Last Sunday saw the gifting and unveiling in the heart of Melbourne’s Greek community of one of the most iconic photographs depicting the Hellenic link to Anzac. The photograph was …

Last week saw Melbourne’s Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee travel to Canberra to promote and build support for its new initiatives in Greece and Australia. Vice President Christina Despoteris and myself, …

Sailing the northern Aegean in late summer is a beautiful thing. The deep blue water and the brilliant sun combine with amazing sunsets. It’s hard to imagine that these waters …

This month the annual commemorations of the Greek campaign of 1941 will culminate in a series of events on Crete and in Australia marking the 77th anniversary of the battle …

The sun shone on Pylos and Methone on 6 May as the crowd assembled for the historic unveiling of two WWII commemorative memorials. These commemorate two POW tragedies that affected …

Driving up from Katerini to the village of Agios Dimitrios along the Olympus Pass the road winds through wooded hills. On the coastal plains it is warm and sunny but …

It was an honour for me this year to participate again in the annual Battle of Kalamata commemorative service as a representative of Melbourne’s Battle of Crete and Greece Commemorative …

This week saw the announcement of the creation of the Lemnos Gallipoli Heritage Trail on the northern Aegean island of Lemnos. The announcement was made by Melbourne’s Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative …

Late last year I was standing in the old Memorial Hall at Koonwarra in South Gippsland looking at a photograph of a young digger – one part of the Hellenic …

This year will see the unveiling of three new exciting additions to Greece’s Anzac commemorative trail – from the northern Aegean island of Lemnos to Pylos and Methone in the …