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FYROM changes its name on signage – and celebrates

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) began preparations for the change of its constitutional name to ‘Republic of North Macedonia’ on Monday. Letters spelling out FYROM were removed from …

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Lonsdale Street Greek Festival, a celebration of Greek culture is on its way

With two weeks to go, planning for Melbourne’s largest celebration of Greek culture – the Lonsdale St Greek Festival (LSGF) – is well and truly underway. On the weekend of …

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FYROM Communities raise Vergina flags in Australia in protest of Prespes agreement

Following the endorsement and approval of the articles of the Prespes Agreement by the majority of the Parliaments of Greece and Skopje, members of the FYROM Communities in Sydney, Canberra, …

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Father of five shot dead in Oakleigh over DJ equipment on Gumtree

A confrontation over allegedly stolen DJ equipment being sold on Gumtree led to father-of-five Duane Hutchings, 44, being shot at his property at Oakleigh East on Saturday morning. Tony Panagiotou, …

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Tony Mokbel stabbed in Barwon Prison

Notorious Lebanese Australian convicted criminal Tony Mokbel was seriously injured in a stabbing at Victoria’s maximum security Barwon Prison. Ambulance paramedics were called to Lara Prison, 60km south-west of Melbourne, …

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Senator Arthur Sinodinos is back after battle with cancer

Greek Australian Senator Arthur Sinodinos, aged 62, has recovered from cancer and is heading back to Canberra after being away for 16 months. His long battle with stage-four lymphoma required …

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Papastergiadis meets Pavlopoulos

The third edition of ‘Nostos – Return to the Roots’ forum is under way and its host had the chance to talk about it with the President of the Hellenic …

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Beyond the Pale: lack of cultural diversity in Australia’s boardrooms

When Dr Dimitria Groutsis was on a popular AM radio station discussing her Beyond the Pale report which highlighted the lack of cultural diversity in Australia’s boardrooms, she was stunned …

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Sydney and Melbourne named third and fourth most expensive cities to live

A lot of Greeks have escaped the debt crisis in the hope of a better life in Australia, however the recent results of the 15th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability …

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Health Minister Mikakos meets with Greek Community officials

Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos met with Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria (GCM) President Bill Papastergiadis and GCM Secretary Costas Marcos on 20 January. The purpose of the …

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