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Bulldogs and Jenny Souris Foundation unite for special fundraising round

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are teaming up with the Jenny Souris Foundation (JSF) and M&J Chickens for a special fundraising initiative at their Round 27 clash against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. The match will take place on...

Cyprus Community of NSW bids farewell to Stanmore with ‘End of an Era’ party

By Andriana Simos and Vicky Drivas Tears, laughter and music filled the Cyprus Community of NSW’s Stanmore club on Saturday, August 23, as more than 400 people gathered to bid farewell to a venue that has...

Greek Community of Melbourne urges action on delayed National Tourism Office opening

The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) has voiced its frustration at ongoing delays in the reopening of the Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO) office at The Greek Centre, despite repeated assurances from Athens. In a statement...

Zeibekiko Festival Australia 2025: Ten days of dance, music and memory

Ventouris Productions proudly presents the 3rd Zeibekiko Festival Australia, running from 3 to 12 October 2025 across Sydney and Melbourne. Over ten days, the festival will immerse audiences in the spirit of zeibekiko through music, dance,...

Giannis Ploutarhos to bring star power to the Let’s Go Greek Festival in Parramatta

Parramatta is set to come alive on Sunday, September 21, as the Let’s Go Greek Festival returns bigger than ever with a celebration of food, music and culture that promises to draw over 60,000 people. From...

Discobolus monument under consideration for NSW State Heritage Register

The Discobolus Monument in Sydney Olympic Park - a treasured symbol of Greek heritage and the Olympic spirit - is now being considered for inclusion on the New South Wales State Heritage Register. The Heritage Council...

‘Some wounds never close’: Young Cypriot Australians reflect on Cyprus, 51 years on

Fifty-one years after the second phase of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus on 14 August 1974, two young students – Georgia Vardavakis and Savina Koumidis – shared deeply personal reflections on its ongoing impact.  Their words...

Archbishop Makarios visits St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Canberra

The Greek Orthodox Community and Church of Canberra (GOCCC) welcomed His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia to St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Kingston on Friday, August 8. His Eminence was accompanied by the Chancellor of...

George Halkias honoured at 2025 HESTA Excellence Awards

Melbourne community leader George Halkias, co-founder of The Big Issue Community Street Soccer Program, has been recognised for his outstanding leadership in community services at the 2025 HESTA Excellence Awards. Halkias, a pioneer in sport-for-development, has...

Care, culture and community: The women leading Greek Home for the Aged with love

As Australia marks Aged Care Employee Day, we shine a spotlight on two remarkable women at the Greek Orthodox Community Home for the Aged in Earlwood, Sydney – a place where love, language and cultural...

Elijah Kahlenberg: A Greek-Jewish student’s mission for peace in a divided world

In a world gripped by war, division and rising hate, one young Jewish-Greek peacebuilder is walking a radically different path – one rooted in empathy, shared humanity and the stubborn pursuit of peace. At just 22,...

Canberra’s Greek community gains new gathering space and aged care hub

The Greek Orthodox Community and Church of Canberra (GOCCC) has officially opened a newly refurbished community hall behind St Nicholas Church in Kingston, made possible through a collaboration with St Basil’s NSW/ACT. What was once the...

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Flour, family and filoxenia as Kastoria Club brings generations together at pita workshop 

The hall at the Australian Association of Kastorians wasn’t built for this kind of crowd. By mid-afternoon it was packed, standing room only, as people...

Themistocles Kritikakos addresses intergenerational trauma at Armenian Genocide event 

More than 300 people gathered in Melbourne last week to commemorate 111 years since the Armenian genocide, with the event also recognising the suffering...

Dr George Taleporos appointed to NDIS consultation forum

Disability sector leader Dr George Taleporos has been appointed to the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission’s Sector Consultation Forum, in a role running from...

Former Sydney Airport CFO Stephen Mentzines pleads not guilty to drug supply charges

Stephen Mentzines, the former Chief Financial Officer of Sydney Airport, has pleaded not guilty to supplying and possessing party drugs including methylamphetamine and cocaine. The...

Classical Greek faces uncertain future in Victorian schools

Classical Greek studies in Victoria are under threat after Xavier College confirmed it will end its program after 147 years due to low enrolments. According...