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Melbourne, Sydney Festivals to Celebrate Greek Culture

Melbourne and Sydney are gearing up to celebrate Greek culture in two historic festivals that annually attract thousands of expatriates and Australians. The Antipodes Festival of 2024 kicks off on Saturday in Melbourne. It celebrates Greek culture and community, bringing...

Meet Hercules, the Gigantic Poisonous Spider Found in Australia

The largest male specimen of the world's most poisonous spider, dubbed "Hercules" after the mythical hero of ancient Greece, has found a new home at the Australian Reptile Park. The deadly Sydney funnel-web spider was found on the Central Coast,...

Australia’s Greek Film Festival Celebrates 30 Years

It was back in 1992 that the Antipodes Board, the Cultural Arm of the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM), decided to proceed with the inaugural Greek Film Festival together with the Greek Community of Sydney (GCS). By Steve Bakalis The Sydney...

Greek Nationals Arrested In Connection to $60M Drug Bust In Sydney

Sydney police has charged two Greek nationals following an investigation into the discovery of 120kg of cocaine in a shipping container.

Greek Australian Doctor Inherits Millions from Deceased Patient

A Greek Australian doctor is set to inherit millions from a patient’s will after a lengthy legal battle with the deceased man’s ex-business partner, friends and The Salvation Army. According to The Daily Telegraph, this is the second time Dr....

Melbourne Overtakes Sydney as Australia’s Biggest City

Melbourne has overtaken Sydney as Australia's most populous city for the first time since the 19th century, the latest government figures showed. Melbourne, the city that also boasts the largest Greek diaspora community in the world, now has a population...

Greek Orthodox Epiphany Celebrated in Australia

Greek Australians celebrated Epiphany with the traditional Blessing of the Waters ceremonies in cities across Australia on Sunday.

Greeks of Australia Celebrate as Sydney’s Suburb Renamed “Little Greece”

A large crowd of Greek Australians gathered at Sydney's suburb of Marrickville on Saturday to celebrate the official renaming of a precinct to “Little Greece”. The ceremony at the Alex Trevallion Plaza included the unveiling of the commissioned public artwork...

Australia’s PM Morrison Joins Greek Orthodox for Easter Liturgy

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison joined the Greek-Orthodox faithful for Easter and attended the Resurrection of Christ Liturgy on Saturday night in Sydney. He joined Greece’s Minister for Culture, Lina Mendoni at the Greek Orthodox Church in Kogarah—lighting candles and...

Grand Opening of the New Castellorizian Association of NSW Building

The Castellorizian Association of New South Wales (NSW) inaugurated a new cultural center building in Sydney, Australia on Saturday.