Tens of thousands of Greeks attended Greek Orthodox churches to partake in the Resurrection service, chant "Christ is Risen," and receive the Holy Light to take home. All churches were filled to capacity.
St Kilda Town Hall was packed to witness the return of Melbourne's Pammessinian Brotherhood Papaflessas (Papaflessas) to a suburb with a historic connection to both the Brotherhood and the wider Greek community.
Hundreds of parishioners defied unfavourable weather making their way to the city's historical port of arrival for masses of Greek Australian migrants over the postwar years.
The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) saw a huge batch of students from its schools achieve an important milestone as they earned a Certificate of Attainment in Greek.
The Greek Government bestowed the Greek Campaign medal upon Australian veterans who served in Greece during World War Two as a symbol of appreciation for the Australian veterans' significant contributions back in the early 1970s.