Australia

George Papacostas, Greece's new Ambassador to Australia, presented his credentials on Wednesday in Canberra, the capital of the country. Papacostas met formally with David Hurley, the Governor-General of Australia, in a  ceremony at Government House. Greece's new representative to Australia is...

Australia's new Ambassador to Greece will be Arthur Spyrou, according to a press release from the country's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade which was released on Monday. Spyrou will also be accredited to Bulgaria and Romania, since the Australian...

The National Museum announced recently it will be bringing a major exhibition of artifacts from ancient Greece to the Australian capital next year, capping off a series of shows featuring objects from the British Museum. In keeping with the Olympic...

Works created by Greek-Australian sculptor Alex Kosmas  are being showcased at the exhibit "Brindabellas and Beyond" which is currently open at the Woolshed Gallery in Canberra. His bronze and stainless steel works range from abstraction to surrealistic representations of trees in...

A Greek restaurant was completely destroyed in an arson attack in the early hours of Wednesday at Mawson in Australia's capital of Canberra. The restaurant named ''Olive'' was set on fire in a deliberate act of destruction and unfortunately, nothing...

The new Greek Ambassador to Australia Ekaterini Xagorari arrived in Canberra on Monday, January 11, accompanied by her husband and son. The new ambassador was welcomed at the airport by the Chief of Protocol of the Australian Ministry of...

A screening of the Greek documentary "Agora" by director Yorgos Avgeropoulos has been scheduled to take place in Canberra, Australia, on Sunday, August 2, at 4:00 pm, at the Aegean Room of the Hellenic Club Woden. Avgeropoulos’ "Agora" documents the evolution...

On April 29, 2015 the opening of the art exhibition "Lemnos - the Greek dimension in the ANZAC Centenary" took place in Canberra, as part of the events for the Centenary of the Australian and New Zealand Expeditionary Corps,...

The Hellenic Club in Canberra is now one of the most important cultural centers in the Australian capital, according to Canberra Times. The newspaper published an article describing how locals have embraced the Hellenic Club like “no ethnic venue has been embraced...

Sotiria Liagki, a Greek Australian philanthropist, donated 1 million dollars to the Hospital for Children and Women in Canberra. This amount will be paid gradually, over the next five years. Sotiria Liagi and her family are famous in Canberra for...

About 660 young athletes of Greek origin will participate in the Oceania PanHellenic Games, which will take place in Canberra and celebrates the 100th anniversary since its founding. The organization of the Oceania PanHellenic Games is an institution established by ...

The Hellenic Club of Canberra, in association with the Embassy of Greece, presents the exhibition titled “Celebrating Canberra’s Centenary with a Spark of Hellenicity,” curated by Eyvah T Dafaranos. The exhibition is part of the series of the event...

The Vice President of the Australian Parliament, Steve Georganas of Greek descent, reiterated that Australia is ready to sign an intergovernmental agreement with Greece on the tourist visas about the working permit, but "Athens is delaying the procedures." "Both the...

To commemorate the centenary of independence of the Greek islands of Lesvos, Lemnos and Agios Efstratios, the Hellenic Club of Canberra is honoring acclaimed folk painter Theophilos Hatzimihail (1867-1934), known simply as Theophilos, with a special exhibition titled Lesvos,...

Representatives of the Greek Australian community from Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, ACT, Queensland and Western Australia attended the annual Australian Hellenic Council (AHC) Conference held on Sept. 15-16 in Canberra. The AHC is the body representing the...