Melbourne

Two Greek Australian women have secured prominent positions in councils in the Melbourne metropolitan area following recent elections, marking a significant milestone for the diaspora in the view of the Neos Kosmos newspaper.

The launch of the English edition of The Embodiment of a Distant Homeland: The History of the GOCMV from Its Founding until 1972 at the Ithacan Philanthropic Society on Sunday, October 27, felt like a natural homecoming.

In a recent meeting between the President of the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM), Bill Papastergiadis OAM, and the Premier of Victoria, Jacinta Allan, along with Greek MPs, Premier Allan expressed the significance of having the Greek Prime Minister visit Melbourne, the third-largest Greek city globally.

This year, students from the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) Schools once again achieved significant recognition at the Modern Greek Teachers Association of Victoria (MGTAV) Greek Public Speaking Festival.

Over the last week, a new sports documentary ANGE & THE BOSS has premiered before sold out cinema audiences in Sydney and Melbourne.

At 21, Olympia Zigoura, a slender brunette, left her lush green village of Vouchorina (sometimes spelled Vouhorina) in the foothills of eastern Pindos, never to return. It was 1956, and like many of her fellow villagers, she was embarking on a journey of migration, with destinations either in America or Australia.

The 12th Greek Student Film Festival concludes on October 27, 2024, at 11:00, at the Palace Cinema Como, with the screening of films created with fun and passion by students of primary, secondary schools who teach the Greek language.

On Saturday, October 12, the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) Schools were delighted to host students, parents, and teachers from Perth’s Institute of Greek Language and Culture of Evangelismos at the Greek Center.

The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) is excited to participate in this year’s Children’s Week celebration, supported by the Victorian Department of Education, running from Sunday, October 19 to Sunday, October 27.

Nikos Androulakis was re-elected as the president of PASOK, winning decisively in the second round of the elections with 59.92% against Haris Doukas, confirming his dominance within the party. He received 126,222 votes – fewer than the 139,000 he garnered in the 2021 elections, where he defeated George Papandreou.