Premier of South Australia, the Hon Peter Malinauskas MP, delivered a speech at the Bank of Sydney Semaphore Greek Festival on the weekend to proudly share his government has honoured the $2 million pledge towards the new cultural centre in SA.
The proposed new cultural centre will be built near the local Greek church in SA and plans of the centre have been released to the public for the first time.
The proposed centre will have the capacity for a school to teach the Greek language, a dance academy, music school, performing arts groups and youth groups.
Plans of the new cultural centre in South Australia new the Greek church which will include Greek language school, dance academy, music school, performing arts group and many youth projects.
“Language is fundamentally central to the Greek culture,’’ the Premier said in his speech.
“I’m very proud of the fact that my Government is contributing $2 million to the Greek Language School here in Port Adelaide.’’
In his opening speech at the festival, Port Adelaide Greek Orthodox Community president John Douvartzidis said, “The Semaphore Greek Festival is about connection and bringing people together.”
The Sydney Semaphore Greek festival is a volunteer driven event, with all the profits going toward the Port Adelaide Greek Orthodox Community. The festival showcases and celebrates Greek culture and heritage within South Australia’s broader multicultural context.
“Our next milestone is to build our cultural centre. This will include our school, dance academy, music school, performing arts group and many youth projects. Our dream, our vision, is becoming a reality and we are very grateful for everyone’s support with a special mention to the South Australian Government that has honoured their pledge toward the centre.”
Mr Douvartzidis said the PAGOC community is grateful for the support of Bank of Sydney, the Government of SA and the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.
