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The Yarraville Festival’s Hellenic Heart
The Yarraville Festival is back with a bang if last weekend’s effort is anything to go by. As the sun shone, thousands from across Melbourne’s inner west and beyond made …
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GCM presents: Debunking Xenophon – Sifting fact from dross in the life of a major historian
Renowned historian James McDonald is scheduled to host a free seminar on the evening of Thursday, 16 March at the Mezzanine Level of the Greek Centre, Melbourne, as part of …
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How to communicate with your tweenager: A PRONIA x Anglicare webinar
To assist parents challenged by how to approach their teens or tweens, PRONIA has partnered with Parentzone-Anglicare to present ‘Communicating with your tweenager’, an informative webinar that aims to break …
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Ouzo Festival: Defying hot weather, Melburnians enjoyed ‘ouzo under the trees’ (Photos)
You don’t need to hail from Mytilini to appreciate a good ouzo, and attendance numbers at Melbourne’s Ouzo Festival on Sunday speak to this. Crowds defied the hot weather to …
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‘Albo, I brought you some halloumi!’: Melbourne Cypriots hold third annual festival
Melbourne’s third halloumi festival had a great turnout over the weekend. But this year’s event was fraught with solemn undertones in the aftermath of Greece’s fatal rail crash. At the …
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Bourdaniotis’ Evzones exhibition at the War Museum in Athens
Marking a world first exhibition, a series of photographs taken by Greek Australian photographer based in Sydney Nick Bourdaniotis will be on display at the War Museum in Athens this …
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Pallaconian Brotherhood to host lecture on return of Parthenon Marbles by Emanuel J Comino
On the evening of 29 March at 7pm the Pallaconian Brotherhood of Melbourne and Victoria “Leonidas” will host a public lecture by Mr Emanuel J Comino, on the topic of …
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The Greek who housed over 6,000 families in Melbourne, has passed away
The “patriarch” of Laconia, Sotirios Mihelakos, proprietor of the Brunswick area’s legendary real estate agency Sam Mihelakos & Co Real Estate, has passed away. Sotiris, known as Sam to friends …
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“God rest his soul”: Much loved priest Fr George Athanasiadis passes away
The passing of well-known priest George Athanasiadis, who served in various churches across Melbourne as well as in other states, has been the cause of immense sadness for the faithful …
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Best of both worlds: Greek Language and Culture classes begin at Malvern City FC
After much anticipation, the Language and Culture classes envisioned by the GCM to supplement athletic development with education began at Malvern City FC on Thursday. The pioneering program aims to …