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Kostas Makris: The Greek Who Became Australia’s Real Estate King

The story of Kostas Makris is the story of every Greek with entrepreneurial spirit who moved to another country and managed to prosper by taking advantage of the opportunities offered in the absence of crippling bureaucracy. The Greek-Australian can be considered...

Greek-Australian ‘King’ of Gold Coast

The Greek Australian croesus, Kostas Makris, can now be considered as the King of the famous Gold Coast in Australia, after having bought the most expensive properties in the area. Makris, one of the wealthiest residents of Australia and the...

The Greek Who Changed the Face of the Gold Coast

Jim Raptis changed the face of the most cosmopolitan region of Australia -- the Gold Coast. Raptis is the Honorary Consulate General of Greece in Australia who once owned a construction enterprise that went bankrupt four years ago due to the...

AHEPA’s 59th National Convention Takes Place

The works of the 59th National Convention of AHEPA Australia are complete. The Convention was held at the Sea World Resort on the Gold Coast, Queensland, with participants from around the country and in the presence of many officials...

Loizos Claims Innocence in $3M Fraud Case

A 45-year-old Greek Australian, Michael Loizos, has declared he is innocent of charges in a $3 million fraud case and claimed he is being wrongly prosecuted by the Crime Prosecution Service of New Zealand. Loizos  claims that police has no...

Greek Australian Wins First Prize in Photography For Crumpled Piece of Paper

A picture of a crumpled piece of wrapping paper won the first prize at a famous photo exhibition taking place in the Gold Coast area of Australia. It was taken by Greek-Australian Eugenia Raskopoulos who received, apart from the...