Melbourne’s Lord Mayor Nick Reece signs off as ‘Nikos’ in heartfelt message to Greeks

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Melbourne’s Lord Mayor Nick Reece has shown he is a true Philhellene, signing off with ‘Nikos Reece’ on a recent letter sent to the President of the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) Bill Papastergiadis.

Mr Reece sent the correspondence to Mr Papastergiadis in response to a congratulatory letter he received following his recent election as Melbourne’s new Lord Mayor.

“Thank you for your kind words of support. It means a great deal to me that my first letter of congratulations came from you and the Greek Community,” Mr Reece wrote in his letter.

“It is truly the honour of my life to serve the city I love as the 105th Lord Mayor of Melbourne.”

Mr Reece continued by praising the multicultural communities which make up Melbourne, particularly the Greek community.

“Melbourne is the best and fairest in the world,” the Lord Mayor added.

“I look forward to working with you and Melbourne’s wonderful Greek community to make it even better. Multiculturalism is truly Melbourne.”

Mr Reece is a well-known Philhellene and credits his Greek wife Felicity Pantelidis and three daughters with keeping him “sane.”

As Lord Mayor, Mr Reece has promised to deploy new city safety officers, install more CCTV cameras, a freeze on rates, $2 swimming pool entry, new parks, and establishing Australia’s largest bulk purchasing renewable energy scheme. 

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