One of Australia’s most iconic cultural celebrations is back – bigger, brighter, and more nostalgic than ever. The Semaphore Greek Festival will celebrate an extraordinary 45 years on the picturesque Semaphore Foreshore on January 17 & 18, 2026, marking nearly half a century of culture, food, music, and community connection. And once again – entry […]
His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia has issued his Christmas message to the faithful of the Orthodox Church in Australia, reflecting on the challenges of modern life in an age dominated by technology and Artificial Intelligence, while reaffirming that true peace, joy and fulfilment are found in Christ.
For the first time in Australia, a specialized online summer school will be held for teachers of the Greek language in the diaspora. Running from 12 to 22 January 2026 during the afternoon (AEST), the intensive professional development program will provide teachers with the latest tools, strategies, and resources for teaching Greek as a second […]
The 3rd Zeibekiko Festival Australia launched in dazzling style on Friday, 3 October 2025, at the Greek Community Club in Sydney – transforming the night into a celebration of music, movement and memory.
By Ilias Karagiannis Throughout his cinematic journey, Kostas Haralambous has focused on illuminating the essential rather than the obvious. He searches for the hidden pulse behind each story, digs beneath the surface for detail, and turns his characters into mirrors of ourselves. Whether narrating the intense Tied Red Thread or adapting the work of Nikos Kazantzakis for the […]
Like many Australians, Rach grew up “terrified of the sun” in a country where skin cancer is all too real for many people. Her childhood was characterised by the infamous “no hat, no play” rule that is commonplace in Australian schools, 90s advertisements that warned the sun would give you cancer, and sunscreen tubes that […]
The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, presided over by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, has unanimously elected two new bishops for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia (GOAA).
The Holy Eparchial Synod of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia opened its extraordinary session on Thursday, August 21 under the presidency of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia. In a statement following its proceedings, the Holy Synod expressed “joy and satisfaction” at the favourable outcome of a protracted legal case concerning the ownership of […]
The Dormition of the Theotokos, one of the most significant feasts in the Orthodox calendar, was marked on Friday, August 15, by Orthodox Christians across Australia and Greece.
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia played host to Andreas Gregoriou, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment and Head of the Cypriot Presidency’s Administration at their headquarter in Sydney on Monday afternoon.
