One of the scenes that comes to mind when we think of our next trip to Greece is the view as we look up to the Acropolis from its surrounds. …

Alec Holland was sent as a reinforcement to a unit in which experienced tradesmen like himself were especially valued. An engineering support unit, the 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train …

Our local community has become a little bit famous in recent years as one of the key homes of Melbourne’s large Hellenic Australian community. For many it has become the …

“This Brilliant Victory.” The words announcing the success of the Allied fleet over the Ottoman’s at Navarino on 20th October 1827 are not from an English newspaper. The words are …

What an honour it was to experience the Stork Theatre’s latest production, a public reading of Homer’s The Iliad in Melbourne’s own amphitheatre in Fairfield. What an opportunity to experience …

Melbourne’s iconic Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial which stands in the leafy Lemnos Square in bayside Albert Park has been restored to its former glory. It was reported in Neos Kosmos that …

Readers will be aware of my travels throughout Greece over the years and the writings that have resulted from them. And of course one of my favourite destinations has been …

The Imvrians Society of Melbourne has embarked on a world first – to create an exhibition that will commemorate the role of their home island in Australia’s Anzac story and …

Recently I wrote of my tour of the beautiful island of Samos and the daring and little-known role of the islanders in the First World War. Today I continue my …

Remembrance Day is the day that we remember all Australians who served in war. It is celebrated on the anniversary of the coming into effect of the armistice that ended …