The launch of the 69th issue of the Antipodes periodical by the Greek-Australian Cultural League of Melbourne (GACL) at the Pan Arcadian Hall in North Melbourne on Sunday afternoon, October 23, was a significant success with over 100 attendees.
A successful afternoon of poetry, themed "Intersections", marked the end of this year's Antipodean Palette exhibition, at the Steps Gallery in Melbourne, last Sunday.
The sun shone as Melbourne's Greek community joined with those from the wider community to commemorate the role of Lemnos in Australia's Gallipoli story. The annual service is held on the anniversary of the arrival of Australia's nurses on the Island in August 1915.
A large crowd braved a cold wintry Melbourne night last Friday to witness the formal launch of a new and unique exhibition, depicting the role of the northern Aegean island of Imbros in the Gallipoli campaign and Australia's Anzac story. The exhibition took place in the refurbished hall of the Archangels Greek Orthodox Church.
A history of the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria from its foundation to 1972, the text chronicles the organisation's formative years and the intrigue therein.