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Melbourne Set for New Greek Museum Which Could Rival World’s Best
Photo: pxfuel It was announced on Friday that a new “tier one” Greek museum is in the works for Melbourne if the plans put forth by a group become a reality. To be situated in the city’s old Land...
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Controversy Over Greek-style Club on Australia’s Bondi Beach
Australia’s iconic Bondi Beach. Credit: Athena Lao/Wikimedia Commons Australia’s iconic Bondi Beach has made headlines for a proposed Greek-style beachside club, the first step into privatizing...
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Greek Australian Basil Zempilas Elected as Mayor of City of Perth
Basil Zempilas is the new mayor of Perth. Credit: Wikipedia Greek Australian media personality Basil Zempilas was elected as the new mayor of the city of Perth on Saturday. It was a tightly-fought race...
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PM Mitsotakis Reconnects with Greek-Australians in Videoconference
File photo Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held a video conference on Tuesday with the president of The Hellenic Initiative, Andrew N. Liveris, and the president of The Hellenic Initiative of...
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Melbourne Opens Up Again After “Long Winter” of Coronvirus Lockdown
Photo: pxfuel After what officials and residents called a “Long Winter” of coronavirus restrictions, and the reporting of zero new coronavirus cases in Victoria, Melbourne’s many retail and hospitality...
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Australia’s PM Scott Morrison: OXI Day a Beacon That Lit Our Way to Victory
The Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison on Wednesday described OXI Day as “a beacon that lit our way to victory,” in a message honoring the determination and sacrifice of the Greeks in the...
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New Head of Curation at the Helm of Melbourne’s Hellenic Museum
The Hellenic Museum in Melbourne. Credit: Hellenic Museum The Hellenic Museum in Melbourne, an integral institution in the preservation of Greek history and culture in the center of Australia’s Greek...
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Melbourne’s Oldest Greek Orthodox Church to Reopen Before Christmas
Credit: The Holy Church of The Annunciation of Our Lady/ Facebook. The renovated Holy Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady, or Evangelismos tis Theotokou, is preparing to open its doors to the...
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Greek-Australian Awarded Prestigious Schenberg Art Fellowship
Greek-Australian artist Tina Stefanou. Credit: Tina Stefanou/Facebook Greek-Australian artist Tina Stefanou was awarded the Schenberg Art Fellowship from the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA)...
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Greek Australians Rank Among Country’s Wealthiest People
Photo: pxfuel According to the annual “Rich List,” recently released by Australian publication Financial Review, three Greek Australians are on the list of the country’s 100 wealthiest people. Luxury...
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Fifteen-Year-Old Greek Australian Wins Prestigious Greek Language Award
Anastasia Rigopoulos. Credit: Lalor Secondary College/Facebook Greek Australian student Anastasia Rigopoulos, age fifteen, was recently given the European Union Delegation to Australia’s “European...
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Plans to Close Greek Studies Program of La Trobe University Sparks Reactions
The Martin Building of the La Trobe University. Photo credit: Rmjelley/Wikipedia La Trobe University of Victoria, in Melbourne, announced recently that it is planning to discontinue its Modern Greek...
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Hellenic Australian Chamber to Present 34th Annual Awards in Livestreamed...
HACCI Award Winners for 2019 after they received their awards at the Plaza ballroom gala. Credit: HACCI The Hellenic Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in Victoria, undaunted by the...
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First Greek-Australian Womens’ Group Keeps Greek Culture Alive and Thriving
The nation of Australia, as most people are aware, is home to the most Greeks living outside of the country anywhere in the Greek diaspora. Accordingly, Sydney, its largest city, which alone has a...
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HACCI Awards 2020 Recognize Australia’s Best and Brightest Greeks
Violet Roumeliotis, the Winner of the HACCI’s Woman of Influence Award for 2020. Credit: HACCI The Hellenic Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry celebrated the best and brightest in the...
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Australian Artist and Philhellene Max Grierson Inspired by Beauty of Greece
Credit: Max Grierson/ Max Grierson Gallery In his pen and ink drawings, with delicate touches of watercolors, Australian artist and philhellene Max Grierson manages to capture the unique sensation of...
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Hellenic Museum To Offer Virtual Course on Ancient Greece in January
The Parthenon. Credit: Wikimedia Commons The Hellenic Museum, Melbourne’s iconic hub of Greek culture and history, both ancient and modern, will be hosting a fascinating course called “City, town and...
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Melbourne’s La Trobe University Reinstates Greek Language Program
After receiving word that the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) will donate funds and help in increasing student enrollment, La Trobe University reversed its recent decision to cease offering the...
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Greek and Turkish Musicians Perform “Songs Without Borders” at Sydney Opera...
Out of the Blue”, the new Greek-Turkish fusion musical group that plays the music of Asia Minor. Credit: Out of the Blue The beautiful and evocative music of Asia Minor took the audience at the Sydney...
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Australian Nursing Home Mogul Skips Country, Flees to Greece
Areti and Peter Arvanitis. Credit: Instagram Australian nursing home mogul Peter Arvanitis and his wife, Areti, slipped out of the country almost unnoticed and landed in Greece as relatives of the 38...
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