Melbourne

Thousands of Greek Australians attended the parade for Greece's Independence Day in Melbourne on Sunday, while several attendants booed Greek Deputy House Speaker Giorgos Varemenos when he tried to deliver a speech afterward. According to SBS, hundreds of students from...

Atsushi Tookaya, the Japanese national with a passion for Greek rebetiko music, will perform at Melbourne’s Rebetiko Festival on March 23. Rebetiko, also widely known as the "Greek Blues," is the urban, improvisational music which marvelously blends elements from Byzantine,...

  Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison visited  the headquarters of the Greek Community of Melbourne on Thursday, where he hailed the contribution of Greek immigrants to the nation of Australia. "It's impossible to think about Melbourne without thinking about the Greek...

The Lonsdale Street Greek Festival 2019 is going strong for the second day with thousands of Greeks indulging in great music and dancing, delicious food and good Greek kefi. Melbourne is dressed in white and blue this weekend as the...

Hundreds of Australians, Greeks and ouzo lovers of all stripes gathered last weekend east of Melbourne to celebrate all the traditions associated with the quintessential Greek aniseed-flavored libation. Unlimited ouzo was on offer -- and 250 liters of it was...

A 56-year old Greek Australian and his two sons were arrested in Melbourne on the night of February 10, Melbourne police announced earlier this week. The father is charged with the murder of a man and his sons are charged...

Melbourne is preparing for the Lonsdale Street Greek Festival, its biggest street party and longest-running Greek celebration, which will be held the weekend of February 23-24. The festival will bring together some of Australia’s most talented performers, dancers and chefs...

February 9th has officially been designated as International Greek Language Day since the year 2017. The vibrant Greek community of Melbourne will honor this important day with an event at the Greek Centre for Contemporary Culture in Melbourne. A new...

Greek footballer Panagiotis Kone, who has played extensively on the international scene, has signed a new contract with the Western Melbourne Group. Kone, 31, is a former Bologna club captain and Serie A veteran of 160 matches who starred for...

A Melbourne restaurant has now renamed a souvlaki dish in honor of Greek tennis sensation Stefanos Tsitsipas, who amazed the sporting world with his run in the Australian Open this week. Stalactites, one of Melbourne's longest-established and well-known Greek restaurants,...