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‘Lost for words’: Souvlaki Boys win in the Inner West Local Business Awards 2021

Greek-owned business, Souvlaki Boys, have won the 'Outstanding Specialised Retail Business Award' for the second year in a row at the Inner West Local Business Awards 2021. "I'm lost for words," co-owner, Nick Alepidis, tells The...

Here are the candidates of Greek heritage running in the NSW Local Government elections

Local government elections are set to get underway in New South Wales on Saturday, December 4, 2021 and The Greek Herald has compiled this list of all the candidates of Greek heritage who will be...

‘Never give up’: Pelagia Markogiannakis on her ADF career and supportive Greek family

Pelagia Markogiannakis is what many people would call a trailblazer. She has not only had an extensive career as a Lieutenant Commander in the Australian Defence Forces (ADF), but she has also worked for former...

‘Ancient Greeks’ exhibition fever hits Canberra ahead of opening at National Museum of Australia

The excitement has hit fever-pitch in Canberra ahead of the official opening of the 'Ancient Greeks' exhibition at the National Museum of Australia on December 17. The Hellenic Club of Canberra, which is the official Community...

Federal Labor Leader Anthony Albanese meets with Archbishop Makarios of Australia

Federal Labor Leader, Anthony Albanese, paid a visit to the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia in Redfern, Sydney on Wednesday, November 17. An official luncheon was held for Mr Albanese, which was attended...

Greeks hold peaceful march on anniversary of deadly Athens Polytechnic uprising

Some 20,000 people marched peacefully through Athens on Wednesday to mark the 48th anniversary of a bloody anti-dictatorship uprising in 1973, according to AP News. More than 5,000 police were deployed to keep order. They were...

‘I’m devastated’: Effie Kats pulls out of Melbourne Fashion Week due to COVID delivery delays

Fashion designer, Effie Kats, was ready to showcase her new collection of tailored suits in rich colours and flowing fabrics at Melbourne Fashion Week (MFW) this year until she became a victim of the COVID-19...

Nick Kyrgios calls for the Australian Open to be scrapped next year

Australian tennis star, Nick Kyrgios, has called for the Australian Open to be cancelled next year out of respect to Melburnians who endured multiple COVID-19 lockdowns over the last two years of the pandemic. “I don’t...

‘Really proud of myself’: Greek elderly turn to new creative hobbies during lockdown

Feelings of uncertainty, sadness and a lack of motivation have all been a part of life recently as we endure countless lockdowns due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. In the case of 72-year-old Anastasia Sevdalakis and...

Greek communities of VIC, SA, NSW and SAE call for a Department for the Greek Diaspora

In a joint letter to Greece's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andreas Katsaniotis, the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM), the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia (GOCSA), the Greek Orthodox Community of NSW (GOCNSW) and...

Greek Australian mums rally together to raise over $20,000 for wildfire relief in Greece

In a huge act of filotimo and kindness, Greek Australian mums have rallied together to raise $20,754 (12,786.54 euro) for the DESMOS Foundation in Greece to put towards wildfire relief. The fundraising was made possible when...

Christos Tsiolkas wins the $60,000 Melbourne Prize for Literature 2021

Christos Tsiolkas has been crowned the winner of the $60,000 Melbourne Prize for Literature 2021 for his body of work, which has made an outstanding contribution to Australian literature and to cultural and intellectual life. Tsiolkas...

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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...