The Pontian Community of Melb and Vic established an award of $1000 annually, to be given to a student who, having achieved high marks in Modern Greek at VCE level.

The Australian Greek Welfare Society (AGWS) raised $74,258 at their annual radiothon, conducted with the help of 3XY radio station.

The Athens Stock Exchange suspended trading in shares of state-controlled lender Hellenic Postbank following a nearly 30 per cent plunge in its shares.

The governments of Greece, Cyprus and Israel will begin discussions in September about the exporting of natural gas quantities to western European countries.

A state of emergency has been declared on Rhodes after an extensive wildfire broke out in the forested region between Agios Silas and the Petaloudes valley.

A Greek-Canadian woman has drowned after being dragged by a strong current near a waterfall in Quebec, Canada.

Obesity and diabetes is fast becoming a growing problem amongst many communities from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.

Producers visit Melbourne for a bite of the Australian market.

According to the electronic crime squad working on the case the video recordings were made in classrooms and show teenagers speaking Greek.

An armed robber made off with an undisclosed amount of cash from a bank in Anixi, a rural area north of Athens, after shooting through the window of the bank.