Statement From the Board of Management of the Greek Community of Melbourne in Regard to the Greek National Tourism Organisation

Statement From the Board of Management of the Greek Community of Melbourne in Regard to the Greek National Tourism Organisation

The Greek Community of Melbourne stands ready to confirm its commitment to hosting the GNTO in The Greek Centre. It confirms it is offering to help furnish the office and a rent-free period.

The Greek government has committed on a number of occasions for the GNTO to set up its offices in The Greek Centre, both through correspondence and publicly by the former Greek Minister for Tourism, Mr Vassilis Kikilias, during the 2023 Antipodes Festival.

In their 26 February 2025 letter, the GNTO updated the GCM that “the process for selecting and appointing the executive who will take up the position of Head of Mission is currently underway and is expected to be completed shortly” and reaffirmed that the GCM’s commitment to host them in The Greek Centre was of “great importance to commencement of operations.”

News of this agreement has been published multiple times across both Greek and Greek Australian media. 

The GCM is concerned by this delay and highlights the systemic delays and bureaucratic difficulties of Greece. This proposal has been in conversation with multiple Greek governments for well over seven years.

The GCM looks forward to a timely response from the GNTO that will allow this partnership to progress.

Board of Management 
Greek Community of Melbourne