Labor Candidate for Barton, Ash Ambihaipahar, today announced that a re-elected Albanese Labor Government will deliver $200,000 in funding for the Hermis-Ilion Hall and Library restoration at Bexley, Sydney.
This $200,000 election commitment will fund the restoration of the Hermis-Ilion Community Hall and support the founding of a Greek language library which will give the community easy access to Greek books and other media.
Labor’s support for the Hermis-Ilion Community Hall will mean that the space will continue to be a place where all Greek Australians including older members of the community can spend time with one another and their families.
It will also be a place that supports the teaching of the Greek language and Olympian culture to future generations of Greek Australians.
Ms Ambihaipahar said, “The Hermis-Ilion Hall is a place that keeps Greek Australian culture, language and heritage strong and is an important place for people to come together to celebrate and hand down their Olympian and Peloponnesian culture and traditions.”
“This is a meaningful way to recognise what Greek Australians have contributed to our community here in the St George area. Our community would be unrecognisable without them and what they built, so this is also about recognising that and giving something back,” she added.
The Labor Party said this announcement “is part of the Albanese Labor Government’s consistent commitment to support cultural institutions that preserve and celebrate Greek heritage throughout Australia, recognising the profound contribution of Greek Australians to Australia’s multicultural identity.”
Consistent with past practice, election commitments will be delivered in line with Commonwealth Grants Rules and Principles.
