The Greek Orthodox Community of New South Wales (GOCNSW) held its Board election on Sunday, November 30, with voting conducted from 8:30am to 6:00pm at the Greek Community Club in Lakemba.
This year’s nomination process initially drew 37 candidates, before several nominees withdrew – including outgoing President Harry Danalis and Secretary Nia Karteris – resulting in 26 candidates contesting the final ballot.
According to figures provided by the Electoral Committee, 506 total votes were submitted, comprising 166 in-person votes and 340 proxies. Of these, 475 ballots were declared valid, alongside 30 invalid and one blank.
A total of 20 candidates have been elected to serve on the Board for the 2025–2027 term. Office bearer roles – including President, Secretary and Treasurer – will be determined at the first meeting of the newly elected Board later this week.
Elected Board Members (20)
- Con Spiropoulos — 475
- Con Mavrokordatos — 474
- Con Apoifis — 473
- Olympia Houliaras — 473
- Chris Skiladellis — 473
- George Diamantaris — 471
- Athanasia Costa — 468
- Evangelos Zoras — 466
- John Terzis — 464
- Stanley Koulouris — 462
- Sue Thliveris — 460
- Dimitris Arvanitis — 459
- Jim Psarros — 447
- Dimitris Bekris — 440
- Peter Tsintilas — 432
- Georgia Paschalidis — 369
- Peter Tsiloris — 357
- Peter Ronis — 334
- Ioannis Zoumpoulis — 332
- Nikitas Katris — 327
Runners-up (Not Elected)
- Manos Fountoulis — 212
- Pamela Proestos — 205
- Artemis Theodoris — 194
- Nick Papanikitas — 184
- Anna Sarelas — 155
- Andrew Smyrnis — 49
The Electoral Committee thanked all 26 candidates for their participation and acknowledged community members for supporting a smooth and transparent electoral process.
The newly elected Board will convene shortly to determine office bearer appointments for the 2025–2027 term.
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