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Crete named fifth most popular travel destination by Tripadvisor for 2022

The beautiful Greek island of Crete has been named the fifth most popular travel destination for 2022 by travel company, Tripadvisor. The website describes the island as a "Mediterranean jewel... rich with archaeological and mythological history...

The Last Violin: New documentary set to capture the creative genius of Harry Vatiliotis

Harry Vatiliotis is arguably Australia’s best regarded and most prolific luthier (someone who makes instruments with strings, a neck and sound box). He has singlehandedly made 800 violins, many of which are now played by...

Andrew Paschalidis proudly stands as Australia Day Ambassador for the Leeton Shire

The Founder of Heartbeat of Football, Andrew Paschalidis, represented the Greek community on Wednesday as an Australia Day Ambassador for the Leeton Shire. Mr Paschalidis has been an Australia Day Ambassador since 1996 and this year,...

Assistant Commissioner Paul Pisanos among candidates for senior role at NSW Police

A major restructure of NSW Police is underway with the vacancy of two deputy commissioner roles following the promotion of Karen Webb to Commissioner and sudden sacking of Mick Willing. According to police sources who spoke...

Greek Orthodox church in Kogarah receives $40,000 grant to render outside facade

Kogarah’s Greek Orthodox church, ‘The Resurrection of our Lord, our Lady of Myrtles, St Elessa,’ will remediate and render its outside facade after receiving a $40,000 grant from the New South Wales government. The funding was...

Greek PM holds first-ever virtual meeting with the heads of Greek Embassies abroad

Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, held a virtual meeting on Thursday with all the heads of the Greek Embassies and Permanent Representatives abroad, including the Ambassador of Greece in Australia, George Papacostas. This is the first...

Stefanos Tsitsipas storms into Australian Open round three

Stefanos Tsitsipas has closed out his game against Sebastian Baez at the Australian Open, claiming a 7-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 win. Tsitsipas hit 12 aces to five, but had to work for his win. He had...

Victoria’s Greek community overjoyed as Fairfield Amphitheatre receives heritage listing

In some exciting news for Victoria's Greek community, the Fairfield Amphitheatre will be placed on the Victorian Heritage Register after the Heritage Council determined the site had state-level cultural heritage significance. This decision comes after months...

Pfizer’s Greek CEO, Albert Bourla, wins $1 million Genesis Prize for vaccine development

The Chairman and CEO of Pfizer, Albert Bourla, has been awarded the prestigious Genesis Prize 2022 for his efforts in leading the development of a COVID-19 vaccine. The $1 million Genesis Prize is awarded by The...

Professor Mattheos Santamouris awarded $570,000 for heat mitigation project

Professor Mattheos (Mat) Santamouris from UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture has secured $570,000 in funding during the latest Discovery Project (DP) round from the Australian Research Council (ARC). The funding will go towards his new project titled,...

Greek Australian students in NSW top the state in 2021 HSC rankings

In a proud moment for the Greek community of New South Wales, seven Greek Australian students have come first in the state for their Higher School Certificate (HSC) subjects this year. The students are: - Diana Vlahos:...

Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas storm into Round 2 of the Australian Open

It was a full-on day of tennis on Tuesday as the men’s and women’s singles first round matches at the Australian Open were all wrapped up. Amongst those playing for a place in Round 2 of...

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Dr Yianni Cartledge traces the stories of Ikarians in Australia through archival research

In 2018, Dr Yianni Cartledge went to a matinee performance of a play that was written by Elena Carapetis called The Gods of Strangers.  Yianni recalled how he identified...

Elfa Moraitakis included among the most powerful people in Western Sydney

Elfa Moraitakis has been named among the most powerful people in Western Sydney in The Daily Telegraph’s newly released Western Sydney Power List, which...

Chicago family returns ancient Greek artefacts to Greece

Five ancient Greek artefacts spanning from the 6th century BC to the Roman period have been returned to Greece by a family from Chicago,...

Kefalonia beach voted as the second best beach in the world

Fteri Beach has been ranked the second most spectacular beach in the world for 2026 in the annual World’s 50 Beaches list, a global...

Frank Alexopoulos says leaving construction job transformed his approach to fatherhood

Frank Alexopoulos says a call to Lifeline during a difficult period in his life transformed the way he approached fatherhood, leading him to leave...