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Design Delta Architects (DDA) owned by Greek-Australian Demetrios Stavropoulos has undertaken the task of constructing Australia’s first Byzantine-style Greek Orthodox monastery on Mangrove Mountain near Sydney. Pantanassa Monastery was first established under the initiative of Archbishop Stylianos back in 1976....

The 5th Greek Student Film Festival, organized under the Melbourne Greek Film Festival came to an end with great success. A large number of students and parents attended the festival on Sunday afternoon, November 1, at the Palace Cinema...

Greek-Australian chef and restaurateur George Calombaris has organized a week-long event that will bring the most celebrated Greek chefs from Australia and around the world together in Melbourne for a week of culinary creation. Christoforos Peskias, Stelios Parliaros, David Tsirekas,...

The Delphi Bank 22nd Greek Film Festival ended on a high with the sold out screening of Zorba the Greek. More than 350 people attended the Closing Night event at Palace Cinemas Norton Street and helped celebrate the end...

A team of students from the University of Auckland decided to remake the famous ABBA song “Mamma Mia” using ancient Greek lyrics. The students are members of the Classical Studies Association at the university and used their acquired knowledge of...

A new survey regarding Australians preferences in vacation destinations showed that the most visited countries are Greece, Spain and Italy. The survey, conducted by Webjet Australia, a travel booking website, was based on bookings between January and August 2014,...

Now in its sixth year, the Greek Australian Short Film Festival (GASFF) will again screen as part of The Delphi Bank 22nd Greek Film Festival. There are three screenings; the International Shorts (22 October), the Australian Documentary Shorts (24...

For the first time in 35 years, the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria, has united 45 regional organizations, reviving the old tradition of the pan-regional fundraising dinner dance. The event was held on Saturday, October 17, at Stars...

Artereal Gallery will present a solo exhibition by the Sydney based Greek artist, George Raftopoulos, opening Wednesday October 7 and continuing until Thursday November 12, 2015. Entitled Mythic Nation, the narrative-driven body of work comprises paintings and works on paper and...

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull made his first official appearance at the Gold Coast Greek Festival in Queensland. According to the Australian newspaper The Gold Coast Bulletin, the Prime Minister was received like a "superstar" at the event. The event...