The Greek Language and Culture Institute of Evangelismos in Perth, Western Australia has launched Το Βήμα του Περθ (“The Tribune of Perth”), a student-produced newspaper created in collaboration with historic Greek publication To Vima.
The initiative, described as the first newspaper of its kind from a Greek diaspora school in Australia and the second globally after “The Tribune of Munich,” is supported under the auspices of the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy.
The project features texts, interviews, comics and sketches produced by teenage students covering topics including Australia’s under-16 social media ban, school uniforms, and comparisons between Australian sports and Greek sporting traditions.
It also includes interviews with Greek Australian teenagers on their identity and adaptation to life in Australia, alongside a central feature on the history of Greek immigration to Perth in the 20th century.
School director Polychronis Koutsakis said the students’ work “are bridges” that seek to connect the children’s two homelands, adding that Greek schools abroad represent “collective acts of faith.”
The school thanked To Vima for the collaboration, saying it provided students with an opportunity to work creatively as a team.
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