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GCM Schools Bentleigh participate in Olympic Week
Ahead of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) Schools Bentleigh Campus recently participated in an Olympic educational program titled “4th Olympic Week, on the …
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The Ionian Islands Federation of Melbourne commemorates the 160th anniversary of the Unification of the Ionian Islands with Greece
The 160th anniversary of the Ionian Islands’ union with Greece was celebrated last Sunday by the Federation of the Ionian Islands of Melbourne. The event began with a religious service …
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Melbourne commemorates the 83rd Anniversary of the Battle of Crete
Melbourne becomes the focal point of the 83rd anniversary of the Battle of Crete commemorations this week in a series of events organised by the Cretan Federation of Australia and …
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Stranded Nitsas family to board flight in violence engulfed New Caledonia
Neos Kosmos was told by Louka Nitsas that his wife Maoyin Dou, and their two children, aged three and five years old, were set to board a flight on an Australian …
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Unknown strain of bird flu detected at Vic egg farm
Bird flu has been detected at a Victorian egg farm, plunging it into lockdown as authorities urgently investigate the strain. Agriculture Victoria says it is investigating a number of poultry …
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Home Affairs minister inaugurates ‘The Caf’ at Oakleigh Grammar School
Oakleigh Grammar unveiled its new entertainment and relaxation space, ‘The Caf’, on Tuesday 21 May. Since its soft opening in February, ‘The Caf’ has quickly become a popular hangout for …
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Seminar on Greek poet Tasos Leivaditis to be held next week
The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) will host a free seminar titled “Tasos Leivaditis: Poet of Revolutions and Sunsets” next week. The talk about the Greek poet will be held …
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Exhibition highlights shared Greek heritage from Pontus, Asia Minor and Cyprus
An exhibition offering a virtual tour of the shared history and culture of Greeks from Cyprus, Pontus, and Asia Minor has opened in Oakleigh to commemorate the Pontian Genocide. The …
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Greek court drops charges in migrant shipwreck case
A Greek court on Tuesday dropped charges against nine Egyptians over one of the Mediterranean’s worst migrant shipwrecks in which rights groups said they had been made scapegoats for the …
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Head of 2100-year-old Greek statue of Hygieia found in Turkey
The head of a 2100-year-old statue of the Greek goddess of health Hygieia, was found in the ancient city of Laodikeia, modern day Pamukkale, Denizli in Turkey. The excavations are …