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“Let’s Go Greek” Festival in Sydney Provides a Taste of Hellenic Culture

The Greek Orthodox Parish and Community of Parramatta, a western district of Sydney, hosted its annual "Let's Go Greek" Festival on Sunday, September 9, attracting over 20,000 visitors who enjoyed a fun day of Greek food, culture, music, and...

Music of Mikis Theodorakis Coming to Australia

The music of Mikis Theodorakis, the greatest composer in Greek history, is coming to Melbourne and Sydney in two events which will celebrate his incredible body of work. The concerts will be held on May 17 and May 24. The...

Hundreds Attend Archbishop Stylianos’ Funeral in Sydney (video)

Hundreds of ordinary citizens, clerics, politicians and public figures from the Greek community in Australia were present for the last farewell to the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Australia Stylianos, during the funeral service held at the Cathedral Church of...

Greek Australians Pay Respects to Archbishop Stylianos (video)

Hundreds of mourners paid their respects on Friday to Archbishop Stylianos at the Cathedral Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady in Sydney, where the body of the Archbishop lies in repose. The multifaceted religious leader, who was an inspiration...

Sydney’s Darling Harbour Hosts Greek Annual Festival

Sydney’s famous Darling Harbor has been transformed into a little Greece this weekend for the 37th Greek Festival. Thousands gathered on Saturday and Sunday to watch Greek dances from Sydney’s best Greek and Cypriot dancing schools, listen to live music...

Mandarin Edges Out Greek as Second Language in Sydney

Sydney's diverse cultural melting pot is constantly evolving. And, according to an anthology titled Multilingual Sydney, Greek is no longer ranked as one of the city's top spoken languages. Mandarin has now taken the place of Greek as a second language. The cultural...

Tsitsipas to ‘Move’ to Australia to Prepare for Next Tournament

Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas plans to temporarily move to Australia at the end of the year, relocating in order to prepare for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of 2019, which will be take place in Melbourne...

Australia to Ban New Migrants from Major Cities

Australia is to ban new migrants from settling to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane "for at least a few years" in order to stop congestion of the three major urban areas, an Independent report says. Alan Tudge, the minister for cities,...

25th Greek Film Festival Kicks off in Sydney with Wartime Drama (video)

More than 700 people attended the opening night of the 25th Greek Film Festival in Sydney on Tuesday night, with wartime drama "The Last Note". The Delphi Bank 25th Greek Film Festival (GFF) will showcase a total 16 films, including...

‘Let’s Go Greek’ – The festival That Amazed Sydney (Video)

The Greek Orthodox Parish and Community of Parramatta Saint Ioannis in Australia’s Sydney successfully organized the Let’s Go Greek Festival. This year’s attendance was tremendous: More than 25,000 Greeks, Australians, and tourists visited the festival that is organized in a...