The Hellenic sub-branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL) will be holding its annual commemoration of Greek Independence Day on Friday 25 March in South Melbourne and it extends an open invitation to members of the Greek community to attend on the day.
The event will begin with a service at St Eustathios on 221 Dorcas Street, South Melbourne at 9.30am. At noon, a wreath-laying ceremony will take place at the Australian Hellenic Memorial on the corner of Birdwood and ANZAC Avenue in Domain Gardens Melbourne followed by a wreath laying ceremony at the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance at 1pm.
After the wreath laying, people are invited to the Hellenic sub-branch building at 14A Ferrars Place in South Melbourne for a light meal and refreshments.
“This is an open invitation to all our Greek Community to attend the wreath laying ceremony and pay their respects, at the Australian Hellenic Memorial at 12.00pm on the actual day which is Friday 25 March,” said the Hellenic RSL sub branch in a statement.
♦ If you would like to lay a wreath, please advise sub-branch secretary, Terry Kanellos, by email: tkanellos@bigpond.com or telephone 0414 209 674 by Wednesday, 23March.
