The word melomakarona is a compound word meaning honey (meli) and blessed honouring of the dead (makaria). They are a traditional egg-shaped dessert prepared during the Christmas holiday season, however …

A survey has found that a small Greek island off the coast of Peloponnisos is making the news for the wrong reasons. The residents who have opted for mostly sedentary, …

Christopsomo means ‘Christ’s Bread’. Made a few days before Christmas, the sacred tradition dates back hundreds of years. Legend says that preparing this bread as a Christmas treat is linked …

Following the Greek language program saga at Coburg West Primary School, which almost saw the language booted from the curriculum, Minister for Education James Merlino MP has thrown his support …

For thousands of years, the iconic Parthenon has been viewed as one of the most dazzling buildings of antiquity. New research, however, states that we may have misunderstood its name …

‘REJOICE’ ICONOGRAPHY EXHIBITION Iconography exhibition ‘Rejoice’ is now on at the Darebin Arts Centre. It features egg tempera works by some of the best master iconographers Melbourne has to offer, …

For yet another year, the Greek Australian community is proud to see dozens of students of Greek background achieving top results in the HSC. In total over 66,000 students completed …

It has been a period of heightened emotion for students, teachers and parents the past week, with the release of VCE results. On Wednesday, the Herald Sun released a list …

Greeks don’t do eggnog for Christmas, but why do Anglo tourists drink this yellow-cream Yuletide drink? What are the roots of it? How did the drink and the Christmas holiday …

SBS and Blink TV have announced the first song and final four artists to compete in Eurovision – Australia Decides in February 2020. The event, to be hosted in the …