Victoria

The 2014 Conference of the Modern Greek Teachers’ Association was held successfully at the University of Melbourne with the participation of about a hundred teachers of Modern Greek. The conference entitled "Teaching Modern Greek: Successes and Prospects" aimed to highlight the successes...

The Kastellorizian Association of Victoria announced during a special event held on May 25, the 21st recipient of the Kastellorizian of the Year award. The award was offered to the former president of the Kastellorizian Association of Western Australia and...

Australian scientists are calling the birth and survival of a Greek-Australian infant who was born prematurely at 395gr as a “scientific miracle.” He is one of the smallest infants ever to be born and survive in Victoria. The case of ...

A fundraising event that took place on April 29 in the premises of the Cultural Center of the Greek Community of Melbourne yielded the impressive amount of 850,000 dollars. About 130 eminent Greek-Australians attended the event and offered large amounts...

The Australian newspaper, "The Age" revealed that the Greek, Tom Karas is suspected of financing Tony Mokbel, a notorious drug baron. The article claims that Tom Karas, who owes the Tax Office 47 million dollars, is accused of having  smuggled 390,000...

Greek-Australian Ross Konidaris, 26, was acquitted of murdering his grandparents on the grounds of mental impairment. Judge Terry Forrest of the Supreme Court of Victoria said that he was convinced Konidaris has been suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and he didn’t...

Kalafatis Cold Stores, located in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, is the largest pear production and supply company in the Australian market. The pears of the Greek-Australian family company are featured on the shelves of Woolworths' supermarket chain...

The head of the Fire Department in Australia (FRNSW), Greg Mullins, announced that he wants service to be modern and efficient, with the best executive staff on board. He believes that he can find excellent firemen amongst the Greek Diaspora. The...

The Greek state Minister of Energy and Multicultural Affairs of Victoria, Nicholas Kotsiras, announced his retirement from politics. Kotsiras announced that he will not be a candidate for the seat of Bulleen. The Greek politician who held the seat for 14...

About 42 kilometers east of Melbourne, near the Dandenong Ranges, there are two beautiful outer suburbs that are named after the Greek names, Kalorama and Kallista. The two areas were given their names at the beginning of the last...