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First Minutes (1897)

On the occasion of our 114th Anniversary we are proud to publicly release images of the first minutes of the G.O.C.M.V. (1897-1916). Read about the establishment of the first Greek Orthodox Church in Melbourne, the contribution to the war efforts in Greece and the first constitution of the GOCMV.

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Daniel Andrews government promise a historic grant to GCM

altThe Daniel Andrews government has promised a grant of $ 2.5 million to the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) for a new centre for seniors and young people, if re-elected in the forthcoming state elections. This is the largest grant to the GCM in its 121-year history by an Australian Government.

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Art as a form of cultural and political resistance in the daily lives of asylum seekers

altAuthors, artists, musicians’ and scholars engaged with Behrouz Boochani and his novel 'No friend but the Mountains' at the Greek Centre. In an exceptional evening in which artists, writers, scholars and musicians, engaged with, and celebrated the work of Kurdish-Iranian writer and journalist Behrouz Boochani, and his extraordinary novel, ‘No Friend but the Mountains’.

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Introducing The Club at the Greek Centre

altThe Greek Community of Melbourne officially handed keys to its brand-new Club rooms at the Greek Centre to the first of what is hoped will be many members, the Argos Orestikon Association, in a special event at the Greek Center last Wednesday.

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Authors, artists, musicians and scholars engaging with Behrouz Boochani and his novel 'No friend but the Mountains' at the Greek Centre

altAuthors, artists, musicians’ and scholars engaging with Behrouz Boochani and his novel 'No friend but the Mountains' at the Greek Centre, on Wednesday 31 October 2018

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Mήνυμα του υπουργού Τέρενς Κουίκ για την 28η Οκτωβρίου

altΣε μήνυμά του προς την Ομογένεια με την ευκαιρία των εορτασμών για την 28η Οκτωβρίου, ο υφυπουργός Εξωτερικών και αρμόδιος για θέματα αποδήμων αναφέρει τα ακόλουθα:

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Greeks and the politics of Australian cosmopolitanism

altThe Research Unit in Public Cultures (RUPC) and the Centre of Visual Art (CoVA) presented a public lecture by Andrew Jakubowicz, Professor of Sociology at the University of Technology Sydney, at the Greek Centre, on Wednesday 17 October 2018. Also this event provided the opportunity to launch two major reports on multiculturalism.

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Άνοιξε το γραφείο Απόδημου Ελληνισμού της Κεντρικής Ένωσης Δήμων Ελλάδας

Άνοιξε το γραφείο Απόδημου Ελληνισμού της Κεντρικής Ένωσης Δήμων Ελλάδας και λειτουργεί επίσημα από το Σεπτέμβριο του 2018. Έχει σαν κύριο αντικείμενο την υποστήριξη και προώθηση ζητημάτων του Απόδημου Ελληνισμού σε επίπεδο Τοπικής Αυτοδιοίκησης και Δήμων.

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Melbourne’s Greek Community Support Greek Volunteer Fire Fighters

altThe devastating Athens Fires have shocked many and yielded a world-wide response with pledges of money and expertise made to the Greek state. The fires also brought to light the constrained fire-fighting capabilities of the Hellenic Volunteer Firefighters who due to a lack of resources are hamstrung in their endeavors.

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OPEN DAY: Modern Greek Studies at La Trobe Uni

La Trobe University, Melbourne campus (Bundoora) - Visit the campus, speak to academic staff and students, and find out more about our courses.

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How to assist the victims of the devastating fires in Greece
Greek Consulate letter detailing the banking details for the relief of the victims of the Greek fires

Many people have been asking us how to assist in supporting the recovery efforts relating to the catastrophic Athens bushfires.

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The Greek Community of Melbourne responds to the Fires in Attiki

The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) expresses its support and deepest condolences to the families who lost loved ones in the devastating firestorm that hit the outskirts of Athens in the Rafina area.

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GCM welcomes the implementation of the Working Holiday Visa agreement

altThe Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) welcomed the announcement of the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece, Terence Quick, about the implementation of the bilateral agreement for the Working Holiday Visa between Australia and Greece, which allows young people to visit each country respectively with the right to work.

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GCM enters 2018 with an ambitious program

altThe Greek Community of Melbourne has entered the year 2018 with a diverse program of activities, an ambitious plan for the Greek Centre for Contemporary Culture and with new school campuses and programs.

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Parthenon frieze replica unveilled in the Greek Centre

altThe Hon Daniel Andrews MP, Premier of Victoria joined Mr Bill Papastergiadis President of the Greek Community of Centre Melbourne, and other leading political and community figures on Sunday 26 November 2017, to unveil a life-size replica of the Parthenon Marble Frieze in central Melbourne.

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La Trobe Uni and the GCM collaborate to offer a PhD scholarship on Greek language learning

The Department of Languages and Linguistics at La Trobe University seeks a candidate to pursue a PhD thesis investigating parental attitudes to language learning in the Greek community of Melbourne.

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GCM announces a ground-breaking agreement with the National Library of Greece

altThe Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) is pleased to announce a historic agreement with the National Library of Greece.

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The President of the GCM met with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras

altThe President of the Greek Community of Melbourne Bill Papastergiadis and the General Secretary Costas Markos met with the President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos and the Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, as well as with the Minister for Culture, the Minister for Tourism, the Mayor of Athens and leaders of political parties, during their recent trip to Athens.

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President of Greece met with GCM’s Board members

altThe President of Greece Mr Prokopis Pavlopoulos met with the President of the Greek Community of Melbourne Mr Bill Papastergiadis and the General Secretary Mr Costas Markos, at the Presidential Mansion, on Saturday 1 October.

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Books for sale at the Greek Community

altAt the office of the Greek Community of Melbourne are available for sale the following books:

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Drama Workshops for Adults

altAs part of the 2016 program, the Creative Drama and Arts Centre (CDAC) of the Greek Community of Melbourne has scheduled a series of Drama workshops for adults.

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The Creative Drama and Arts Centre

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Aimed to attract children, adolescents and adults who wish to cultivate their theatrical expression, the centre will provide students of a Greek background an avenue to express their feelings, emotions and character via their participation in theatrical experimentation and performances.

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First Minutes (1897)

Οn the occasion of the 114th Anniversary of the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne & Victoria we are proud to publicly release detailed images of the first minutes of the GOCMV (1897-1916).

The minutes contain hundreds of names of early Greek settlers and through its pages we observe the history of the organisation as it evolved through its first two decades: the establishment of the first Greek Orthodox Church in Melbourne, the contribution of the founding members to the war efforts in Greece and the first constitution of a Greek organisation in Australia.

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