greek Immigrants Unveiled
A monument dedicated to Greek immigrants was erected in the monastery of Panagia Kamariani. The monastery is at the top of the Red Hill which overlooks the Port Phillip bay; the port where ships entered carrying thousands of immigrants ...
Australia
Dialogues About the Future of Greek Diaspora
La Trobe University in Melbourne organizes, dialogues based on the method of Socrates, about the present and the future of the Greek Diaspora in Australia, and its relationship with Greece.
The university states: "Recent developments in Greece and in the...
Art
“Good Greek Girl,” a Play by Koraly Dimitriadis
November is going to be Koraly’s Dimitriadis month. Koraly Dimitriadis is a Greek-Australian poet, actor and director. Her play, “Good Greek Girl,” will be performed at La Mama Theatre from November 5 to 7. In this film she explores...
Art
“The Future Ancients” Poetry By Greek Expat Luka Lesson
Greek-Australian Luka Lesson or Haralampou, as is his real name, presented his first poetry collection entitled “The future Ancients" in Melbourne.
Luka from Brisbane, and child of Greek immigrants has already proven himself as a modern performance poet. Many of...
Art
Delphi Film Festival- 20th Anniversary
This year, the Greek Film Festival of Australia, known as "Delphi Film Festival" celebrates its 20th anniversary.
During these 20 years, the festival has opened towards the wider Australian audience and as many Australians are watching Greek movies.
Greek films were...
Australia
South Melbourne’s Odysseas Lekatsas Passes Away
South Melbourne FC, one of the historic soccer clubs of the Greek Diaspora mourns the death of one of its founding members, Odysseas Lekatsas.
Odysseas Lekatsas, member of the historic family of Lekatsas, died some days ago. Lakatsas was one...
Australia
Greeks of Australia Celebrate “Oxi Day”
The Greeks of Melbourne commemorated OXI Day with pomp and circumstance. The celebrations took place in different suburbs of Melbourne, but the most crowded were at Oakley and at Northcote.
The celebrations at Oakley were organized by the Greek Community of...