The Greek Australian community is mourning the passing of veteran journalist George Hatzivasilis, a long-serving figure in the Greek diaspora press, who died on Sunday, June 8.
Born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1935 to parents from the island of Symi, Hatzivasilis and his family migrated to Australia following the Suez Crisis in 1956, after a brief stay in Greece. Settling in Adelaide, he initially worked as a technician at The Advertiser newspaper before transitioning into journalism.
Throughout his career, Hatzivasilis wrote for a number of Greek community publications across Australia. He worked as a typesetter at The Greek Herald, and later became editor-in-chief of O Kosmos newspaper — a role he held for more than 30 years.
His contributions to the Greek Australian press spanned decades and left a lasting impact on community journalism.
