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Australian Areas With Greek Names

About 42 kilometers east of Melbourne, near the Dandenong Ranges, there are two beautiful outer suburbs that are named after the Greek names, Kalorama and Kallista. The two areas were given their names at the beginning of the last...

Australian Labor Party is Becoming “Greek”

Seven Greek expats will be candidates for the Australian Labor Party of Victoria (ALP) during the forthcoming State elections of Australia for the year 2014. The Greek Australians that will compete for a seat in the Australian Senate are: Stephen...

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...

Protest for Spyridon Louis Statue in Melbourne

A modest but moving event took place on Oct 25th- the unveiling of the statue of legendary Spyridon ("Spyros") Louis in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. However, the ceremony was disturbed by the protest of a group of citizens who did...

Greek Participation in Fire Prevention in NSW

Winter is back in Victoria, but one of the key issues in Australia’s current affairs is the sharp rise in temperature in combination with the very strong winds and the weather conditions that present serious fire risks in Australia. For...

Mirabella Threatened by 1,000 Lost Votes

The counting of the votes in the regional Division of Indi in Victoria has turned into a thriller as the Greek-Australian deputy Sophie Panopoulos- Mirabella, who held the division for 12 years is threatened with defeat. A defeat which will...

Oysters and Orotory at Christos’ Fishmonger

Some ingenious Greeks always have their way, such as fisherman-poet Christos Raskatos who is going to participate in the Festival of Performing Arts of Lorne, a seaside town on Louttit Bay in Victoria, Australia. At the Festival of Performing Arts...

A Conversation with Justice Emilios Kyrou

The Antipodes Festival, in collaboration with the Food for Thought Greek Australian Women’s Network, presents "A Conversation with Emilios Kyrou,” an event which will take place on September 7 at the Wheeler Centre, at 6 p.m. Emilios Kyrou is the...

Fronditha Elderly Care Gets $1.8M Gift

Some 1.815 million dollars was donated to Frontida Care in commemoration of doctor Constantine Kiriazopoulos, by his son Mike Krizos in his will. Fronditha Care - formerly called the Australian Greek Society for Care of the Elderly - is...

Piers Festival of Melbourne Marks Diversity

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...