Ted Baillieu
Australia
$40,000 Raised for Lemnos Memorial Statue
The event which took place at the Parliament House of Victoria aiming to raise money in order to establish a monument that will honor the contribution of Lemnos at the battle of Gallipoli, raised an amount of $40,000.
“My grandfather...
Australia
Victorian Premier Lauds Greek-Australians
The Premier of Victoria, Ted Baillieu, said that the Greek community of Melbourne plays an important role in the state and has been an inseparable part of its multicultural society for over a century.
He said that, "Immigration from Greece...
Australia
Aborigine Saunders’ Role in WWII Honored
The family of Reg Saunders, the only native Australian soldier who fought in the Battle of Crete, was honored this week by Victoria’s state government.
Saunders was the first aborigine commissioned as an officer in the Australian army. He fought...