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Australia
Financial Scandal Envelops Greek Orthodox Church in Australia
The Greek Orthodox Church in Australia has been accused of taking millions of dollars from taxpayer-funded aged care homes.
Australia
Lonsdale Street Greek Music Festival Eagerly Awaited This Weekend
The Greek Community of Melbourne will stage its annual Lonsdale Street Greek Music Festival this weekend in Melbourne.
Australia
Greek Woman Savagely Beaten Outside Melbourne Church
A Greek woman was savagely bashed and left bleeding on the steps of a Melbourne church on Saturday morning.
Australia
Melbourne to Illuminate Landmarks to Commemorate Greek Bicentennial
Some of Melbourne’s top landmarks will be lit up in blue and white to commemorate the declaration of the Greek War of Independence 200 years ago.
Ancient Greece
Hellenic Museum To Offer Virtual Course on Ancient Greece in January
The Hellenic Museum, Melbourne's iconic hub of Greek culture and history, both ancient and modern, will be hosting a fascinating course called "City, town and country in ancient Greece" in January via Zoom. The educational program will allow learners to...
Australia
Plans to Close Greek Studies Program of La Trobe University Sparks Reactions
La Trobe University of Victoria, in Melbourne, announced recently that it is planning to discontinue its Modern Greek Studies program, sparking widespread negative reactions across the Greek Australian community. Currently, this is the only program in Victoria to offer a...
Art
Greek-Australian Awarded Prestigious Schenberg Art Fellowship
Greek-Australian artist Tina Stefanou was awarded the Schenberg Art Fellowship from the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) on October 9 of this year. The fellowship, worth $50,000, is one of the most prestigious awards for up and coming...
Australia
Melbourne’s Oldest Greek Orthodox Church to Reopen Before Christmas
The renovated Holy Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady, or Evangelismos tis Theotokou, is preparing to open its doors to the faithful before Christmas for the first time after a disastrous fire in 2016. The fire blazed through much...
Art
New Head of Curation at the Helm of Melbourne’s Hellenic Museum
The Hellenic Museum in Melbourne, an integral institution in the preservation of Greek history and culture in the center of Australia's Greek diaspora community, announced that Sarah Craig has been appointed Head of Curation and CEO at the museum. The...
Australia
Melbourne Opens Up Again After “Long Winter” of Coronvirus Lockdown
After what officials and residents called a "Long Winter" of coronavirus restrictions, and the reporting of zero new coronavirus cases in Victoria, Melbourne's many retail and hospitality industries will be opening up once again. This report marked the first time...