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Greek Australians Join Effort to Help Fire Victims

The Greek community in Australia has joined efforts of the Federal government, aid organizations and government and communities around the world to help victims of the bushfires which are currently devastating multiple areas across the country. “We are going through...

Melbourne Students Awarded for Greek Language Achievement

Promoting the speaking of the Greek language is one of the top priorities of the Greek communities in Australia. A recent study noted that, for the first time ever, Greek has slipped from its historical place as the second...

‘Journey of a Lifetime’ for Greek Students Visiting Australia

A group of 22 junior high-school students and three accompanying female staff members from Voula, south of Athens, have made a dream come true by visiting Australia. The week-long visit began on March 12 and was made possible through an...

President of the Greek Community of Melbourne Visits Psychico College in Athens

The President of the Greek Community of Melbourne, Mr. Vasilis Papastergiadis and Ms. Georgia Charpantidou, who is responsible for the Historical Archives of the Greek Community of Melbourne, visited Psychico College on Tuesday, October 10, 2017. The visit forms part...

Greeks Fleeing to Melbourne Due to Crisis

The financial crisis in Greece has driven people out of the country. Thousands of Greeks have fled to other countries searching for job opportunities in their attempt to have a better future. A large number of people chose to...

Greek Community of Melbourne Calls on Australian Politicians to Support Greece

The Greek Community of Melbourne congratulated the Australian Greens for their initiative to submit a motion in the Senate last week to support Greece during the unprecedented economic and social crisis that has caused the suffering of people in...

Former Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett to Present Book on Greeks

Former Victorian Premier and philhellene Jeff Kennett will present the book “Macedonian Hellenes in Oceania” by Professor Anastasios Tamis, on Wednesday, March 25, at Alphington Grammar School. The event will take place under the auspices of Greek Ambassador to Australia...

Greeks in Melbourne Impressed by Aboriginal Academic’s Lecture

Distinguished Aboriginal academic and activist Dr. Gary Foley called for the Parthenon Marbles' and Australian indigenous artifacts' return from the British Museum to their rightful place, in his lecture during a series of seminars on Greek History and Culture,...

‘Speak Greek in March’ Campaign Launched

"Speak Greek in March" campaign was launched this Saturday on the occasion of the International Mother Language Day in the presence of Consul General of Greece in Melbourne Christina Simantirakis. Greek diplomats who were present during the event described the initiative...

Greeks in Australia Support the Greek Gov’t

The Greek festivals scheduled to take place over the weekend in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia, will be used by members of the Greek Diaspora as a way to show their support and understanding toward Greece and the situation the country...

Australia Will ‘Speak Greek in March’

In December 2014, the Greek community of Australia announced its intention to take initiative and establish a Greek-speaking month in the country. Their initiative has been scheduled for this March, encouraging everyone in Australia to speak Greek. Sakis Zafeiropoulos, who envisioned the idea,...

Archbishop Stylianos Visits New Greek Community Building in Melbourne

Archbishop Stylianos of Australia made a historic visit to the new building of the Greek Community of Melbourne on Thursday, December 31, 2014. Their Graces Bishop Ezekiel of Dervis and Bishop Iakovos of Miletoupolis accompanied Archbishop Stylianos in his tour...

Campaign to Promote Greek Language in Australia

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...

Discussing the Future of the Greek Diaspora

Greek Community of Melbourne President Vasilis Papastergiadis welcomed various Greek Diaspora organizations' representatives in the community’s new building. During the special meeting, the officials discussed about the future of Greek-Australians and Greek organizations. They exchanged ideas and made numerous proposals...

Greek-Australian Businessmen Donate to Greek Cultural Centre

Greek-Australian businessmen and members of the Greek community Steven and Harry Tsalikidis and Athanasios Salahas donated several hundred thousand dollars to the new Greek Cultural Centre in Melbourne, according to evrytanika.gr. The Cultural Centre was inaugurated in September. "As a...