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“Our People, Their Stories” is a “living” museum for the Greek community
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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.
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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

31/03/2026

𝗛𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆
🎬𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦
The multifaceted work of Sakis Zafiropoulos from Florina, guided throughout by multiculturalism and by respect for the identity of every community, reminds us that the most important thing in life is not how far you can go, but how many people you can help move forward with you.
Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia@followers

16/03/2026

𝗛𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀
🎥 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
A child of refugees, a migrant in his youth, and today a citizen of a country that embraced him. From Greece to Australia, Dimitrios Kouklidis has devoted his life to doing what he knew best: bringing light to others.
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού

05/03/2026

𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲
🎧 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀👇
She left her homeland guided only by a photograph of the man who would become her husband. Matina Panagiotopoulou recounts how she departed from Nafplio and began a new life from the ground up on the other side of the world.
Υπουργείο ΠολιτισμούGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia@followers

04/03/2026

𝗔𝘁 𝟮𝟮, 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁. 𝗔𝘁 𝟱𝟱, 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝗲𝘁
🎥𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧
From post-war Kefalonia to the wide avenues of Australia, Gerasimos Klonis transformed a life of hard work into verse.
Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia

16/02/2026

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of beautiful Laskarina (Rena), who passed away on 5th February 2026. We had the honour of interviewing her and sharing her story, which we will always treasure. Our heartfelt condolences go out to her family and loved ones. May she rest in peace.

🎧Listen in ENG : https://opts.org.au/kk3w
🎧Listen in GR : https://opts.org.au/lmgr

11/02/2026

🎥𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧

𝗛𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲’𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀
Through the work of his lifetime, Panagiotis Margaritis, from Sfikia in Imathia, created something more enduring than marble itself: the legacy of a man who never forgot Greece.
ΥΥπουργείο ΠολιτισμούGGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia@followers

07/02/2026

🎥𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧
𝗔 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀
From Agios Dimitrios in Kozani to Melbourne, Australia. From expatriation to the “Pontiaki Estia”. 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗮 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗼𝘀 - 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀 proved that the heart can hold many homelands.

Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia

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