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Cr Mary Lalios campaigns to keep pokies profits out of Parliament

Many people wouldn’t know this, but Coles and Woolworths supermarkets operate pokies machines. This is about to change, with Coles leading the way, by divesting itself of pokies machines. Cr …

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Celebrating diversity with the Hellenic Police Association

The Victorian Police Force is embracing Cultural Diversity in a bigger way than ever before. Victoria has historically been hailed as the leading Multicultural State and has enshrined this through …

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Daylight savings begins in Greece on 31 March

Clocks in Greece move forward an hour on Sunday March 31 as Daylight Saving Time goes into effect in the European Union, and a total of 64 nations across the …

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UN experts visit Greece to assess efforts and challenges to end discrimination against women

The UN Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice will make its first official visit to Greece from 1 to 12 April 2019 to assess progress …

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50 photographs from the funeral and burial service of Archbishop Stylianos

Thousands passed by the Cathedral for the Annunciation of Our Lady to pay their last respects to Archbishop Stylianos or attend the funeral. A larger than life religious figure that …

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Farewell, Archbishop Stylianos: 1000s gathered for funeral and burial

Archbishop Stylianos, the Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church of Australia for the last forty-four years, was laid to rest on at Sydney’s Rookwood Cemetery on Saturday after funeral rites …

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Scenes from the funeral and burial of Archbishop Stylianos

Archbishop Stylianos was buried today with fitting respect, pomp and ceremony. Friends, parishioners and other members of clergy gathered for a funeral service was held at the Cathedral Church of …

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Patriotism at Brisbane’s Greek Independence Day celebrations

Brisbane celebrated the Greek Independence Day holiday in its own special way. A Divine Liturgy and Doxology was hosted by Father Dimitri Tsakas, Father Stavros Karvelas and Father G. Polytakis …

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Faithful gather to bid farewell to Archbishop Stylianos as funeral begins

The news of Australia’s Archbishop Stylianos passing at 6pm on Monday, the Greek Independence Day holiday, sent shock-waves rippling through the Greek community. Since then, parishioners, members of the clergy …

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Greek donkeys banned from carrying obese tourists

Obese tourists will no longer ride donkeys in Greece after the Greek government published a new set of regulations to ensure the well-being of animals used to transport people on …

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