Battle of Crete & Greece
Commemorative Council of Victoria

PATRONS :

His Grace Bishop of Melbourne KYRIAKOS, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia – Diocese of Melbourne, His Grace Bishop of Chara EVMENIOS, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia – Diocese of Chara, Mrs. Dimitra Georgantzoglou, Consul General of Greece in Melbourne, Ms. Bella Karz, Consul General of New Zealand in Melbourne, Mr. Steph Lysaght, Consul General of Britain in Melbourne, Mr. Jan Ravnholt, Royal Danish Honorary Consulate General, Dr. Mark Schriiffel, State President RSL, Mr. John Pandazopoulos, Former Minister of Multicultural Affairs and Former President of the World Hellenic Interparliamentary Union.

COUNCIL MEMBERS :

Mrs. Natasha Spanos (Chair), Mrs. Joanna Psarakis (Secretary), Mrs. Mary Rissakis, Committee Member, Cretan Federation of Australia & New Zealand, Mr. John Nikolakakis, President, Pancretan Association of Melbourne, Mr. Kyriakos Herekakis, President, Cretan Brotherhood of Melbourne, Mr. Tony Tsourdalakis, President, Victorian Parishes & Communities Council, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, Mr. Nikolaos Makridis, President, Australian Greek Ex-Servicemen’s Association, Mr. Peter Ford, President, New Zealand–Crete Association, Mrs. Shirley Devery, Secretary, 2nd/6th Australian Infantry Battalion, Dr. Peter Ewer, Author & Historian, Mr. Jorge Menidis, Chief Executive Officer, Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne, Mr. Peter Andrinopoulos, Secretary, Australian Hellenic Memorial Foundation, Mr. Lee Tarlamis, President, Lemnos Gallipoli Committee, Mr. Paul Mavroudis, President, Thessaloniki Association “White Tower”, Mr. Sam Vlachos, President, Kalamata Society “23rd March”, Mr. Jim Grivas, President, Federation of Messinian Organisations of Victoria, Mr. Anastasios Dimitrakopoulos, President, Pammessinian Brotherhood Papaflessas, Mr. Christos Kominatos, President, Lefkadian Brotherhood of Melbourne, Mr. Jim Karamoshos, Vice President, Lemnian Community of Victoria, Mr. Evangelos Plokamakis, President, Cephalonian Society of Victoria “O Kefalos”, Mrs. Simela Stamatopoulos, Central Pontian Association of Melbourne, Pontiaki Estia, Mr. George Verginis, The Kastellorizian Association of Victoria.

AFFILIATE ORGANISATIONS :

Shrine of Remembrance, Australian National Ex-Prisoners of War Foundation, 2nd/2nd Australian Field Regiment, Victorian Ex-Prisoners of War & Relatives Association, 2nd/1st Australian Machine Gun Battalion, Nurses Memorial Centre, 2nd/7th Australian Infantry Battalion, 2nd/8th Australian Infantry Battalion, Ballarat RSL Sub Branch, Boronia RSL Sub Branch, Camberwell RSL Sub Branch, Caulfield RSL Sub Branch, Clayton RSL Sub Branch, Coburg RSL Sub Branch, Darebin RSL Sub Branch, Doncaster East RSL Sub Branch, Epping RSL Sub Branch, Glen Waverley RSL Sub Branch, Oakleigh & Carnegie RSL Sub Branch, Ringwood RSL Sub Branch, Shepparton RSL Sub Branch, Hellenic Military Historical Society, The Austin Repatriation Hospital, City of Greater Shepparton, Municipality of Ballarat, Municipality of Platania, Village of Mournies, Municipality of Agios Vasilios.