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Tu parli Griko? – online seminar looks at the Greek spoken in Italy

In 1999, Italy passed Law 482 which recognised the two languages of Greek origin, Griko (spoken in Apulia) and Greko (Calabria), as being among the 12 minority languages that are …

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HACCI’s social media platform to deliver awards ceremony to the world

The Hellenic Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HACCI) awards will be held online for the first time and the event on 19 November will be accessible through its  social …

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Adelaide foundation launches promotional platform for Greek Independence celebrations

The Foundation for Hellenic Studies in Adelaide is launching Gr2021 as the promotional platform for all community groups and individual organisations that want to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Greek …

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Greek Australian Basil Zempilas is City of Perth’s new Lord Mayor

Basil Zempilas, a well-know TV and radio personality who was named Kastelorizian of the Year in 2018 has been elected the new Lord Mayor of Perth. The fight was a …

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Greek community leaders call for easing of Melbourne lockdown measures

The call for Melbourne’s lockdown to be eased is becoming louder as the number of COVID-19 cases has fallen. Leaders within the city’s Greek community are adding their voices to …

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Victorian grants aimed at helping multicultural groups to celebrate their events online

The emphasis of state government funding for multifaith and cultural celebrations has changed this year to holding events in COVID-safe way, online. Victoria’s Minister for Multicultural Affairs Ros Spence said …

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Family history website helps Greeks build their family history

A website developed by a Greek historian based in Britain is offering Greek seekers the help they may need to trace their family history from a range of sources. Historian …

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Greek PM Mitsotakis is the first guest for new Hellenic Initiative online series

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of Greece is to be the special first guest for The Hellenic Initiative’s (THI) Digital Conversation Series on Tuesday, 20 October. Joining the Greek Prime Minister …

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Greek-Australians celebrate fall of fascism as sun sets on Golden Dawn

After a marathon five-year long trial of 68 defendants, 18 of whom were former members of parliament, a Greek court found this week that the far-right Golden Dawn had acted …

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Pronia launches free new phone and web services for the community

Pronia has launched two new free services that are open to members of the community;  weekly telephone peer-support groups and monthly family-violence webinars. Pronia’s Community Engagement and Capacity Building Officer, …

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