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Hellas Melbourne Among the Greatest Teams of the World

Hellas Melbourne is officially placed in the Pantheon with the greatest football teams of the world since last Tuesday May 11th. Hellas Melbourne was honored in a special ceremony in London, held by FIFA, as the top team...

Hellas Melbourne to be honored by FIFA

On the 11th of May, “Hellas Melbourne” will be honored in a special ceremony in London, held by FIFA, as the top team in Oceania, whilst a few days later, on the 25th of May, its football team will...

South Melbourne Hellas Crowned Victoria Champions

Historic Greek football team South Melbourne Hellas were crowned champions of the Victorian National Premier League (NPLV). The Greek-Australian team, founded in 1959, has won the Victorian championship while it has also won four national championships. South Melbourne Hellas, representing Oceania, had participated in the...

Thousands Greek Australians Celebrate Independence Day in Melbourne, Greek MP Booed

Thousands of Greek Australians attended the parade for Greece's Independence Day in Melbourne on Sunday, while several attendants booed Greek Deputy House Speaker Giorgos Varemenos when he tried to deliver a speech afterward. According to SBS, hundreds of students from...

Alexander the Hellene: Melbourne Seminar Examines Ancient Sources

A lecture about the Alexander the Great will be presented by Dimitris Gonis on Thursday 12 April 2018, at the Ithacan Philanthropic Society, as a part of the Greek History and Culture Seminars, offered by the Greek Community of...

Moments of Macedonia Rally in Melbourne: A Photo Essay

Greeks from all over Australia gathered in front of the Greek Consulate in Melbourne on Sunday to demand that the Greek government does not negotiate away the name of Macedonia. The crowd holding Greek flags and chanting “Hellas-Hellas-Macedonia,” listened to...

‘Macedonia is Greece’: Thousands of Greek Australians Rally in Melbourne (photos,video)

Thousands of Greek Australians rallied against FYROM receiving a compound name containing the term 'Macedonia' on Sunday in Melbourne. The rally held outside the Greek Consulate was organized by the Pan-Macedonian Association of Melbourne and Victoria and supported by many...

The Twelve Best Greek Restaurants in Melbourne

Melbourne is the second-largest urban area in Australia after Sydney. It is also one of the most culturally-diverse cities and home to one of the largest Greek diaspora communities in the world; the largest Greek-speaking population outside Greece lives...

Fire at Greek Restaurant in Melbourne

A fire broke out at the Spitiko Greek restaurant on Park street in South Melbourne on Wednesday just before 3 pm. The fire was reported to have been "out-of-control" and restaurant patrons were promptly evacuated from the premises as the fire brigade was...

Hellas Cakes: The Sweets that Make Australians Go Mad

Greek store Hellas Cakes in Melbourne, Australia, has catered some of the most prestigious parties and supplied many local cafes with delicious kourabiethes, baklava and galaktoboureka. For 52 years, the shop is a reference point of the city and is associated with...

Melbourne: Football Academy in Leading Greek College

The Greek football club Hellas Melbourne (South Melbourne FC) in collaboration with the daily college of  the Greek Community of Melbourne's Alphington Grammar school announced the establishment of a new football academy. Male and female students of the college, alongside their...

Greek Australians Celebrate as Ange Postecoglou Takes Charge of Tottenham

Greece and Australia are reveling at the prospect of soccer coach Angelos (Ange) Postecoglou joining English giants Tottenham, after an incredibly successful spell at Scottish champions Celtic. The Greek Australian coach is set to become a Premier League manager, with...

Hellenic Australian Chamber to Present 34th Annual Awards in Livestreamed Ceremony

The Hellenic Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in Victoria, undaunted by the coronavirus pandemic, will hold its 34th annual HACCI Awards on Thursday, November 19 as an event which will be live-streamed around the world. The HACCI was formed...

Greek-Australians Preparing to Celebrate Australia Day

Australia Day is celebrated on January 26 marking the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the British ships at Port Jackson, New South Wales, and the raising of the Flag of Great Britain at that site by Governor Arthur...

Greek Football Player Donates Bone Marrow to Brother

Greek football player Vangelis Moras moved thousands of people in Greece and Australia when he decided to donate bone marrow to save his ill brother. Moras, a player for the Greek national team and Italian team Hellas Verona, will travel...