Australia

The prospects of a sister-city relationship between Adelaide and Athens, spearheaded by several prominent Greek-Australians, has recently been in the spotlight and received the green light approval in May 2023 by the Adelaide City Council. By Steve Bakalis Famously known as...

Greek-Australian Nick Andrianakos has, for the first time, invested in a major shopping center, acquiring half stake worth over 135 million Australian dollars ($95.5 million) in Adelaide’s Colonnades Shopping Centre. The deal comes almost half a century after the Greek...

Friday's fire at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Nativity of Christ in Port Adelaide caused widespread damage to the interior of the sanctuary but the altar and a number of its ancient relics survived intact. A spokeswoman for the...

The cosmopolitan coastal capital of Adelaide in South Australia will be celebrating Greek culture with their annual Hellenic cultural festival called "Odyssey," which is scheduled to return this October for the 14th year. The festival, presented every year by the...

Archbishop Makarios, the newly-enthroned Greek-Orthodox Archbishop of Australia, arrived in Adelaide on Saturday for his first pastoral visit to city since his enthronement in June. A huge crowd welcomed Makarios at Adelaide Airport where he was greeted by Bishop Nikandros...

There is little rest for Australia's newly-elected His Eminence Archbishop Makarios before his next journey, following his busy two-week visit to Melbourne. This time he will be making his way to Adelaide, South Australia, in order to meet with...

Twelve soldiers belonging to Greece's Hellenic Presidential Guard took part in an Adelaide parade commemorating Australia's Anzac Day on Thursday. The evzones marched along Australian soldiers in the streets of Adelaide, which was the only Australian city to be graced...

A detachment of the Greek Presidential Guard will be in South Australia from April 23-30 to participate in ceremonies marking Anzac Day and take part in Easter Celebrations. Adelaide will have the honor of welcoming the elite members of the...

A new Greek Orthodox Church opened its doors in Adelaide's Athelstone area earlier this year. Following years of efforts to complete the construction, the Orthodox Christian community of Athelstone can now celebrate liturgies in the brand-new building, which is one...

The Adelaide suburb of Woodville is preparing for a musical feast celebrating legendary Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis. The tribute concert will take place on Saturday at the Woodville Town Hall. Mikis Theodorakis is one of the most famous Greek composers...

More than 100 people from the Greek community as well as business and political leaders from the Cypriot, Italian, Jewish, Islamic, African and Indian communities met in Adelaide on Monday to help victims of the Greek wildfires disaster. Premier Steven...

Adelaide’s main square got a small transformation to remind us of Athens' famous Monastiraki market, as part of the Greek Glendi Festival. Over 40,000 people are expected at South Australia's largest Greek festival at Victoria Square on the March 23-25...

The Semaphore Greek Festival, South Australia's Hellenic festival, is to celebrate its 39th year this weekend, on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 January. The two-day Semaphore Greek Cultural Festival is held at the Semaphore foreshore every January. It is situated...

An exhibition showcasing the official visit of the Evzones, the members of the Greek Presidential Guard, in Australia, is in progress at St. Basil Homes in Adelaide and will remain open to the public until the end of August. According...

Adelaide is celebrating Greece at the Semaphore foreshore on the weekend of January 14 -15 at the 38th Semaphore Greek Festival. The festival is sure to attract thousands as last year over 35,000 people attended. This year, visitors will be able to...