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Tears of joy as Melbourne’s Kalamata Place is launched by Mayor of Kalamata [PHOTOS]

The Pammessinian Brotherhood of Melbourne ‘Papaflessas’ held the official launch of Melbourne’s newest Greek landmark: Kalamata Place, on Saturday 22 October attended by Athanasios Vasilopoulos, the Mayor of Kalamata. The …

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“Greece is strong” – Nikos Hardalias sends message to the diaspora

“Greece is strong. Greece’s Hellenism should not worry.” This is the message highlighted by Greek Defence Minister Nikos Hardalias while speaking to Neos Kosmos publisher Christopher Gogos and editor-in-chief Sotiris …

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Daniel Andrews calls on ‘marbles’ return at Antipodes Festival

Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has committed $800,000 to the Antipodes Festival and demanded the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece from the UK in his speech at last night’s …

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Antipodes Festival back in business as Greece hits Melbourne

After more than two years, the biggest Hellenic festival in all of Australia has returned! Lonsdale Street Melbourne, the traditional home of Greeks in this country, was transformed into a …

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Victorian Premier says “door is open” for Greek language proposals and ups Antipodes funding to $800,000

The Premier of Victoria Dan Andrews, at the launch of the Antipodes Festival, announced $800,000 for the festival over four years – an increase to $200,000 per annum from $150,000. …

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Silvana Tsipiras: Our immigration stories are too important to forget

Silvana Tsipiras (nee Molinaro) is a first generation Australian. Her parents, Angelo and Marrietta migrated to Australia from Catanzaro, Calabria in the early 1960’s. Like many migrants, they wanted a …

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Man jailed for bashing a Greek grandmother outside church in South Yarra

The Greek grandmother who was brutally beaten outside a Melbourne church and left unconscious on the steps has forgiven her attacker, who has been jailed for five years. Penelope Katsavos, …

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Man jailed for bashing a Greek grandmother outside church in South Yarra

The Greek grandmother who was brutally beaten outside a Melbourne church and left unconscious on the steps has forgiven her attacker, who has been jailed for five years. Penelope Katsavos, …

Victoria honored Greece and recognised the contribution of Greeks to Australia

After a year’s delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Victorian state government commemorated the bicentenary of the start of the 1821 Greek Revolution of Independence and paid tribute Greek …

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Greece in shock over multiple child sexual abuse cases

Physical and sexual abuse of children increased dramatically during the pandemic in Greece, with sexual abuse of girls almost doubling from 2020 to 2022, according to the Forensic Service of …

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