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An evening with author Dimitris Tzoumacas at the Greek Centre
The Greek Community of Melbourne, the Hellenic Writers’ Association of Australia and the Greek-Australian Cultural League are hosting a lecture by author Dimitris Tzoumacas at the Greek Centre this Sunday, …
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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 …