Our community has sought clarification and awaits both answers and understanding. It is committed to working with the State Government in order to ensure an equitable outcome, one that recognises the unique history and culture of our schools and necessitates compromise.
The management of the National Research Foundation 'Eleftherios K. Venizelos' based at the paternal House-Museum of Eleftherios Venizelos in Halepa, Chania, unanimously decided to establish and operate a Melbourne-based branch, with the aim of studying, researching and promoting the work and national contribution of Eleftherios Venizelos to the wider region of Oceania and Australasia.
May 19 marks Pontic Greek Genocide Remembrance Day, an official day of commemoration for the systematic killing and ethnic cleansing of Greeks living on the shores of the Black Sea during World War I and the Greco-Turkish War that followed.
While there are significant differences between the Voice to Parliament proposal in Australia and the legislation for the Council of Greeks abroad, there are also some similarities in the broader goals and objectives of both initiatives.