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Glenn and Maria Anthony honour legacy of family members lost to suicide at Sydney fundraiser

When I first met Maria Anthony around six years ago, I was still at university and an aspiring young journalist. A few months later, I was the emcee for a genocide commemoration event organised by...

Greek music legend George Dalaras amazes at sold-out Sydney concert

The Greek Festival of Sydney has come to an end for another year with a sold-out concert by music legend George Dalaras at the State Theatre on Friday, May 26. The concert was organised by Encore...

Thanasi Kokkinakis breaks eight-year losing streak at French Open

Australian wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis upset British world No.25 Dan Evans on Sunday to reach the second round of the French Open for the first time since 2015. Kokkinakis broke his eight-year losing streak with a win...

Savvas Sousamidis: Young organ player making waves with his musical talent

Born in Athens, Greece, Savvas Sousamidis moved to Sydney, Australia when he was six years old. He went to Ramsgate Public School, a primary school in Sydney's Bayside. In primary school, he was introduced to...

Here’s how Greeks in Australia voted during Greece’s national elections

The votes of the Greek diaspora in Australia during Greece's national elections have been counted and the final results have been released. According to Protothema.gr, over 50 percent of the Greeks in Australia voted for Kyriakos...

Kytherians honoured with bronze panel on Australia’s National Monument to Migration

The names of 192 migrants from the Greek island of Kythera have been permanently inscribed on a dedicated bronze panel on the National Monument to Migration at the Australian National Maritime Museum. The Monument currently features over...

‘We must remember’: NSW pays tribute to victims of the Greek genocide

Every year on May 19, the 353,000 Pontian Greeks who lost their lives during the Greek genocide committed by the Ottoman Turks between 1914 and 1922 are honoured with a keynote event in Sydney, New...

Weekend-long celebration of Hellenism held at Chau Chak Wing Museum in Sydney

A weekend-long celebration of Greek culture and heritage was held on May 20 - 21 at the University of Sydney's Chau Chak Wing Museum. The cultural celebration was part of the 2023 Greek Festival of Sydney,...

Inspirational women championed at Hellenic Lyceum of Sydney’s Mother’s Day lunch

It was a packed house at the Hellenic Lyceum of Sydney's annual Mother's Day luncheon at Le Montage in Lilyfield, Sydney on Tuesday, May 16. Members and friends of the Hellenic Lyceum gathered to honour the...

Cretan ball in Sydney provides annual dancing and music extravaganza

Cretan youth dressed proudly in traditional costumes, alongside families, friends and supporters of the Cretan Association of Sydney & New South Wales, turned up in droves to Marrickville Town Hall in Sydney's inner west on...

Glenn Anthony and Katrina Tsaftaropoulos share their stories of losing family to suicide

Glenn Anthony and his wife Maria Anthony, President of Pontoxeniteas NSW, held a fundraiser in Sydney last year in honour of their brother Terry ‘Tezza’ Anthony, who died by suicide six years ago. The fundraiser was...

Memory of late 105-year-old Battle of Crete veteran honoured with film screening in Sydney

The memory of the late 105-year-old ANZAC and Battle of Crete veteran, Alf Carpenter, was honoured in Sydney on Monday, May 15 with the premiere of the documentary Second Generation ANZAC – The Story of...

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‘This is who I am’: Rockhampton barber Jimmy Kondilis turns 90 still cutting hair

Today, Jimmy Kondilis turns 90. He is no ordinary 90-year-old. He still works in his barber shop in Rockhampton (a shop he has been...

Cyprus Community of SA’s Ladies Auxiliary hosts celebratory afternoon tea in Adelaide

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Cyprus Community of South Australia, led by President Thekla Petrou, marked International Women’s Day with a celebratory afternoon tea...

Exhibition at NSW Parliament honours 200 years since Messolonghi Exodus

Guests, dignitaries and community leaders gathered at NSW Parliament on Tuesday evening for the official opening of 'Ode to Freedom,' a powerful exhibition by...

Synapantema 2026 in Sydney hailed as a success of culture, dance and community

The Federation of Pontian Associations of Australia hosted its flagship annual gathering, Synapantema, which united Pontian communities from across the country for a four-day cultural...

Greek military officials arrive in Australia for 85th Battle of Crete anniversary events

A delegation from the Hellenic National Defence General Staff was officially welcomed in Brisbane, Queensland yesterday during a visit hosted by the Cretan Federation...