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Melbourne has invited the cream of Greek gastronomy to the Australian city to celebrate the second installment of Oh My Greek Week, an event dedicated to Greek cuisine, from November 21-26.

Airbnb, the leading community driven hospitality company,releasedm its 16 neighborhoods to travel to in 2016, based on travel patterns of more than 40 million people that stayed in homes on Airbnb in 2015 and selected neighborhoods in cities that have gained momentum in the past year.

Workers at nursing homes and hospitals in Melbourne often have trouble helping elderly Greek-Australian patients as the two parties don't speak enough of the same language to make proper communication possible. The situation is even harder when the patients are experiencing symptoms of dementia.

Australia coach Ange Postecoglou will ring the changes for the Socceroos' friendlies against Greece following their 2-1 defeat to England on Friday as he tries new combinations for the next round of 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

The Onassis Cultural Center in Athens, aka Stegi, is organizing the third Fast Forward Festival, titled "On the Border(line)s of Art," a multidisciplinary event featuring artists from Amsterdam, Beirut, Brussels, Cape Town, Melbourne, Ramallah, Sheffield and Tel Aviv.

Maggie the Kelpie, an Australian dog that was thought to be the oldest in the world, has died at the age of 30 leaving her owner devastated. She was the best friend of Victorian dairy farmer Brian McLaren who confirmed the news, saying that Maggie passed away peacefully on Sunday night. The beloved dog was still wandering around the dairy in Woolsthorpe, west of Melbo

Celebrations commemorating the 75th anniversary since Battle of Crete commenced in Melbourne, Australia on April 13.

It seems that famous pop star Madonna is having a bad time due to the fight she gives with ex Guy Ritchie over their 15-year-old son, as she appeared drunk on stage during her performance in Melbourne.

Madonna kicked off her performance four hours late by arriving on stage riding a child’s tricycle dressed as a clown.

The Greek Diaspora in Australia is one of the largest ethnic communities in the world, with Melbourne, the capital of the state boasting the biggest ‘Greek’ city outside Greece, as it hosts approximately 300 thousand people of Greek origin.

Australian police allege that a Bulgarian crime gang is accused of illegally withdrawing AUD 0.387 M (USD 0.282 M) from ATMs with data-skimming equipment, Victoria-based daily The Age reports.

It also quotes police officials as saying one of the gang members, which arrived in Australia last year, is "on the run".