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Residents shelter as fire threatens coastal communities

Residents in a series of coastal communities threatened by a bushfire have been told it’s too late to leave and they should find shelter as the fire burns through evacuation …

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Semaphore Greek Festival 2025 to celebrate community and togetherness

The Semaphore Greek Festival will return to the Semaphore Foreshore on the weekend of January 18-19, 2025, celebrating its 44th year with the unifying theme ‘Όλοι Μαζί’ (‘It Takes a …

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Four dead in Greece migrant boat sinking

Four people died Thursday when a migrant boat sank in the Aegean Sea, Greece’s coastguard said, in the latest drowning involving asylum seekers. The coastguard said it had recovered the …

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Oakleigh Grammar students receive prestigious academic scholarships

Four Year 10 students from Oakleigh Grammar have secured places in academic programs at Melbourne University and Monash University. Arkie Stathopoulos has been selected for the University of Melbourne’s Kwong …

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‘Pigs fly’: Metro deadline delays cloud opening date

Doubts are growing over Melbourne’s much-hyped Metro Tunnel opening to passengers in 2025 after key contract deadlines were pushed back. A contract variation tabled in Victorian parliament on Thursday pushes back the …

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Melbourne family ask for help to bring grandmother back home following stroke

A Melbourne grandmother, Konstantina Karitinos, who goes by Yiayia Dina, is stuck in Greece following two strokes that have left her hospitalised and her family are asking for help. While …

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Greeks finally get Thessaloniki metro after two-decade wait

Greece’s second city Thessaloniki will unveil its new subway system more than a decade late on Saturday after the project was dogged by archaeological challenges and financial difficulties. “After many …

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Albury’s Greeks celebrate 60 years of their community Church

The Greek Orthodox Community of Albury and District (GOCAD), which turned 80 last year, marked another milestone recently: the 60th anniversary of its parish church, Taxiarhon, Archangels Michael and Gabriel. …

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Greece’s culinary icon and ‘national cook’ Vefa Alexiadou farewelled with emotional tributes

Renowned chefs and colleagues from Greece’s culinary world have paid heartfelt tributes to Vefa Alexiadou, the beloved “national cook” of Greece, following her passing on Monday at age 91. Figures …

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FECCA urges Government to reconsider rushed migration amendment bills

The Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) has voiced strong concerns over the Government’s proposed Migration Amendment Bills, citing their expedited progression through Parliament as a threat to …

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