Touching Documentary ‘Istoria’ by Greek-Australian Wins Over Hollywood!
The feature-length documentary called Istoria, produced by Greek-Australian Nicolaos Demourtzidis has just won the prestigious Hollywood International Independent Documentary Award (2016) in the...
View ArticleGreek-Millennials Flee to Melbourne in Search of a Better Life
An interesting study highlighting the new wave of newly arrived Greek migrants to Melbourne was recently completed by Greek researcher and associate of the World Tourism Organization, Nikolaos...
View ArticleGreek Australians Try to Support Greek Studies Dept at University of Sydney
Greek Australian students of the University of Sydney are asking from Diaspora Greeks to support the Department of Modern Greek and Byzantine Studies. At the end of the academic year, one of the three...
View ArticleMayor of Kangaroo Island : ‘Australia Needs to Take a Lesson From Greece in...
Last summer Peter Clements, the mayor of Australian’s Kangaroo Island, was quite impressed with the Greek hospitality and determination of the people when he visited the Mytilene campus of the...
View ArticleGov’t Gives $200,000 Grant to the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia
Christmas came early this year for the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia (GOCSA), which just received a $200,000 grant from the SA government. The grant is to be used towards restoring...
View Article‘Portraits of Hellenes in Antipodes Volume II’ Captures History of Greeks’...
Journalist Vivienne Morris has published the second volume in her series titled: Portraits of Hellenes in Antipodes Volume II, which depicts different important stories throughout the defining period...
View Article‘Transterritorial Hellenism: A Journey Through Some Sites’ Offered at the...
This January the Greek centre will be offering the 6 week course: ‘Transterritorial Hellenism: A Journey Through Some Sites’ where students will examine the concept of Hellenism and the realities of...
View ArticleSpringvale Church-Goer Slips on Leaf and Sues St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox...
After slipping and falling down on a leaf in the foyer of the entrance as she left St Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church in Springvale, 70-year-old Penelope Liakopolous is suing her place of worship. She...
View ArticleGreek-Australians Celebrate The Epiphany
Greek Orthodox Australians flooded the beaches all around the country in celebration of the Epiphany, where the church organizes a cross dive on Friday. Every year thousands gather to watch the groups...
View ArticleCome Celebrate at the 38th Semaphore Greek Festival in Adelaide!
Adelaide is celebrating Greece at the Semaphore foreshore on the weekend of January 14 -15 at the 38th Semaphore Greek Festival. The festival is sure to attract thousands as last year over 35,000...
View ArticleA Dream Come True: 19-Year-Old Greek-Australian Plays With Keith Urban in...
On December 17, 2016 Greek-Australian teen Ellen Tefanis got to experience something that most people can only dream about — a guitar duet with the legendary country musician Keith Urban during one of...
View ArticleCabinet Reshuffle: Senator Sinodinos Named Industry, Innovation and Science...
This week it was announced that Senator Arthur Sinodinos will be taking over the role of industry, innovation and science minister, replacing Greg Hunt, following a cabinet reshuffle. The announcement...
View ArticleSuspect in Melbourne’s Bourke Street Mall Tragedy Identified
Three people, including a baby in a stroller, were among the victims of an attack in Melbourne’s Bourke Street Mall. Authorities are reporting that Dimitris Gargasoulas, known as ‘Jimmy’...
View ArticleThree-Month Old Baby is the Fifth Dead in Melbourne Car Incident
(AP/Andrew Brownbill) A 3-month-old baby has succumb to injuries on Saturday, making the child the fifth dead victim of Dimitrious Gargasoulas, who drove his car into pedestrians in Melbourne’s Bourke...
View ArticleCheck Out ‘The White Tower Melbourne’ Made of 8,000 Crocheted Flowers at the...
The White Tower Melbourne sculpture, which was given to the City of Melbourne on November 27 as a part of the festival for the 32nd anniversary celebrations of the Sister City relationship between...
View ArticleDon’t Miss Greek Singer Glykeria Performing at the 35th Greek Festival Sydney!
Greek singer Glykeria will be performing at the Greek Festival of Sydney, according to the festival’s press release. Greek Fest takes over Sydney’s Darling Harbour Precinct on February 25 & 26....
View ArticleNick ‘The Greek’ Georgoulas Defeats 6 Hall of Fame Players to Win Australian...
Nick “The Greek” Georgoulas walked away from the The Australian Poker Hall of Fame (HOF) Classic a winner this year, adding to his personal earnings of almost $285,000 in live tournament winnings,...
View ArticleGreek Man Dubbed a ‘Hero’ After Helping Victims at Bourke Street Mall Tragedy
Greek-Australian Lou Bougias found himself in a position that no one ever wants to be in — he was on Bourke Street when Jim Gargasoulas ran his car into innocent by passers, killing several people and...
View ArticleScoot Offering Flights to Athens Starting at $349 One-Way
Low fare Scoot airlines offers inexpensive flights from Australia to Greece starting at 349 Australian dollars one-way, according to a Escape.com report. Specifically, one can fly Scoot from Perth to...
View ArticleGreek Bookstore In Sydney Closes Down
The well-known Greek bookstore located in Dulwich Hill offering authentic imported books from Greece is calling it a day after 5 years of running on a voluntary basis. It is a sad event for many, as...
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