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Prime Minister of Greece meets GCM Delegation

The Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, met with a delegation from the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM), which included its President Bill Papastergiadis OAM and Treasurer Assoc Professor Marinis Pirpiris at the Maximos Mansion in Athens on Thursday 14 July.
 
Ο Πρωθυπουργός της Ελλάδας Κυριάκος Μητσοτάκης συναντήθηκε την Πέμπτη 14 Ιουλίου με τον Πρόεδρο της Ελληνικής Κοινότητας Μελβούρνης (ΕΚΜ) Βασίλη Παπαστεργιάδη και τον Ταμία επίκουρο Καθηγητή Μαρίνη Πιρπιρή, στο Μέγαρο Μαξίμου, στην Αθήνα. Η αντιπροσωπεία της ΕΚΜ έτυχε θερμής υποδοχής από τον Πρωθυπουργό. 
 

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Premier’s VCE Awards for Students of the GCM’s Schools

We would like to congratulate our students, Varvara Kapetanea and Chrysoula Lampropoulou, who have been recognized with the Premier’s VCE Award for achieving outstanding academic results in Greek during the 2021 school year.

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President of the Hellenic Republic meets GCM Board Members in Athens

The President of the Hellenic Republic Ms Aikaterini Sakellaropolou welcomed a delegation of the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) that was made up of the GCM President Bill Papastergiadis OAM, its Treasurer Assoc Professor Marinis Pirpiris and its Assistant Secretary Vicky Kyritsis, on Thursday 7 July.

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"Alone" brought laughter and emotion to the audience

On Sunday, 24 July, the Adult Group of the Creative Center for Drama and Arts of the Greek Community of Melbourne performed the play "Monoi" at the Greek Centre, bringing laughter and emotion to the audience.

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GCM Membership

If your haven’t already, renew your 2022 GCM membership here greekcommunity.com.au/renew.   If you are not a member already, we invite you to apply to JOIN today.  https://www.greekcommunity.com.au
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Refugees in the Mediterranean: Political Consequences

Seminar | Thu 4 Aug | 7pm | Online only
An online only lecture about the political consequences of the crisis with the refugees in the Mediterranean will be presented by Dr Stelios Michalopoulos, as part of the Greek History and Culture Seminars

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Proselytes of a New Nation

Seminar | Thu 11 Aug | 7pm | Online only
Dr. Stefanos Katsikas will give an online-only lecture entitled Proselytes of a New Nation: Muslim Conversions to Orthodox Christianity in Modern Greece, 1821-1862, as a part of the Greek History and Culture Seminars,

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LIVE AT THE GREEK: Anagennisi

Music | Fri 12 Aug | 8.30 pm | Greek Centre
Come and join us for a fun night out with Anagennisi: John Georgakopoulos (vocals, bouzouki, clarinet), Dimitrios Kakaletris (vocals, guitar), Nick Tzitzivakos (bass), and Jim Soubalov (accordion).

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Psarokokalo.  The Athens Short Film Festival collection

Film | Sun 21 Aug | 5PM | Greek Centre
Presented in Association with the Setting Sun Film festival. A selection of award winning short films that received selection in the 2021 Athens Short Film Festival (Psarokokalo).

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LIVE AT THE GREEK: Agapi and Friends

Music | Fri 26 Aug | 8.30 pm | Greek Centre
Agapi and Friends are thrilled to be back performing Live at The Greek in 2022 with a stellar lineup! Book your ticket now.

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The GCM bookshop is now available online. Visit our website and explore the selection of books for sale.

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Dancing the Labyrinth

Dancing the Labyrinth is a young woman’s odyssey. It is a celebration of women’s history, courage, friendship and hope. It moves between contemporary and ancient Crete in this tale of a young woman from an abusive background who discovers the veiled history of Europe’s most advanced civilization of the Bronze Age – the Minoans.

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Όλες οι ΑΕΚ του κόσμου…

Η ιστορία της ΑΕΚ και  η καταγραφή όλων των ομάδων που λέγονται ΑΕΚ ή έχουν ως έμβλημα τον δικέφαλο αετό, σε όλον τον κόσμο.From the author of The Embroiderer comes a haunting story of a deep friendship between two women, one Greek, one Turk. A friendship that transcends an era of mistrust, and fear, long after the wars have ended.

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The GCM's Language & Culture School

From Kinder to VCE and beyond, the Greek Community of Melbourne's Language and Culture Schools provide innovative, modern teaching of the Greek Language to children and adults of all backgrounds. Established in 1923 we are proud to be the oldest continuously running Greek School in the state of Victoria. For more information please call 9662 2722. For enrollments follow the link https://greekcommunity.com.au/gsl 

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Check out our YouTube channel

It features over 200 uploaded videos from a variety of our live events over recent years, including the concerts of Glykeria, Xarouli and Zouganeli at the Antipodes Festival, and a catalogue of our seminar programs. 

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Alphington Grammar School

The Greek Community of Melbourne's Alphington Grammar School is located on one convenient and idyllic campus, on the banks of the Darebin Creek in Alphington–just 7km north east of the CBD. 

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