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“Our People, Their Stories” is a “living” museum for the Greek community
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01/10/2026

𝗗𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗢𝗦 𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗨
𝗛𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗲
🎬𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
From Greece to New Zealand and then to Australia, Damaskinos Economou’s life spanned three countries. There, he started a family of his own, but his longing for the homeland he had left behind never faded.

25/09/2026

𝗛𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟯,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀
🎧 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀👇
From Glyfada in Athens to Sydney, Australia, 𝗙𝗿 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘀 recounts a life that took him from serving as an altar boy in childhood to many decades of ministry.

01/09/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 “𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲” 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁
🎬𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗥 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗡𝗚 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
In 1953, at the age of seven, Alexandra Alexandridis-Lovell left Thessaloniki and emigrated with her family to the fifth continent. She built a new life in Melbourne, yet never ceased to long for the Greece she loved.

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.

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