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Greek Australians Blast ‘Disgusting’ Cartoon
A cartoon published in Adelaide’s newspaper The Advertiser has angered many Greeks worldwide and forced the paper to apologize. The cartoon by Jos Valdman, showed ancient Greek warriors putting out...
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Ethnic Groups Unite in Adelaide for Greece’s Fire Victims
At Greek Orthodox Community of SA inc., via Facebook More than 100 people from the Greek community as well as business and political leaders from the Cypriot, Italian, Jewish, Islamic, African and...
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Australia to Assist Greece with Fire Recovery Efforts
Australia will provide disaster assistance to Greece following the devastating fires that struck near Athens on 23 July, according to a press release from the PM’s office. Premier Malcolm Turnbull was...
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Greek-Speaking Volunteers Sought to Spend Time with Greek Seniors
A Melbourne-based group is looking for Greek-speaking volunteers to spend time with elderly Greeks. The importance of speaking in their native language is believed to have a positive impact on the...
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Greek Student Film Festival Seeking New Entries
The Greek Student Film Festival is giving young people across Australia the chance to draw upon their Greek culture and heritage and create something spectacular for the big screen. Returning for an...
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Special Melbourne Radio Broadcast to Raise Funds for Greek Fire Victims
Greeks and friends of Greece in Australia are being encouraged to tune into to a special broadcast of a fundraising event on Wednesday to help those affected by the Attica fires. Melbourne’s Greek...
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‘Action for Athens’ Sees Generous Response from Melbourne Community
A special evening of music in Melbourne has helped raise money for those affected by Greece’s devastating July fires. Melbourne’s Greek Center was the venue for ABC Radio’s live benefit broadcast...
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Boeing’s Hypersonic Vision: Australia to Europe in Just Five Hours
A radical hypersonic passenger plane that could travel at 6,500km/h (4,000 m/h) and ferry passengers from Australia to Europe in just five hours has been recently unveiled by Boeing. The company...
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Greek Coffeehouse Chain Opens Sydney Shop
Mikel, Greece’s leading coffee chain is expanding in Australia as its first shop opens in Sydney’s Five Dock this Saturday, 25 August. “Mikel Coffee is growing to respond to the continuously...
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Flashback to the Day the First Greeks Arrived in Australia
Coal miners in Hill End-Tambaroora of New South Wales, early 1870’s. Among them Jeremiah Williams (Jerasimos Vassilakis) in the center of the picture. Copyright: Holtermann collection of the State...
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Award-winning Greek-Australian Director’s Film Electrifying Audiences in USA...
A deal has been reached for acquiring the rights to the film Sacred Heart, which was written and directed by award-winning Greek-Australian filmmaker Kosta Nikas. The film is now available for North...
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Famous Greek-Australian Chef to Create Dishes for Qatar Airways
Are you flying with Qatar Airways from Australia? How about trying traditional Greek dishes, signed by the famous Greek – Australian chef George Kalombaris? This is the news of the year regarding...
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Federal Minister Visits Greek Centre in Melbourne
Thousands of people gather at the Greek Centre of Melbourne each week, and recently the Federal Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, Alan Tudge, paid a visit to the Centre. “We welcome...
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Against the Greek Ruins Exhibition Opens in Melbourne
The Hellenic Museum in Melbourne opened on Thursday an exhibition paying tribute to photographer Nelly, one of Greece’s most famous and controversial artists. “Against the ruins, Photographs by...
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Delphi Bank 25th Greek Film Festival to Kick Off in Oct. 9 (video)
The Australian premiere of The Last Note, a drama by award-winning Greek filmmaker Pantelis Voulgaris, will kick off the Delphi Bank 25th Greek Film Festival in Sydney on October 9. The story of the...
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Multicultural Museums Victoria Receives Museums Australia Award for...
Multicultural Museums Victoria Received the Museums Australia Award for Grandmothers exhibition, with a Greek-Australian installation called ‘Yiayia’. Multicultural Museums Victoria, is a new coalition...
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Australian TV to Host Show About Greece’s Serifos and Milos Islands
My Greek Odyssey is a 13-part Television series in Australia that takes viewers to some of the most spectacular and unique islands in Greece. During its second season, The Greek Odyssey is set to show...
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The Hellenic Initiative Australia Upgrades Pediatric Facilities in Greece
The Hellenic Initiative Australia has upgraded two Pediatric Trauma Centers in Kastoria and Ioannina, in northwestern Greece, through a new partnership with Pediatric Trauma Care (Pedtrauma). The...
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‘Let’s Go Greek’– The festival That Amazed Sydney (Video)
The Greek Orthodox Parish and Community of Parramatta Saint Ioannis in Australia’s Sydney successfully organized the Let’s Go Greek Festival. This year’s attendance was tremendous: More than 25,000...
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Book on Greek Civil War Gets a Melbourne Launch
The Greek Community of Melbourne will launch the new bilingual book by George Zangalis, An Ode to mother-my mother, the other Eleni, on Wednesday September 26. “The story of my mother could very well...
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