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Greek Festival of Sydney makes long-awaited return
The Greek Festival of Sydney makes its triumphant return this weekend into the heart of the city, Darling Harbour, as it looks to come back with a bang with a …
Nine pulled from Turkey’s rubble, death toll passes 40k
Nine more survivors have been rescued from the rubble in Turkey more than a week after a massive earthquake struck, as the focus of the aid effort shifted to helping …
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Hellenic Australian Chambers of Commerce and Industry hold inaugural meeting of HACCI National Federation
The inaugural meeting of the HACCI National Federation (HNF) took place in Sydney last week on Friday, February 10 . Dubbed an “historic milestone for the Hellenic Australian professional and …
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Greece leads EU effort to aid Turkey’s earthquake victims
Greek airports across the nation from Sparta to Athens, are busy loading aid from the Greek government for earthquake devastated parts of Turkey. Greece is sending thousands of tents, beds …
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From the first Greek woman in Australia in 1835, to the 900 Greek brides who arrived by ship in 1957
Last Sunday the commemorative event organised by Pnevmatiki Estia Ellinidon at the Hellenic Museum, Melbourne’s Greek community honoured the history of the Begona, a ship which on February 12, 1957 …
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Consensus was the order of the day at the Greek Community of Melbourne AGM
A significant turnout (over 250 members) and general consensus were the main features of the annual general meeting of the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) which took place on Sunday …
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Neos Kosmos: 66 years young
Neos Kosmos celebrates it’s 66th anniversary today and remains the most significant voice of, and for, Australian Hellenism. The first article I wrote for Neos Kosmos was in 1987, for …
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Large parish fests in Melbourne and Sydney dominate weekend events [Photos]
It was an action-packed weekend for Greek Melburnians with four large parish events, as Sydneysiders gathered for what was promised to be ‘Australia’s biggest Greek BBQ’ at the Greek Summer …
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Greece, Turkey urge better relations after quake
Greece’s foreign minister visited Turkey on Sunday in a show of support after the country was hit by a devastating earthquake last Monday, despite a longstanding rivalry between the two …
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Turkey detains builders as quake deaths pass 33K- Three Australians feared dead
Turkish justice officials targeted more than 130 people allegedly involved in shoddy and illegal construction methods as rescuers extricated more survivors, including a pregnant woman and two small children, six …