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Thousands flock to Oakleigh Glendi for another day of celebrations

Crowds continued to gather in the thousands at Oakleigh Glendi today, filling Warrawee Park with energy and enthusiasm as the community came together to celebrate Greek culture. In a ceremony …

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Oakleigh Glendi festivities exceed all expectations

Christos Dimopoulos, President of the Oakleigh Greek Community, expressed his excitement over the overwhelming reaction to this year’s Oakleigh Glendi festival. “Saturday’s turnout was extraordinary, surpassing all previous records,” Dimopoulos …

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Spanakopita competition to celebrate 40 years of Melbourne-Thessaloniki sister-city bond

The Thessaloniki Association “The White Tower” will host a community spanakopita competition on Sunday, 24 November at 12pm, in Northcote to celebrate 40 years of Melbourne and Thessaloniki’s sister city …

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Greek Community of Melbourne mourns longtime language teacher Stella Athanasia

With profound sadness, the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) has announced the passing of beloved teacher Stella Athanasia, who taught at the Doncaster campus of GCM’s Language and Culture Schools. …

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Greek spirit ignites at Oakleigh Glendi this weekend

Melbourne’s south-eastern suburb of Oakleigh, will get even more Greek character this weekend as the Oakleigh Glendi Festival ramps up. The panegyric exaltation of Greek music, dance and flavours includes …

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Sikhs of Australia support recognition of the Genocide

The campaign for recognition of the Greek, Armenian and Assyrian Genocide by the Parliament of Victoria has received increased momentum with multicultural and religious communities in the State publicly expressing …

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90-year-old Greek Australian woman donates land for kindergarten in her hometown of Ptolemaida

A recent donation from Melbourne resident Anastasia Gessa-Liveriadis to her hometown of Ptolemaida has garnered attention in Greek media. As previously reported in Neos Kosmos, Gessa-Liveriadis hails from the Gessas …

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Mike Zervos OAM receives Monash Alumni Impact Award for decades of philanthropy and social justice

Mike Zervos OAM was among seven alumni from the Monash University Business School honoured at the annual Dean’s Alumni Awards, recognising him for his decades of philanthropic work. Zervos was …

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Sydney to put a spotlight on Polytechnic Uprising

The Greek Orthodox Community of NSW will continue the tradition of recognising the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic Uprising, ensuring that the events that occurred on 17 November 1973 are …

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Melbourne’s Greek community mourns the passing of beloved photographer Kostas Papakonstantinou

An outpouring of grief has overcome thousands of Greeks in Melbourne who had the fortune of knowing Kostas Papakonstantinou, one of the most iconic figures of the Greek community. Kostas …

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