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Greek-Australian Businessmen Donate to Greek Cultural Centre

Greek-Australian businessmen and members of the Greek community Steven and Harry Tsalikidis and Athanasios Salahas donated several hundred thousand dollars to the new Greek Cultural Centre in Melbourne, according to evrytanika.gr. The Cultural Centre was inaugurated in September. "As a...

Greek-Australians Frustrated Over Visa Agreement

Six months ago, Greece and Australia ratified a Work and Holiday visa agreement for young adults to visit and temporarily work in the two nations. However, the program has stalled, since the Greek government has not signed the agreement...

Excitement at the Opening of the Greek Centre in Melbourne

"Melbourne officially has the largest Greek Cultural Centre in the world, marking a new, brighter future for the Greek Diaspora," said the President of Melbourne's Greek Community Vasilis Papastergiadis at the inauguration of the Greek Cultural Centre in Melbourne. The...

Melbourne’s Greek Cultural Centre Opens on Sunday

The Greek Cultural Centre, the new 15 storey building of the Greek Community of Melbourne, will be inaugurated on Sunday, September 21, by the Prime Minister of Victoria Dennis Napthine in the presence of government officials, representatives of ecclesiastical and...

Greek Orthodox and Muslims of Australia Against Golden Dawn

The upcoming visit of the two Golden Dawn MPs with seats in the European Parliament, Eleftherios Synadinos and Georgios Epitideios, in Australia has caused the reaction of the Greek community. The two MPs will visit Australia in October and are...

Australian City Hall Room Named after Greek Mayor

Theodoros Sidiropoulos took part in the Resistance, he was the first Greek mayor (and alderman) in the historical labor municipality of Collingwood in 1977 and the first Greek Labor Party MP in the state parliament of Victoria. Even though Sidiropoulos...

Greek Law Firm Grows Rapidly

According to the Australian Lawyer Review, law firm Moray & Agnew, owned by Greek Community of Melbourne President Vasilis Papastergiadis, is one of the fastest growing law firms in the country. The law firm that deals mainly with property issues, saw its turnover...

117th Anniversary of The Melbourne Greek Community

One hundred and seventeen years ago, 57 Greeks who were living in Melbourne decided to create the Greek Community of Melbourne, without knowing that it would later become one of the largest and most historical Greek Diaspora organizations in...

A Historical Year for Greeks of Melbourne

The new year will be a historic year for the Greek Community of Australia and especially Melbourne with the construction of the new Community building in the center of Melbourne, where our Cultural Center will be housed,"  stated the president...

Australian Prime Minister to Attend Greek Festival

The Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, will be honoring the opening of the “Lonsdale Festival” with his presence. The Lonsdale festival is one of the greatest Greek and International Festivals of Melbourne and is organized by the Greek Community...