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On Sunday 1 September 2024, the Annual NUGAS Gala Ball was held at Crown Palladium in Melbourne. The sold-out event organised by The National Union of Greek Australian Students (NUGAS) committee continues to be undeniably the biggest Greek-Australian university student youth event…

The Holy Archdiocese of Australia wishes to inform its faithful and the wider public about the existence of a fake profile on the social networking platform Facebook, under the name “Eminence Archbishop Makarios” (www.facebook.com/eminencearchbishopmakarios). This profile has unlawfully posted photos of His…

The Zeibekiko Festival, a beloved institution among the Greek community in Melbourne, returns this October for another unforgettable event. This year, the festival promises to take participants on a dance journey that begins in Asia Minor and culminates in the present day,…

Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) president Bill Papastergiadis OAM recently met withthe Greek Minister for Health, Adonis Georgiadis with whom he discussed the unresolvedmatter of a Bilateral Health Agreement between Australia and Greece. The Minister was emphatic in his reply to Mr…

The dedicated Learning Enhancement Team at Oakleigh Grammar is celebrating a significant achievement, after being announced as a Highly Commended nominee in the esteemed 2024 Australian Teacher Aide of the Year awards. The Australian Teacher Aide of the Year Award, established in…

Most honourable brothers fellow bishops, and my beloved children, Today, in our churches, with hearts overflowing with feelings of joy, delight and hope, we sing that “the grave and death did not endure”. Neither the grave, nor death, as the hymnographer tells…

It is with great joy and pride that the Agape Foundation announces that it has recently been awarded the prestigious Enablement Award. This prestigious award highlights its unwavering commitment to the empowerment and independence of the people it serves. The award highlights…

His Eminence Archbishop Makarios, Archbishop of Australia, referring to the recent opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris, speaks of a spectacle that was clearly beneath the circumstances, containing scenes of disrespect and insult to Christianity and the Church. In a…