Oakleigh
Australia
Greek Glendi Returns to Oakleigh
The annual Greek Glendi in Oakleigh returns this year on Saturday and Sunday, November 4-5, aiming to beat last year's attendance of 20,000.
The annual Greek event does not only celebrate Greek culture through music, dance and food, but it...
Australia
Greek Glendi in Oakleigh to Receive 130,000 Dollars Amid Reactions
The Monash Council and State Government have agreed to provide 130,000 dollars for the two-day Oakleigh Greek Glendi, set to take place in November 2015. The announcement came just days after Monash Mayor Paul Klisaris was criticized by Leader readers for...
Australia
Greek Easter Mayoral Event in Oakleigh
Oakleigh is a Melbourne suburb in the municipality of Monash with a large Greek-Australian population. Thousands of Greek migrants live in the area and most of them arrived in the country recently. The suburb’s mayor is also Greek while the...
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Labor MP Steve Dimopoulos Addresses Parliament in Greek
Greek-Australian Labor MP Steve Dimopoulos opted to address his first Victoria Parliament speech in Greek. Dimopoulos was recently elected in the seat of Oakleigh, an area where thousands of Greek Diaspora members reside and where he has served in the...
Australia
Greek Singer John Tikis Visits the Elderly at ‘Fronditha Care’
Greek singer John Tikis performed last Saturday, March 7, at Ella Bar in Oakleigh, Victoria, offering his audience a night of quality entertainment. The popular artist remained unchanged and his brilliant voice was as impressive as ever.
“I came here,...
Australia
Greek-Australians Battle in Oakleigh Elections
The state seat elections of Oakleigh in Victoria, scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 29, have turned into a Greek battle.
The district of Oakleigh in Melbourne is home to thousands of Greek-Australians who care about the community and want...
Australia
2014 Dimitria Festival to Take Place in Oakleigh
The annual Macedonian Glendi of Oakleigh, Australia, which will take place on Sunday, November 16, will signal the close of this year's Dimitria celebrations, an event organized by the Pan-Macedonian Association of Melbourne.
Thousands of Greek Diaspora members will arrive...
Australia
Napthine and Andrews Celebrate at Greek Festival
Victoria Premier Denis Napthine and Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews enjoyed good Greek food and folk dances at a Greek festival in Melbourne's east on Sunday.
The Oakleigh Greek Glendi Festival is a big fiesta for the Greek Australian community and...
Australia
If Elected, Victorian Labor Party to Fund Greek Festival
The Labor Party of Victoria has promised to provide 60,000 dollars for the Greek Festival of Oakleigh, if it wins the upcoming state elections.
Labor Party leader Daniel Andrews will make the relevant announcement himself this Sunday at the festival,...
Australia
Victoria Speaks About Greek National Soccer Team
According to Greek news, diaspora Greeks in Australia were thrilled with the victory of the Greek National Soccer Team. The game, which advanced the Greek team to the final 16 of the World Cup in Brazil, began at six...