by Tony | Jul 8, 2026 | News
Descendants recognised for family service in WWII operations in Greece across Australia and News Zealand. The Hellenic Republic has honoured the legacy of ANZAC servicemen who fought in Greece during the Second World War, with a series of commemorative medal...
by Tony | Jul 8, 2026 | News
In 2013, as Con Kanellis lay on a hospital bed receiving chemotherapy for stage 4 metastatic throat cancer, he had no idea that this harrowing experience would lead to the creation of a community-driven movement dedicated to raising awareness and funds for pancreatic...
by Tony | Jul 8, 2026 | News
The Royal Australian Mint has recently announced the release of its new commemorative coin series titled “1941: Service Amid Strife – Second World War Release”, recognising significant theatres of the Second World War and the service of those who fought within them....
by sm | May 27, 2024 | News
HIL Cleary has only one strong memory of his maternal grandfather while he was alive, and it is not a happy one. Cleary reckons it was Christmas 1963, when he was 11, at his grandmother’s house in Heller Street in Brunswick. He remembers his sense of bewilderment at...
by sm | Mar 13, 2024 | News
The Battle of Crete & Greece Commemorative Council of Victoria, are happy to announce that the latest film “Our Last ANZACs” has just won Best Documentary at the Athens International Film and Art Festival 2024. The film is about preserving and sharing...
by sm | Dec 28, 2023 | News
In 2023, one of the most important events for the Greek community of Melbourne was held in November. SBS Greek was there and spoke with Michael Byrne, son of the late Australian veteran Kevin Byrne It was Sunday the 26th of November at the Hellenic sub-branch of RSL,...
