Thane Nikiou, who loves lamb on the spit, and describes himself best as competitive, is our Young Greek of the Week.

A 12-year-old Craigieburn girl has died after being pulled into deep sea by a riptide.

Thousands of Melbourne Greek community were at Port Melbourne to see William Toliopoulos retrieve the holy cross as part of the Epiphany celebrations.

A resignation, a petition and a public statement has seen the tensions arising from the upcoming GOCMV elections crank up a gear.

Hundreds of Greek-Australians have gathered at Rye Pier to watch 16 year-old Nicholas Petropoulos win the annual race to retrieve the Holy Cross.

The GOCMV recognised its highest achievers last night presenting academic excellence awards to five students who achieved VCE study scores above 40 in Modern Greek.

18-year-old Adrian Michalopoulos, who has recently completed his VCE and who loves tiropita, and describes himself best as nonchalant, is our Young Greek of the Week.

Marco and Thelma Economidis will be celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary on Christmas Eve.

Students from Greek backgrounds who have done well in the 2009 VCE exams share their feelings with Neos Kosmos following the release of the exams results.

Professor Chris Mackie who has been appointed Director of the Research Centre for Greek Studies at La Trobe University, speaks to Neos Kosmos about his priorities for the centre.