Melbourne

Prime Minister Julia Gillard led a large contingent of politicians who came to the March 16 opening of the Antipodes Festival, ignoring a chilly rain to kick off the festivities to honor Hellenism and make their presence known to...

For the 19th consecutive year, the Cyprus Community of Melbourne held a wine festival, this time on March 2-3 at the Cretan Brotherhood, along with all the fan and festivities associated with the celebration of Cypriot food and wine. There was...

It is an undeniable fact that children love face painting, so the We Love Face Painting team will be on hand at the annual Greek Festival in Melbourne on March 16th-17th 2013. Shelley Bledsoe of We Love Face Painting stressed...

The neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, which has 18 seats in the Greek Parliament and is soaring in popularity on the back of an anti-immigrant platform, is reportedly looking to open an office in Australia, which has a vast Diaspora...

A New Cultural Center and a Multi-Purpose Hall will be built by the Greek Community of Melbourne's Box Hill. The facility is to be erected at 84-86 Carrington Rd, Box Hill and will incorporate the existing Community Centre. It is...

Victoria will celebrate for the second year in a row its cultural diversity and history of migration connected with Melbourne's two piers on Jan. 27 in the port. The Piers Festival 2013 links in with Victoria's Australia Day and...

An elderly Greek couple were burned alive in their house in Melbourne after police said an intruder broke into the premises and set it on fire. The victims were identified as Stavroula and Triantafillos Kanadaris. 'We believe that it is...

The municipality of Melbourne along with the State Government have taken the initiative to highlight the Greek Corner in the center of the city, despite the fact that the majority of Greeks no longer live on Lonsdale Street. The construction...

Austalia's Ambassador to Greece, Jenny Bloomfield, visited Melbourne on Dec. 10 to meet with officials of the Hellenic-Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HACCI) who hosted a dinner for her, where she talked about improving relations between the countries. Bloomfield...

Call Me Emilios, a self-published memoir by Australian Supreme Court Justice Emilios Kyrou, is set to be launched on Nov. 28 at a ceremkony at the Melbourne Hellenic Museum. The book tells the story of his family as much...