A tale of two Greek-Australian diaspora poleis

The Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne's (GOCM) Board of Management has recently commenced a comprehensive review of its Articles of Association, commonly known as the constitution. This coincided with the approval received by the cosmopolitan Hellenic Club of Canberra for a $146 million redevelopment, which will includes a 16-story office building, a hotel with 151 rooms, restaurants and a rooftop infinity pool, a new auditorium, multicultural facilities and a roofed "Agora."

The contrast of these two Greek-Australian communities is as stark as the one described in the following passage of "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens:

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it...