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Women at the helm of the Battle of Crete committee
For the first time in its history the Coordinating Committee of the Battle of Crete and the Rest of Greece will be led by a female President. The Secretary of …
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Students’ Greek and Australian democracy tour
A group of Victorian school students will embark on an immersive study tour of democracy in Melbourne and Canberra during the Term 1 school holidays, supported by the government. The …
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Melbourne’s Orthodox Greeks to take a leap for the first blessing of the year
Melbourne’s orthodox Greek community will celebrate the Holy Epiphany tomorrow Friday, 6 January on what is expected to be a warm, sunny day. The Blessing of the Waters will take …
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Coast guard intercepts illegal migrant boats off Kos, arrests four suspected traffickers
At least 40 migrants were let off on the shores of the island of Kos by two speedboats on Tuesday night (Greece time). The speedboats were pursued and intercepted by …
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Greece’s Sakellaridis a revelation at United Cup, against all odds
Whilst Stefanos Tsitsipas cemented Greece’s progress last night at the United Cup it was new tennis prodigy, Stefanos Sakellaridis, who caused one of the biggest upsets at the tournament following …
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PAOK emerges victorious in tough derby against Aris to get in range of AEK
The Double-headed eagle of the North secured a major victory in the Thessaloniki derby to protect their spot in third on the ladder and go within three points of AEK. …
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Tsitsipas downs Croatian Coric in thriller
Stefanos Tsistipas has avoided a nasty case of deja vu to level Greece’s United Cup city final tie with Croatia 1-1 in Perth. The favourite was in complete control before …
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Greek still one of the most spoken languages outside English
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2021 census has revealed that Greek is still in the top ten languages spoken other than English and one of the largest cultural ancestries …
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A traditional Cretan send-off for family man and community pillar George Rerakis, 94
George Rerakis was laid to rest on Tuesday, 3 January following his passing on Christmas Day at the age of 94. The service was held at Agios Dimitrios church in …
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Greece won’t confirm report of Parthenon Marbles return via UK exchange deal
The Greek Culture and Sports Ministry declined to confirm a report on Tuesday that the British Museum and the Acropolis Museum are nearing an agreement on the gradual return of …