The late Cypriot Australian leader Georgia Alexandrou received a posthumous award on Wednesday, July 31 from the government of the Republic of Cyprus for her service to the Cypriot diasporic community.
Ms Alexandrou, who passed away in April after a battle with cancer, was a pioneering leader in the Cypriot Australian community.
She served as the first female president of the Cyprus Community of Canberra and ACT (CCACT) from 2000 to 2023 and was elected president of the Pan Australian Justice for Cyprus Coordinating Committee – Paseka in 2021. Her leadership brought stability and progress to Cypriots in Canberra and throughout Australia.
The posthumous award in Ms Alexandrou’s honour was presented to her husband Christos by the President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides at an award ceremony at the President Palace in Nicosia on Wednesday.
The award ceremony was part of events for the World Conference of Cyprus Diaspora currently taking place on the Mediterranean island this week. The Australian High Commissioner to Cyprus, HE Fiona McKergow was also present.
