February was a month filled with interesting stories, including the biggest street party with Melburnians flocking to the 32nd Lonsdale Street Greek Festival. But there was also plenty of ouzo and grape squashing to be enjoyed.

We celebrated our successes as Neos Kosmos celebrated another year around the sun, turning 62!

Olivia Colman won the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in Yiorgos Lanthimos’ ‘The Favourite’, but along with the joy and success were moments of sadness with deaths and crime.

Here are photos of a month that was. Send your February photos to mary@neoskosmos.com.au and we’ll add them to our gallery.  

Protesting Greek hospital workers did not forget that it was Tsiknopempti.

Olivia Colman poses with the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for "The Favourite" in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Yiannis Dramitsinos' photo on display as part of the display of lost homelands at Steps Gallery, organised by Greek Australian university students.

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Greek Community President Bill Papastergiadis met with Prince Charles. London- UK- 13 Feb 2019: HRH The Prince of Wales hosts a reception for The Prince's Trust International in the State Rooms of St James's Palace, London.Photo by Ian Jones

Opposition Labor leader Bill Shorten meets with his constituents at the 32nd Lonsdale Street Greek Festival.

A little corner of Greece at the courtyard of St Nicholas as part of the Yarraville Festival. Grape squashing proved to be a huge success.

Did you attend the Ouzo Festival?

Greek-Cypriot Dr Jack Kerry (Kyriacou), a doctor who gave CPR to his daughter in his clinic two years ago following a heroin overdose, is on trial for treating his daughter and saving her life. He rushed to his daughter despite evidence that her friend, 43-year-old Luke Pike, who was with her at the time, and had also overdosed on heroin, was in a worse physical state than her.

New buildings boxing in the Parthenon anger residents in Greece. A petition is started to place pressure on the Greek government.

The death of Greek Australian press baron Theodore Skalkos was followed by a focus on what he contributed to the media and entertainment scene.

Apokries celebrated by AHEPA on the Gold Coast.

Valentine's Day was celebrated by greeting card companies, florists and confectioners, but in Greece Lacta chocolate caused controversy with its campaign featuring love between same-sex couples.

Brothers John and George Panagiotou are now behind bars over a confrontation over allegedly stolen DJ equipment being sold on Gumtree. Their father, Tony Panagotou, shot father-of-five Duane Hutchings, 44, at his property at Oakleigh East. He was joined by his sons and another, however witnesses say that there may have been more accomplices.

Neos Kosmos turned 62 on February 13 and its founder Dimitri Gogos turned 88! Pictured with current publisher Christopher Gogos.

With the Prespes Agreement ratified, FYROM changed its name to North Macedonia on signage.

During the presentation of the Metropolis app at the Greek Centre, kids were welcome to try out the Metropolis application. Photo: Kostas Deves

The Grape Festival at Panagia Koumariani was a huge success.

Martha Milioni holding the photo of Dimitris and Tanja who died during the fires.

Manasis dance troupe performed carnival traditions.

Fans young and old gathered to hear songstress Eleonora Zouganeli. 10-month-old Elena Tsakakis, whose parents are from Kos and Crete, is almost 10 months old and undoubtedly the younest fan of the singer.

While most kids went back to school, one mother Eleni Tsampouri could not afford to send her kids to public school due to the fact that fees were exorbitant for children on a visa. Thanks to Neos Kosmos efforts, Oakleigh Grammar stepped in and offered her children a place for free.