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Melbourne commemorates and honours the Genocide of the Greeks of Pontos

Easter Food Hampers Appeal being organised for Greek-Australian families in need

The Greek Orthodox Parishes and the Greek Welfare Centre Victoria are combining their forces to collect food donations to deliver in hampers for Greek-Australian households in financial need this Easter.

Christmas: Not "the most wonderful time of the year" for all Greek Australians

As the new year approaches, a lingering light permeates the atmosphere, both literally and metaphorically, spreading feelings of hope and joy, since for many, Christmas is a holiday synonymous with happy family moments and cherished traditions.

Greek-Australians are still jumping through hoops to return to Australia

Events galore: Your guide to the 200-year celebration of Greece's War of Independence

Advertisement 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.