Alex Lykos is a theatre-maker and filmmaker based in Sydney. Lykos came to the performing arts later in life after spending his formative years as a tennis player which led him to the United States of America. Upon returning from
Alexandra Luxford is a Randwick City Councillor in the area of West Ward. Alexandra was born in Sydney to Greek-Australian parents, former Randwick City Council Mayor John Procpiadis, and Iris Procopiadis, whose parents came to Australia from Asia Minor and
Alfred George Kouris OAM… Philanthropist, Patriot, Community Leader, Visionary, Educator, Playwright, Journalist, Author, Businessman, Builder and Retailer. From the 2013 biography written by Clancy Tucker, journalist, author and human rights activist Alfred Kouris was born in July 1927 at
Andy Paschalidis is a true football tragic. Having worked in the game since 1983, he’s covered some of the game’s biggest events, including multiple World Cups, European Championships, FA Cups and the National Soccer League in Australia. You can catch
Anna Polyviou started her culinary career in 2000 as an apprentice at The Sofitel Hotel, Melbourne. During this time Anna won the ‘Best Apprentice in Victoria’ competition run by Les Toques Blanc. The prize was a scholarship to work anywhere
Antigone Kefala is one of the finest Australian poets, highly regarded for the intensity of her vision, yet not widely known, on account of her minimalism, and the small number of poems she has published, each carefully worked, each magical
Antonios Aristodemou was born in 1929, in Limassol, Cyprus. He was a virtuoso chanter who taught and celebrated the liturgical music of the Orthodox Church in Sydney and Adelaide respectively. To honour and recognise his significant contribution, the Ecumenical Patriarchate
His Eminence Archbishop Makarios Griniezakis Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in Australia His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia (Griniezakis), was born in Heraklion of Crete in 1973. He completed his elementary studies in his birthplace and at the Rizareios
On 3 February 1975, Harkianakis was elected Archbishop of Australia and Exarch of Oceania. He arrived in Sydney on 15 April and was enthroned on 26 April (Saturday of Lazarus). In this role, he engaged in many dialogues between Orthodoxy and other Christian groups, most prominently as co-chairman of the theological dialogue with the Roman Catholic Church, but also as co-chairman of the dialogue with the Anglican churches.
