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Blessing of the Waters events across NSW and Victoria cancelled due to COVID-19

All services for the Blessing of the Waters in New South Wales and Victoria have been cancelled for next year, according to a statement by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia. The decision to cancel the...

‘Bridging the gap’: Maria Anthony on the importance of intergenerational programs

In July 2019, Kogarah Community Services (KCS) was successfully awarded the MUSTER grant through the Australian Government Department of Social Services and the Honourable David Coleman MP to coordinate intergenerational programs within the local community. In...

Tennis fever hits Australia as star players prepare for tournaments

It's that time of the year again! The sun is out and there's anticipation in the air as Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne all prepare to host some of the world's best tennis stars for a...

Greece sets pandemic record for new cases with whopping 21,657

Greece on Tuesday announced the highest ever number of new coronavirus infections with a whopping 21,657 cases. This is the first time authorities have reported a five-digit number. The previous record was set just one day...

Nick Karagiannis surprises grandmother whose car was crushed by council

For more than three months, 61-year-old, Wendy Tucker, has had to borrow her daughter's car to get to work after the Central Coast Council accidently crushed her 1997 Toyota Camry Conquest. The Toyota was parked outside...

NSW Local Elections 2021: Here are the people of Greek heritage elected to your Council

Votes have been counted after the New South Wales local government elections on December 4, 2021 and The Greek Herald has compiled this list of all the councillors of Greek heritage who have been elected in...

New Director of Acropolis Museum, Professor Nikolaos Stampolidis, becomes a LEGO figure

Professor Nikolaos Stampolidis, the new Director General of the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece, has been immortalised in LEGO by Australian “Lego Classicist,” Pop-Artist and Historical Archivist, Liam D. Jensen. Professor Stampolidis was elected through a...

Mary Politis preserves family recipes with her festive tea towels

Every year, Mary Politis celebrates Christmas at a different house surrounded by her family and friends. The only thing that remains the same is the massive food feast of souvlakia, turkey and seafood, which is...

Nikitas Kardoulias: Surviving Darwin’s Cyclone Tracy and life in Central Africa

Nikitas Kardoulias was born in 1951 on the Greek island of Kalymnos. He lived on the island with his mother as his father had migrated to Darwin in the Northern Territory and was working as...

Learn Greek this Christmas with Panagiota Andreadakis’ new bilingual children’s book

From the birth of Jesus Christ to traditional Christmas carols, the vasilopita and the Blessing of the Waters, Panagiota Andreadakis’ second bilingual alphabet book for children has it all. The ABC of the Twelve Days of...

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs work with All Saints Parish to deliver toys to those in need

The All Saints Greek Orthodox Parish and Community in Belmore have been working hard this Christmas season to help those in need through the 'Mother Maria of Paris Mission.' The Mission has joined forces with the...

Greek School of Canberra students celebrate end of year with Christmas party

Young students from the Greek School of Canberra dressed up in Christmas hats and elf ears to celebrate the end of term this week. The special Christmas party was held to celebrate the students' achievements over...

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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...