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‘Dying at home’ can be your best last choice, and there’s a program for it

When her husband Gerard passed, Helen-Anne Manion (née Servetopoulos) and the whole family were by his side. Literally. “My grandchildren, and four children they were all here, my son came …

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Oakleigh Grammar alumna Toni Stathopoulos dances her way to the top

Oakleigh Grammar alumna and 2022 School Captain Toni Stathopoulos has been accepted into the prestigious Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) at The University of Melbourne and has also been …

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Antipodes Festival once again delivers an unforgettable celebration of all things Greek

Melbourne’s 35th Antipodes Festival drew to a close Sunday night following a triumphant two-day festival of all things Greek that saw more than a 100,000 descend on Melbourne’s Greek precinct …

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Myths and Dreamings: the link between Ancient Greece and Aboriginal Australians

Although geographically and historically far apart ancient Greece and Indigenous Australia present an amazing array of similarities in their underlying hierophanies even though the two cultures have great differences. At …

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New Greek Orthodox parish to open in Northern Territory

Saint Savvas the New of Kalymnos is set to be established in Darwin, Northern Territory on Saturday, 25 March, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese has announced. Saint Savvas is an initiative …

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Fly a kite, join a parade, and revel for Clean Monday which marks 40 days to Greek Easter

Clean Monday, also known as Kathara Deftera in Greek, is the first day of Great Lent, which marks the 40-day fasting period before Easter for the Orthodox Church. This day …

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Antipodes: Melburnians lap up Greek culture and food like never before

Thousands of Greek Australians have flocked this weekend to the Antipodes Lonsdale Street Greek Festival, but not only Greeks enjoyed the atmosphere and events. People of many backgrounds have been …

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A new generation takes shape at the Antipodes Festival

The Antipodes Festival continued to draw the crowds on Sunday with mild weather for the carnival atmosphere. Lonsdale Street became the central hub of all things Greek for the second …

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Synapantema, largest Pontian gathering in Australia presents lifetime achievement awards

The Federation of Pontian Associations of Australia’s Synapantema 2023 came to a close after what was its largest Pontian gathering in Australia ever and the largest Pontian gathering in decades …

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Alkistis Protopsalti gives a heartfelt performance at Alphington Grammar

Alkistis Protopsalti visited Alphington Grammar school on Thursday, 23 February where she was welcomed by school Principal Dr Vivianne Nikou. Protopsalti and her band were taken on a tour around …

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