Last weekend saw a large gathering descend on Ballarat's avenue of memorials – Sturt Street – for the annual commemoration of the refugee work of Major George Devine Treloar under a beautiful spring sun.
The St Panteleimon Church Greek Orthodox Community of Dandenong came together to mark the 75th anniversary of the Dodecanese islands' reunification with the Greek mainland.
The Pegasus Dance Academy presented dances from Mytilene as part of the annual ‘Pako Festa’ also known as Geelong’s Multicultural festival.
The dance academy run by Sotiris Sotiriou made their 2021 performance debut after having to close down for eight months due to the pandemic.
“The choice of dances from Mytilene was simply due to the readiness of the group after closing for 8 months due to the pandemic,” Mr Sotiriou told
Neos Kosmos.
“Two of our last events in 2020 were the Ouzo Festival and the Festival of the Bull (Tavro) organised by the Palesviaki Enosis of Melbourne and Victoria.”
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