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The Mayor of Thessaloniki Yannis Boutaris will visit Melbourne in November in order to celebrate with the Greek Australian community the 30th anniversary of the sister-city relationship between Melbourne and Thessaloniki, northern Greece. The 72-year-old mayor of Greece's second largest city,...

The Ithacan Philanthropic Society in Melbourne will host on Thursday an open lecture by Dr. Efrosini Deligianni on the racist stereotypes and prejudices like xenophobia which have dominated Greek public discourse both at the political and social level. The event "Racist Talk in Greek...

The Penny Marathon, an event raising awareness of the the plight of stray, abused and neglected animals in Greece will take place in Athens and Sydney on Sunday July 14th, 2014.

Greek Australian Andrew Demetriou, former CEO of the Australian Football League, has accepted an important position with the Bastion Group and will serve as a board director, leading strategy and growth. The company was founded in late 2008 by Fergus...

During Australia’s public holiday to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s birthday on June 9,  nine Greek Australians out of 800 Australians, were honored for their contribution to the community. The greatest distinction, Dame, was bestowed to the Governor of New South Wales,...

 Vancouver’s White Lung unleashed their infectious punk tunes live in Australia this week. The band includes Mish Way on vocals, Kenneth William on guitar, Hether Fortune on bass, and Anne-Marie Vassiliou, of Greek heritage, on drums. This is White Lung's first trip to Australia and they have already...

A new book titled “Antigone Kefala: A Writer’s Journey” was launched in Melbourne on May 27 by the Australian poet Judith Rodriguez. The book is an anthology of reviews, essays, analytical and critical writing of Antigone Kefala’s literary works as...

Together with Easts Group, the Sydney Roosters wish to congratulate Chairman Mr Nick Politis, who has today been recognised with Queen's Birthday honours, appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM). Mr Politis has been recognised for his significant...

Greek Australian Andrew Demetriou, who was the CEO of the Australian Football League for the last 11 years handed the company over to Gillon McLachlan. "No final clips. I am going out without having any enemies," he said while handing...

The 2014 Conference of the Modern Greek Teachers’ Association was held successfully at the University of Melbourne with the participation of about a hundred teachers of Modern Greek. The conference entitled "Teaching Modern Greek: Successes and Prospects" aimed to highlight the successes...