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“Our People, Their Stories” is a “living” museum for the Greek community
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18/08/2026

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 “𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘀” 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗙𝗹𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝘄𝗻
🎬𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗥 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗡𝗚 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
The life of Nikolaos Soutos, who hailed from Karlovasi on the island of Samos, was inextricably linked to the sea and shipping. His long voyages were not journeys of migration, but milestones in a distinguished professional career…

10/08/2026

𝗛𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮
🎧 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀👇
Konstantinos Karanikolopoulos, from Kastania in Messinia, brought his love of education to Australia, making a meaningful contribution to the preservation of Greek identity in the diaspora.

03/08/2026

𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆
🎧 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀👇
Rena Fragkioudaki, from Chania in Crete, forged a remarkable career in Australia’s Greek-language radio, serving the news and the needs of the Greek community with unwavering dedication.

25/07/2026

𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗶𝘀
It is with deep sadness that we farewell beloved Greek-Australian singer John Tikis.
Through his remarkable voice, talent, and enduring love for Greek music, he brought Greece and the Greek diaspora together for more than five decades.
His music, legacy, and contribution to our community will continue to live on in the hearts of all who knew and loved him.
𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹.

04/07/2026

𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝗸𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀
🎧 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀👇
Barbara Likoudis-Petritsis followed her brother to the other side of the world, to distant Australia. To the country that became the “Promised Land” for thousands of Greeks in the diaspora.

29/06/2026

𝗛𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱
🎬𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗚𝗥 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗘𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦
John Hatzikiriakos, from Kos in the Dodecanese, managed to find the right ingredients for life in a foreign land, reaching the point, decades later, where he could watch his family perfect the recipe he had first created…

27/06/2026

𝗜𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 “𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹”
🎬𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦
Behind the success of Dimitrios Svigos, from Megara in Attica, lay his own perseverance, the love of his family and the support of two homelands: the one that gave him life and the one that brought him recognition.

26/04/2026

𝗔 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲
🎧 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀👇
Through his wide-ranging spiritual work, Father Nikolaos Tsouloukidis from the village of Agia Kyriaki in Kastoria supported an entire generation of migrants.
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού

24/04/2026

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝟱𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝘆𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴
🎧 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀👇
From Goura in Corinthia to the vast reaches of Australia, Vasilis Litsas laboured in dairies and on building sites, in factories and textile mills. And yet, he never wavered, never once thought of giving up.
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia

02/04/2026

𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮
🎬𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦
𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼𝘀, originally from Almyropotamos in Euboea, possesses seemingly inexhaustible energy. A Greek migrant, she has never ceased championing the Greek diaspora in Australia.
Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia

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