A man with a long history of playing for South Melbourne in both the state and national leagues has been appointed its coach for season 2010.

Maroussi is one step away from a place in the group stage of basketball’s Euroleague foollowing their nine point win over Alba Berlin.

Over 3 500 people over two nights saw Michalis Hatzigiannis perform in Melbourne over the weekend.

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called the newly elected Greek Prime Minster George Papandreou to congratulate him and invited him to visit Australia.

An uncle and his nephew from the southern suburbs of Melbourne drowned on Port Phillip Bay over the weekend.

The visit of FYROM Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski to Australia was confirmed by the newly appointed appointed FYROM Ambassador, Mr Stojanovksi, last week.

The Greek language education program run by the University of Crete to support the teaching of Greek abroad was scrapped three days before the Greek elections.

A number of victims of convicted rapist John Xydias are seeking compensation from the courts.

The annual Odyssey Festival organised in Adelaide by the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia commenced its month long program of activities with the Greek Film Festival.

More than 10 000 people attended the two day Greek Glendi Festival in Adelaide at the Wayville Showground.