Canberra

The Hellenic Club in Canberra is now one of the most important cultural centers in the Australian capital, according to Canberra Times. The newspaper published an article describing how locals have embraced the Hellenic Club like “no ethnic venue has been embraced...

The Greek language preservation issue in Australia was discussed last week at the Federal House of Parliament and at the House of Victoria. In Canberra, Greek-Australian Labor Party MP Maria Vamvakinou proposed the establishment of February 21 as Mother Tongues...

Two Greek-Australians were included in the list of the 100 richest young people in Australia, in the "under 40 years old" category. George Nakas from Melbourne, was placed in 10th, along with his partner Gavin Fernandes, with a personal worth of 188...

A Greek Australian voyeur who used a mirror and mobile phone to film women in public bathrooms has been sentenced to 250 hours of community service. Apostolos Kipouros, 19, was caught at the Woden Westfield shopping centre in Canberra earlier this year. A woman...

A nine-year-old Greek-Australian girl spoke in the Australian Parliament, proving the power of a human that is fighting to deal with life's difficulties. Christa Dracopoulos was born with a hearing impairment which was soon diagnosed. She received a cochlear implant, an Australian invention, which...

An exhibition entitled "A journey in time through art", organized by the Greek National Tourism Organization (EOT) in the Embassy of Greece in Melbourne and Canberra, presented Greek tourism posters. The exhibition was held on the occasion of Greek Tourism Minister Olga...

The migration of Greeks in Australia was a great benefit to the rural life and industry of the country. Many people in Canberra and other big Australian cities are talking of embracing Greek and Mediterranean migrants once more, after...

Sotiria Liagki, a Greek Australian philanthropist, donated 1 million dollars to the Hospital for Children and Women in Canberra. This amount will be paid gradually, over the next five years. Sotiria Liagi and her family are famous in Canberra for...

Greece's ambassador in Canberra, Haris Dafaranos had a meeting with Australian Minister for Immigration, Scott Morrison in the Australian parliament. According to sources from the Ministry of Immigration, the meeting was "warm and genuine." It was found, among other things,...

About 660 young athletes of Greek origin will participate in the Oceania PanHellenic Games, which will take place in Canberra and celebrates the 100th anniversary since its founding. The organization of the Oceania PanHellenic Games is an institution established by ...