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Top 10 Best Greek Restaurants in Melbourne

Want to enjoy a taste of the Mediterranean in Melbourne but don't know where to go for great Greek eats? Let's take a look at the diverse options for Greek dining that the city offers with this list of the...

Greek and Gay to Host Annual Birthday Dinner Dance

The Greek and Gay Support Network provides individual support and resources such as social services to gay and bisexual men and women of Greek background in Australia and are hosting their annual birthday dance celebration, their most popular event. The...

Greek Diaspora of Australia Ask Greece’s Government to Stop Taxing Paternal Homes in Greece

The Greek Diaspora of Australia have announced that they plan to send a letter of objection to the Greek government regarding the taxation of their parental properties in Greece. According to the Greek-Australian newspaper Neos Kosmos, the Federation of Greek Orthodox Communities in Australia had...

Dr. Yiannakis to Present Lecture on Revolutionary Greek-Australian Women of the 1960s

Their stories are mostly unheard of until now. As unbelievable as it sounds, 78 single and brave young women ventured across the ocean from their Greek villages to start a new life in Australia during the 1960s. Now a lecture...

Darwin’s Greek Community Wraps 10,000 Dolmades for Glenti Charity Festival

It's an annual tradition that would make most Greeks head spin. Even the idea of producing 10,000 of dolmades is daunting to most, yet every year without fail, Darwin's vibrant Greek community spends the Thursday before its Glenti festival...

Greece Football Fans Set Off Flares at Australia Friendly with Greece, FFA Promises Bans [video]

Greece's football fans love setting off their flares at games all over the world. During the international friendly between Australia and Greece at Eithad Stadium flares were set off in spite of warnings from the Football Federation Australia (FFA) preceding...

Maniatis Scores Spectacular 60-Meter Goal for Greece Against Australia [video]

Greek midfielder Giannis Maniatis stunned spectators after scoring a spectacular 60-meter goal as Greece beat Australia 2-1 in a friendly game in Melbourne on Tuesday. The win, a first in 38 years, came just three days after Greece lost...

Australian Government Issues Drink Spiking Warning for Travelers to Greece

The Australian government has reiterated a warning to Australians planning on visiting Greece this summer regarding drink spiking. On smartraveller.gov.au they have stated that Australians traveling to high traffic tourist destinations such as Mykonos, Santorini and Ios should exercise extra precaution...

Greek National Football Team Honored in Event

While in Australia for the two friendly matches against Australian team Socceroos, the Greek National Football team attended an honorary ceremony at the Greek Community Center, organized by the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria. The football players and...

Journalist Helen Kapalos Documentary on Medical Marijuana Screening

While working at Channel 7, journalist Helen Kapalos found that Australia's unregulated black market was allowing a situation where dealers where able to take advantage of sick and desperate people searching to illegally purchase marijuana for medicinal purposes. Kapalos set out...