An Australian Open press release on Saturday night revealed that a passenger on the charter flight from Melbourne to Abu Dhabi returned positive in COVID-19 test, putting Greek tennis player Maria Sakkari…
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“One of the greatest civilisations in the world has become an inspiration for the birth of my logo.” Greece’s tennis star Maria Sakkari presented her new logo on social media, which is…
Twelve countries including Greece will battle for the trophy on February 1-5 in Melbourne, Australia.
Following a commitment made by the Greek Community of Melbourne to provide both additional funding and assistance in increasing student enrolments, La Trobe University has agreed to continue the teaching of its…
HACCI celebrated the best and brightest of the Hellenic-Australian community for the 34th consecutive year last night, in its first-ever digital awards ceremony. The live-streamed event was screened to thousands of people…
The Hellenic Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HACCI) is going virtual for its 34th awards ceremony, ensuring that the coronavirus pandemic will not prevent acknowledging the best and brightest of the Greek…
Last week, La Trobe University announced that they propose to discontinue Modern Greek Studies. La Trobe University is currently the only university in Victoria that offers a comprehensive program in Modern Greek…
David Robertson, Head of Economic and Market Research, of the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank will present an online lecture on Thursday 19 November, as part of the Greek History and Culture Seminars,…
Kateřina Králová, Associate Professor of Modern History and Head of the Department of Russian and Eastern European Studies at Charles University, Prague, will give an online lecture entitled “Greek Civil War Refugees in…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was the special guest for the Hellenic Initiative Australia‘s inaugural Digital Conversation Series, which took place earlier this week. The Prime Minister, who was joined by THI’s Global…
Dr Manuela Pellegrino, a Fellow at the Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University, and language lecturer Ms Angeliki Douri, will present a virtual seminar about the dialect “Griko”, a dialect spoken by…
With Turkey sponsoring Azerbaijan’s invasion attempt of the Armenian-majority region of Artsakh, Greeks all across the world, whether it be in Greece, Cyprus or in the diaspora, have expressed endless solidarity to…
Greek academic, writer and activist, Dimitris Christopoulos, will present an interesting online lecture entitled ‘The day after the Golden Dawn Trial: Legal and political repercussions of a historical verdict’, on Wednesday, 21…
Melbourne’s Historic Lonsdale Street Greek Precinct will benefit to the tune of $100,000 over two years should Sally Capp be re-elected as Lord Mayor in the upcoming council elections. The incumbent Lord…
Fellow at Newcastle University, UK, Gönül Bozoglu, will present an interesting online lecture entitled ‘Memory Mapping and the Historic Greek Communities of Istanbul’, on Thursday 22 October, as part of the Greek…
Greek Australian Vasilios Tsalkos is proud to be a candidate for Darebin West Ward in the upcoming elections in October.
Dr Ioanna Sitaridou will present an online lecture entitled In search for the lost Greek infinitive in Anatolia, on Thursday 15 October, at 7.00pm, as part of the Greek History and Culture…
The Greek Community of Melbourne proudly acknowledges Jenny Mikakos’ contribution to public service and her tireless pursuit of social justice in the great state of Victoria, Australia. It has included-but certainly has…
Greek Australians, Petros Gyftopoulos and Yiannis Psimoulis have made the difficult decision to sell ‘Fall & Rise Brewing’, after less than a year in operation due to the economic impact caused by Covid-19.…
Violetta Hionidou, Professor of Modern European History at Newcastle University, UK, will present an online lecture entitled ‘Famine and Death in Occupied Greece’, on Thursday 8 October, as part of the Greek…