A series of emergency measures were announced by the Greek Government following the fires in Attiki.

The Greek mens basketball team won the Acropolis tournament against Lithuania, Serbia and Russia in the run up to the 2009 European Basketball Championships in Poland.

Olympiakos and APOEL qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League but Panathinaikos were eliminated following the final play-off matches.

AEK have progressed to the Europa League group stage following their victory over Vaslui while PAOK were eliminated following their draw with Heerenveen.

Olympiakos has enjoyed a favourable draw for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League while APOEL has been drawn in the ‘group of death.’

The second round of the Greek Super League saw PAO, Olympiakos, AEK and PAOK win their matches on Sunday.

Simon Crean was at the start of the work on the Kingston Heath Regional Soccer facility, along with other local, State and Federal Government politicians.

The Victorian Minister for Sport James Merlino launched the PanHellenic Games and was announced as the patron of the games.

George Calombaris was one of the top 15 chefs were featured at Taste of Melbourne on the weekend.

Dr Charalampos Ladopoulos, the Greek Consul for Educational Affairs, was at Balwyn High School last week to presentation the 2008 Greek Premier’s Award to Effie Markesinis as a top