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Last Thursday night the Hellenic Museum hosted a special guest lecture presented by Dr Jennifer Webb on Ancient Cypriot Pottery. The talk presented a brief illustration of Cypriot pottery from the Neolithic to the Iron Age, with a focus on the Peter…

A night of delicious food, exquisite drinks and engaging panel conversation at the Grounds of Arcadia, Hellenic Museum courtyard Featuring Freda Miriklis and Riki Polygenis hosted by Vicky Alexiou. Join us on the 12th of March for yet another great event that…

A religious icon worth up to $10,000 and a donation box have been stolen from the Greek Orthodox Church Panagia Kamariani, Red Hill. Two men attempted to jimmy open the front door of Holy Monastery of Panagia Kamariani in Red Hill, between…

The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) hosted a significant Youth forum on Tuesday night that was organised by two passionate young Greek Australians Dean Kotsianis and Vasilios Berbatakis. An intergenerational audience of 100 people including young, inspiring Hellenes from all walks of…

Bouris Announces new Financial Institution to be launched to assist Small Business. The Greek Community of Melbourne and Victoria conducted its second dinner night with special speaker Mark Leigh Bouris AM, an Australian businessman who is best known as the founder and…

After a brief hiatus last year, NUGAS Victoria is proud to once again announce its infamous classic event- the NUGAS Boat Cruise! With the date set for Thursday the 5th of March, NUGAS will set sail into the sunset with a boat…

A beautiful day took place at last weekend’s annual “Stafilia” (Grapes) Festival at Panagia Kamariani Greek Orthodox Church in Red Hill. Thousands gathered this year for a very unique and awe-inspiring spectacle from the MANASIS School of Greek Dance and Culture and it…

Metropolitan Myron of New Zealand  expressed his great joy to visit the Hellenic Museum in Melbourne on Friday 7th February. Metropolitan Myron said: “From the moment we arrived I was impressed with the beauty of the building itself. The quality of the…

Greece, simply just Greece!! “Σαν την Ελλάδα δεν υπάρχει”. Our homeland, what an amazing country to visit. On the 23rd June 2019, I departed alongside my mum to Greece. There was truly plenty of excitement leading into departing for Greece. For the…

Multifaith gathering demonstrates Victoria’s unity in bushfire crisis Victoria’s faith and political leaders met on the steps of Parliament House this morning to acknowledge the loss and devastation caused by the recent bushfires. Parliamentary Chaplain Hugh Kempster led attendees in prayer to…

January 27th marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. All the ceremonies will make sure we never forget and learn from this abhorrent chapter in human history. Over one million people, mainly Jews, were murdered by the Nazis in this…