Recent

News

The 2500-year-old Grecian urn that represents the legacy of the ANZAC spirit in Greece

In total almost 35,000 Anzacs fought in both WW1 and WW2 campaigns in Greece. It is known that Greek soil contains the remains of 795 Australians with some of these …

News

Man from Crete drops everything to take care of 74 stray dogs

Nikos Tsikalakis, a 38-year-old man from Crete decided to leave his old life behind and dedicate his time to taking care of stray dogs five years ago. It all started …

Life

A vibrant festival celebrating contemporary Mediterranean folk music

As has been the case with rembetika in Greece and Australia, over the past 20 years, Italy has seen a folk music revival, with a generation of younger musicians rediscovering …

News

How Greek parliamantarians react to the Medivac legislation

For political observers, Tuesday was a turning point for Australia. The vote for the Medical Evacuation Bill, which allows for asylum seekers in detention to be transferred to Australia to …

Sport

Kingston Banks on Deeper Squad and Continuity

NPL club Kingston City heads into a new campaign with what coach Nick Tolios describes as probably the strongest squad he’s coached in the club’s six years in the NPL. …

Advertisement

News

Owner of Kavala tavern donates all earnings towards fighting kid’s cancer

Today, 15 February is International Childhood Cancer Day and over 300,000 children worldwide are currently affected by the disease worldwide, with most families struggling to cope financially. In the spirit …

Life

Greece’s war of independence as a setting for a Hollywood love story [VIDEO]

From Zorba the Greek to Captain Corelli’s Mandolin and 300 and from The Guns of the Navarone to Mamma Mia and Alexander, Greece has been the backdrop of a number …

Sport

Heidelberg United kicks off NPL season with 1-1 draw

Reigning NPL Champion Heidelberg United kicked off the NPL season with a 1-1 draw at home against Pascoe Vale on Valentine’s Day evening. Watched by an Olympic Village crowd of …

News

Another cleaner from Greece gets 8 years for forging school diploma

The entire world watched at the end of last year while a cleaning lady from Greece was being sentenced to 10 years in prison for lying about her primary school …

News

Berbatis family donates $500,000 to THI

Western Australian property investor and philanthropist, Con Berbatis added another cornerstone to his relationship with The Hellenic Initiative Australia with a $500,000 donation which makes him one of the organisation’s largest …

Advertisement