Australia

Templestowe Aged Residential Care Facility “Storgi” celebrated its 10 years of operation and care for the elderly of the Greek-Australian community in a celebration held on May 13 on the facility premises to commemorate its anniversary. The event took place...

Greek singer John Tikis performed last Saturday, March 7, at Ella Bar in Oakleigh, Victoria, offering his audience a night of quality entertainment. The popular artist remained unchanged and his brilliant voice was as impressive as ever. “I came here,...

Greek-Australian aged care center “Fronditha” will invest 35 million Australian dollars in expanding its facilities, as announced by its president Sakis Zafeiropoulos at the Melbourne center's annual gala on May 10. More than 450 Greek-Australians attended the event, and raised some 140,000 Australian...

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...

NUGAS Victoria put forward a generous $2000 donation to not-for-profit organisation, Agapi Care last Wednesday at the GOCMV in Melbourne. The donation, which was accepted by Agapi Care Deputy Manager Mr Andreas Haralampidis and Executive Director Mrs Vicki Papadopoulos will...

On November 14, Tut Khoryom Nyuon received Australia's 2019 HESTA Aged Care Award for his commitment to caring for the elderly in the Tempelstowe Fronditha Aged Care Facility in Melbourne. This would have been a somewhat ordinary event -- if...

Father Nicolaos Zervas of St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Hamilton, received the 2019 NSW Seniors Local Achievement Award on Thursday. The 85-year-old Greek priest was recognized for four decades of service in the city. In 1993 he received an Order...

Greek caregivers are being offered the chance to work in Australia to tend to the needs of elderly Greek-Australians. According to a report in Greek newspaper Kathimerini, Fronditha Care has teamed up with the Australian government is seeking Greek-speakers to help...

The Greek Government passed the relevant legislation related to the approval and implementation of the working holiday visa. All relevant Ministers signed the legislation and the Ministry of Education is the responsible authority. The agreement is in part an initiative...

The White Tower Melbourne Project was launched by Maria Vamvakinou just a few weeks ago, and the community has already pulled together to show an amazing response. The goal of the project is to crochet 8,000 flowers to cover a...

Students who excelled in learning Greek in the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) examinations were awarded by the Greek Community of Melbourne during the established annual celebration of Christmas, which took place this year at the beautiful new community building...

A campaign entitled "Speak Greek in March" will be launched in early 2015 in Australia with the participation of Diaspora organizations, schools, mass media and all interested parties. The campaign's purpose is to preserve and promote the Greek language in...

After an agreement with the federal government of Australia, the organization for the support of elder Greeks of Melbourne, Fronditha Care, announced the hiring of 20 nurses from Greece. "The agreement was signed after two years of persistent efforts," said Fronditha Care President...

A famous Greek couple donated 1.5 million dollars to a Greek-Australian charitable organization named Fronditha Care. Fronditha Care – formerly called the Australian Greek Society for Care of the Elderly – was founded in 1976 and is a charitable...

It is an undeniable fact that children love face painting, so the We Love Face Painting team will be on hand at the annual Greek Festival in Melbourne on March 16th-17th 2013. Shelley Bledsoe of We Love Face Painting stressed...