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Politicians, Orthodox faithful welcome Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Sydney

By Andriana Simos and Ilias Karagiannis Thousands of Orthodox faithful were joined by Australia's political leaders on Saturday, October 5 at an Official Welcome Doxology for His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who had landed in Sydney...

Emotions high as Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrives in Australia for historic visit

By Ilias Karagiannis and Andriana Simos With great anticipation and enthusiasm, hundreds of members of the Greek community in Australia welcomed His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Friday, October 4 upon his arrival in Sydney. This is...

RAAF flight lands in Cyprus as part of Australian evacuation plan for Lebanon

A Royal Australian Air Force flight has landed on Cyprus as part of the Australian government's contingency plan to evacuate citizens from Lebanon amid the current war with Israel. The C-130 Hercules aircraft landed on the...

Kiriakidis family sell Nina’s IGA at Newcastle after almost 40 years

After almost 40 years, the Kiriakidis family have sold Nina's IGA at Hamilton in Newcastle as owners George and Nina want to enjoy their retirement. The family made the announcement on Facebook and confirmed that Monday,...

Greek Macedonian culture on proud display as the Dimitria Festival opens in Sydney

The 41st Dimitria Festival was officially opened in Sydney on Sunday, September 29 with a Cocktail Party at Ramsgate RSL. The Dimitria Festival celebrates the ancient and modern culture, history and geography of the Macedonian region...

2nd Zeibekiko Festival Australia officially opens with a bang

The official opening night of the 2nd Zeibekiko Festival Australia, titled “ΕΝΝΕΑ ΟΓΔΟΑ 9/8” and held on Saturday, September 28 at the Mytilenian House in Canterbury, Sydney, was an unmissable cultural spectacle. Curated by Sophia Ventouris, the festival is a...

A mother’s plea as Jenny Souris Foundation fights to save five-year-old battling cancer

The Jenny Souris Foundation (JSF) is stepping up to support five-year-old Jack Schofield, who is bravely battling stage four neuroblastoma. After a year-long fight with the aggressive cancer, Jack's journey has taken a heartbreaking turn, but...

Greek Orthodox priest in Sydney remains ‘unremorseful’ for sexually touching women

A Greek Orthodox priest from Sydney has been sentenced after he was found guilty on nine charges of sexually touching a mother and her two children. Father Mario “George” Fayjloun was connected to the Greek Orthodox church...

Greek dancing a hit at Canberra’s annual Floriade festival

Floriade – Australia’s largest flower festival celebrating Spring – has returned to Commonwealth Park in Canberra, the ACT for its 37th year. The annual festival runs until Sunday, October 13 with the theme Art in Bloom. More than...

‘Logos’ exhibition featuring 40 Greek Australian artists opens at Hazelhurst Arts Centre

The Logos / Λογότυπα exhibition featuring 40 Greek Australian artists officially opened on Friday, September 20 at the Hazelhurst Arts Centre in Gymea, Sydney. The exhibition is curated by Kon Gouriotis OAM and is presented in...

Sydney’s Mytilenian community unite for Sardella Day 2024

Hundreds of people from Sydney's Mytilenian community came together on Sunday, September 22 to celebrate the 2024 Sardella Day. Organised by the Mytilenian Brotherhood of Sydney at their Mytilenian House in Canterbury, Sardella Day definitely did...

Greek flag flies outside NSW Parliament as Greece’s Ambassador to Australia pays a visit

The flags of Greece and Australia flew beside each other outside New South Wales Parliament House on Thursday, September 19 as the Ambassador of Greece to Australia, Stavros Venizelos paid a visit. The Ambassador was accompanied...

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From crisis to compassion: Timos Roussos and his family’s mercy mission in war-torn Cyprus

When Turkish troops landed on the northern shores of Cyprus on 20 July 1974, six-year-old Timos Roussos was sitting on the floor of his...

A granddaughter returns: Georgia Georgiou retraces her yiayia’s occupied village in Cyprus

The moment 27-year-old Georgia Georgiou handed over her Cypriot ID at the border checkpoint to cross into occupied northern Cyprus, she felt an ache...

‘You never get over it’: A childhood shattered by the Turkish invasion of Cyprus

On a warm July morning in 1974, 10-year-old Anastasia Di Loreto (née Karatzia) was jolted awake by the sound of bombs falling on Kyrenia. “It...

Cyprus: The paradox of tolerance and impunity for Turkey

Since 1974, Turkey has illegally occupied 37 percent of the territory of a European sovereign nation, the Republic of Cyprus, in violation of all...

Lost homes and lingering hope: Greek-Cypriots reflect on Turkish invasion and its aftermath

A 35-year-old Greek-Cypriot gentleman, with whom I spoke to for this article, wanted to only be identified as A.K. and insisted on “no photos...