Australia

Scientists and young people of the Greek Diaspora in Melbourne have established the HELLENIC DEMOCRATIC INITIATIVE for Hellenism, Transparency and Social Justice in 2010 as a global Hellenic non-profit organisation aimed at supporting the reconstruction of debt-ridden Greece. The organization...

The Hellenic Museum in Melbourne, an integral institution in the preservation of Greek history and culture in the center of Australia's Greek diaspora community, announced that Sarah Craig has been appointed Head of Curation and CEO at the museum. The...

The Evzones of Greece's Presidential Guard were honored by the Hellenic Community of Melbourne at the Greek Centre as part of the March 25th festivities. The Board of Directors of the Community held a dinner in their honor, attended by...

The Hellenic Initiative Australia’s One Greece 2017 national philanthropic endeavour has raised more than $1.1 million in a spectacular show of support for Greece during successful events in five cities across Australia. More than 1,300 people attended events held over...

The Hellenic Initiative Australia has announced it will be hosting ‘One Greece 2017’, a series of events that will take place throughout October 2017 across five major cities in Australia. The aim is to harness the strength and resources of...

The Hellenic community of Melbourne came together over the weekend to celebrate the March 25 holiday in honor of Greek Independence Day. The festivities were at large and thousands attended the Independence Day parade waving Greek flags and celebrating Greece's...

Delphi Bank has a new leader, Jim Sarris who has been appointed the head of the bank following a career in the banking sector that has spanned some 20 years. As the new head of Delphi, Sarris is looking to strengthen the...

Greece’s financial and social crisis made many Greek Diaspora communities worried about their homeland, but also about their relatives who still live in the country. Greek-Australians have been trying to find a way to aid people in Greece, either financially or...

More than 150 leaders of the Greek-Australian community met in Sydney last week to discuss how to mobilize Australian support for The Hellenic Initiative. Representatives from every state and the two mainland territories attended a dinner event at the Hellenic...

The Greek Deputy Foreign Minister, Kyriakos Gerontopoulos, in a press conference in Melbourne stated that the Greek Minister of Tourism, Olga Kefalogianni, will be visiting Australia in early May, in order to promote Greek tourism and to sign an...

“The Hellenic Initiative,” the organization created in the U.S. by Greek-Australian entrepreneur Andrew Liveris and four other businessmen to support Greece and strengthen its global reputation, is to be expanded to Australia. The official introductory ceremony of the initiative to...

Australia day is celebrated by all Australians wherever they are. On this national day, all Australians honor their country’s values that unite them as nation. However, the majority of the indigenous Australians, also known as Aborigines, do not participate in...

John Psathas, one of the top Greek composers of the Greek Diaspora, will appear in an event of the Hellenic Museum of Melbourne on September 29. The concert will be given in Melbourne, Australia, and includes musical compositions from his...

In the framework of the anniversary for the one year since the foundation of the Hellenic-Australian Business Council (HABC), the Ambassador of Australia in Greece, Jennifer Polyxeni Bloomberg hosted a dinner in her house. In her speech to the attendees,...

University professor Anastasios Tamis book A Τrilogy of Greek Voices in Australia presents the life, action and offer of distinguished Greeks in the country. Among those noted are Nikolaos and Konstantinos Tsoulias, who acted as trailblazers in Canberra. The volume...