Port Pirie Greek community celebrates centenary

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More than 350 people attended a ball on Saturday, July 20 at the Northern Festival Centre to celebrate the centenary of the Greek Community of Port Pirie in regional South Australia.

Official guests at the ball included Archbishop Makarios of Australia, Bishop Silouan of Adelaide, and Fathers Achilleios Karamanidis, Panagiotis Fotakis, and Stavros Psarommatis, who have all served at the Saint George Greek Orthodox Parish and Community of Port Pirie.

Federal MP Rowan Ramsey, State Representative Geoff Brock, Mayor of Port Pirie Leon Stephens, and President of the St George Parish-Community Fotios Seindanis, were also present.

In an address on the night, Archbishop Makarios paid tribute to the pioneers who established the Parish-Community and emphasised the importance of continuing their legacy in the coming decades.

The Greek Community of Port Pirie was established in 1924, making it South Australia’s oldest Greek community club and Australia’s second oldest at 100 years.

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