Australia

Almost fifty thousand people turned up for the Greek Festival of Paniyiri in Brisbane, Queensland in Australia over the weekend to dance, shop, and get a taste of Greek food. No other event gives Brisbane such a jolt of pure...

Brisbane, Australia was officially granted the Olympics for 2032, according to an announcement from the International Olympic Committee.

As the international community struggles to contain the Covid19 coronavirus pandemic, two iconic events for the Greek community in Australia for the coming days will be called off. The first major annual event to be canceled is the traditional March...

Brisbane police said they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 26-year-old Cypriot Australian Ioli Hadjilyra who was found dead on Wednesday in a park and is believed to have been murdered. Hadjilyra’s body was found by council...

Australian police decided not to press charges against three women caught engaging in lewd sex acts on the sidewalk outside Brisbane's up-market Hellenika restaurant last Sunday. CCTV cameras caught the women engaging in a public sex romp - at one...

Thousands of Greeks and Australians turned up to take part in the fun of the famous Paniyiri Greek Festival in Brisbane that took place this weekend. Visitors in Musgrave Park and The Greek Club, Edmondstone St, South Brisbane, had the...

A striking montage of Greek-themed images was projected on a central Brisbane bridge as part of the Paniyiri Greek Festival this weekend. According to a report in Australia's Curier Mail, the projection will be repeated throughout the weekend as thousands...

It's that time of year again in Queensland, where thousands of Greeks, Greek-Australians or just friends of Greece gather for the famous Paniyiri Greek Festival. Scheduled for May 19 and 20 in Musgrave Park and The Greek Club, Edmondstone St,...

A dramatic depiction of the Greek War of Independence will be screened in Brisbane ahead of this year's Greek Independence Day celebrations. The Elizabeth Picture Theatre is to screen 2017's 'Exodus 1826: A Road of No Return' which dramatizes the Siege...

The popular Paniyiri Greek Festival is once again taking place in Brisbane! Locals are gearing up for the event which will have traditional Greek food as well as the introduction of The Plateia, and a performance in celebration of...

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott visited the Greek ‘Paniyiri’ fare in South Brisbane on May 23 and 24, enjoying Greek delicacies and beverages along with organizers and attendees. Followed by many politicians, the Australian Prime Minister arrived in Musgrave Park where...

The annual Greek Paniyiri, held May 24 and 25 at Musgrave Park, Brisbane attracted more than 60,000 people who had the chance to get to know the Greek culture and tradition. The visitors tasted the traditional Greek dishes sold by the...

The Australia First Party organized a rally in solidarity with Greece's neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn, but the dozen or so supporters gathered outside Brisbane’s Greek Club were met outside the Consul General of Greece by 200 unionists and supporters of the anti-fascist movement Antifa...

In 1922, the Greek Community of Brisbane, purchased a property on Russell Street, the present Hellenic House. The Church sub-committee’s vision was to turn this property into a Greek Orthodox Church. In 1927, with the help of  the Consul General...

A fire destroyed a historic house next to the Greek Club at South Brisbane in the inner-city early in the morning. The 125-year-old building is known as the Belvedere. The blaze occupied the abandoned two-storey building in Edmondstone Street around...