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Queensland Library to Virtually Revive Early 20th Century Greek Cafes

With a series of workshops, exhibitions and events, the State Library of Queensland aims to revive the atmosphere of the old cafes, restaurants and small businesses that were owned by Greeks in the early 20th century. These iconic meeting places...

Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris Pledges $40 Million to University of Queensland

The Chairman and CEO of The Dow Chemical Company Andrew N. Liveris is spearheading an extraordinary effort to provide $40 million to support University of Queensland (UQ). UQ alumnus Mr Liveris and his wife, Mrs Paula Liveris, have donated $13.5...

Greek History Classes at the University of Queensland

Alastair Blanshard, professor at the University of Queensland presented a lecture entitled "Explorations of Beauty and Desire in Ancient Greece" during the Greek history and culture seminars held by the Greek community of Melbourne on Thursday, March, 27. The...

Queensland’s Premier at Paniyiri Greek Festival

Many Australian politicians attended the two-day Paniyiri Greek Festival, an event that hosted over 50,000 people, the vast majority of whom were non-Greeks, and stood as the best advertisement for Greece. The Premier of Queensland, Campbell Newman, served the guests...

Brisbane’s Greek Legend ‘Rock’n’Roll George’ At the Queensland Museum

Rock'n'Roll George, or George Kyprios as was his original name, was a Greek Australian living in Brisbane who died in 2009 at the age of 82. His great passion was his yellow FX Holden car, which he drove during...

6-Year-Old Greek-Australian Raises Money for Queensland Flood Victims

6-year old Isabelle Bouras, apart from being a very good student and good at tennis, music and swimming, proved that she has social awareness. She went to her grandparents’ business and asked for a small box next to the cashier...

Hellenic Relief Fund Supports Queensland Flood Victims

The Hellenic Relief Fund, currently operating under the auspices of the World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE) Oceania and Far East Region, gathered over 100.000 AUD in funds for the support of flood victims in Queensland.  Many victims include...

Yesi Cyclone Leaves 1 Man Dead & 2 Missing, Queensland

One man is dead and two people are missing after the Yasi cyclone smashed across the north Queensland coast at Mission Beach around midnight on Wednesday. Queensland Premier Anna Bligh confirmed the man's death this morning, saying he was using...

Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris Offers Lecture @ University of Queensland

 Chairman and CEO of Dow Chemical Andrew Liveris will be giving a lecture at the University of Queensland this month.  It will focus on the state of Queensland, Australia and the world in the next 100 years. Dow Chemical is...

Queensland Greek Australian Still Missing After One Week

A police search for missing Coolangatta man, Michael Lalos (Lalopoulos), continues as the 84 year old has not been seen since he disappeared one week ago. A Coolangatta police officer told Neos Kosmos there have been no sightings or news...

James Fardoulys: A Queensland Naive

The Queensland Art Gallery displays the work of James Fardoulys - a Brisbane taxi driver of Greek origin who found artistic success after retiring from life as a cabbie. James Fardoulys (1900–75) was born in Kythera, Greece, and came to...

Mike Katsidis of Toowoomba, Queensland fights in the US!

Perhaps the most talent rich division in boxing, the lightweight class, will be on center stage at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas on Saturday, April 4th, as Golden Boy Promotions presents "Lightweight Lightning," an unprecedented four bout,...

Could Athens Become Sister-City of Adelaide, “the Athens of the South?”

The prospects of a sister-city relationship between Adelaide and Athens, spearheaded by several prominent Greek-Australians, has recently been in the spotlight and received the green light approval in May 2023 by the Adelaide City Council. By Steve Bakalis Famously known as...

American Tourist Fights Off a ‘Frisky’ Kangaroo in Hilarious Video

An American tourist who had to fight off a "frisky" kangaroo while on holiday in Australia has become an internet sensation. In a TikTok posted by @brooke.so.hip on June 11, a man was seen shielding a woman away from a...

Jim Raptis: The Greek Who Changed the Face of Australia’s Gold Coast

Jim Raptis, born in Evia, Greece, changed the face of the most cosmopolitan region of Australia -- the Gold Coast.