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The Seven Richest Greeks of Australia
Seven Greek expatriates are included on this year’s list of 200 richest Australians, which was published in the financial magazine BRW. Mining heiress Gina Rinehart topped the rich chart with a fortune...
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Melbourne: Statue in Honor of Lemnos
Representatives of the Australian armed forces, Australian veterans, many Australian politicians and many Greek-Australians attended an event held in St Kilda town Hall, organized by the Returned...
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Melbourne’s Greek Community Grieves World Cup Loss to Costa Rica
Greece’s loss to Costa Rica ahead of the World Cup quarter-finals caused sorrow to all members of Melbourne’s Greek community who had gathered in cafes to watch the game on big screens. Melbourne has...
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Wimbledon Open: Nick Kyrgios beats Rafael Nadal! (video)
The No1 seeded player on the ATP rankings and recent winner of the Roland Garros has just lost 3-1 to Nick Kyrgios. The Greek-Australian caused the biggest upset of the tournament so far and one of...
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Tenedians of Melbourne Travel to their Homeland
A group of Greeks from Tenedos, living in Melbourne will organise a journey to their homeland in order to celebrate the feast day of St. Paraskevi on July 26. Antonios Limnios, who is currently living...
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“Lego Acropolis”: A Gift from Australia to the Acropolis Museum
“Maybe the British Museum refuses to give back the Elgin Marbles but we will offer an entire Acropolis as a gift to the Acropolis Museum”, joked Michael Turner, senior curator of the Nicholson Museum...
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Australian Nurses in Anniversary of Gallipoli Battle
Antonis Hatzidiamantis, the mayor Lemnos island in northern Greece, met with Clare Ashton, research associate of the two high Nursing Schools of Australia. Their meeting was held in the context of...
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Australian SBS ONE Presents “Greeks of the Sea”
The Australian public channel SBS ONE will present a three-part documentary series about the Greek maritime world next month. The television series is called “Greeks of the Sea” and the...
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Greek-Australian Serving in Greek Army
The 19-year-old Greek-Australian Pavlos Tsapournis was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, but decided to do his military duty in Greece, to serve the homeland of his parents. The 19-year-old man...
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Bakehouse Studios opens its doors to the public for the first time
Greek-Australian Helen Marcou is co-owner of the legendary Bakehouse Studios in Melbourne and excited about opening its doors to the public for the first time ever. If you’ve always wanted to look...
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Greek Among Most Spoken Languages in Melbourne
A study analysis conducted by Fairfax Media showed that three out of ten people in Melbourne speak a language other than English when they return to their homes. In fact, according to the relevant...
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Intralot Contract Renewal in Western Australia
Intralot Australia signed the renewal contracts with Western Australia’s Lotterywest (Lotteries Commission of Western Australia) for three more years, with the possibility of two additional one-year...
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University of Canterbury Gifted Ancient Greek Mug
An ancient Greek mug, dated about 330-320BC, has been gifted to the University of Canterbury’s James Logie Memorial Collection. The mug is one of seven precious artefacts from ancient Egypt, Greece...
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Greek Cypriots of Australia March for 40 Years of Turkish Invasion
The community of Greek Cypriots living in Australia has organised marches across the country to mark the 40 year anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Greek Cypriots all over the world have...
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Commemoration of 40th Anniversary Since Turkish Invasion in Cyprus
The Greek-Cypriot Community of Melbourne participated in the commemoration march on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Turkish invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus. The Greek Cypriot...
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Open House Melbourne: The Hellenic Museum Opens Its Doors
“Open House Melbourne”, one of the major international institutions for the promotion of architecture, will be held for the sixth consecutive year in Melbourne, on July 26 and 27. Public and private...
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100,000 Dollar Jewelry Stolen from Greek Church in Red Hill
More than 100,000 dollars worth of jewelry was stolen from a Greek Orthodox Church in Melbourne. Members of the Greek community were devastated, because the items had been left in the church over the...
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Greek Football Player Donates Bone Marrow to Brother
Greek football player Vangelis Moras has moved thousands of people in Greece and Australia when he decided to donate bone marrow to save his ill brother. Moras, player of the Greek national team and...
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Greek Cafe Exhibit Returns to Sydney
The “Selling An American Dream: Australia’s Greek Café” exhibit will be returning to Sydney’s Hurstville Museum and Gallery from August 2 to September 28, 2014. Curator and historian Leonard...
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Ancient Greek Sculpture in Bendigo
The discus thrower, or Discobolus, is one of the most famous ancient Greek statues. Its photograph has been included in hundreds of books and most importantly it was used to promote the 1948 Olympic...
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