The Greek Orthodox Community of Box Hill and surrounding areas can not be forgotten.
Once it was established in 1968, it did not only form a school in Box Hill but many across the surrounding areas. Today the school is run in the newly built community building at 86 Carrington Road in Box Hill, with the entrance on the side of the church with comfortable learning spaces and much more.
They are the only Greek school in Melbourne that offers Greek language, t-shirts with the community’s logo, text books and education that suits Australian students free of charge.
The school also organises all Greek cultural events for students to enjoy and they teach from grades prep to VCE.
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The Organisational Council for Greek National Day is made up of representatives from all of Victoria’s major Greek Organisations and has been busy planning and programming the events to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the 1821 Greek Revolution.
The 25 March 1821 commemoration is of religious and national importance for Hellenism. Greeks around the globe celebrate the Annunciation of Our Lady (Evangelismos) as well as the proclamation of the Modern Hellenic State 200 years ago – a very important milestone.
This Commemoration of the Bicentenary of Modern Greece gives the Greek Australian community of Victoria, the Paroikia, the opportunity to promote, educate and enhance the knowledge and understanding of what happened in 1821 to our third, fourth and subsequent generations of Greek Australians. In this way, we can ensure the significance of the important historical event is not lost.