“Sometimes it’s not easy to prove that because many of them – for example – left Greece when their place of origin was not even part of the Greek State.
"Today on OXI day, I joined the Greek community and laid a wreath to honour an act of defiance that reverberated around the world." posted the Australian
Presented at Parliament House, Sydney by the Executive Board of Greek-Australian Business Leaders on Tuesday 18 October 2022 and hosted by The Hon. Rob Stokes, Minister for Infrastructure, Cities and Active Transport; ‘Apart but Alike: Classical Greece and its Influence on Sydney’ provided a great opportunity to reflect on the legacy of the Greeks in Sydney and how Classical Greece broadly impacted Western culture.
Clubs join forces for main commemoration and hundreds are set to travel on bus for a day-trip honouring the day, while the Evzones will be welcomed at events in two different states.