On August 30 2023, the Australian Embassy in Cyprus hosted more than 200 official guests for the launch of the book The Children of Aphrodite: Cypriots in Australia by the author, Dr Anastasios M. Tamis, The book launch took place at the New Town Hall of Nicosia. The event took Read more…
Zissis Dardalis, the great benefactor of the Greek-Australian community, was buried in his hometown of Siatista in the municipality of Voio in Macedonia, Greece on the 25th of June 2023. Zissis had passed away in Melbourne on the 24th of March 2023 and after a memorial service in Melbourne his Read more…
Journalist and Public Speaker Stavros (Terry) Stavridis, representing the Return to Anatolia Committee, will be launching a photo exhibition commemorating the 100 years since the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne. The event will be held at the Preston Public Library on Sunday the 16th of July 2023 at 2:30pm. Read more…
On the 8th of June 2023 the Melbourne branch of the Eleftherios Venizelos Research Foundation was launched at an event held in the Lyceum Hall of the Alphington Grammar School. The aim of the organisation is to preserve and promote the historical memory and contribution of the Ethnarch Eleftherios Venizelos. Read more…
On the 10th of May 2023, a book launch will be held for the book titled “The Aegis of Hellas: The Continuing Vigour of Philhellenism”, authored by Prof. Dr Anastasios M. Tamis. The book will be launched by the former Premier of Victoria, the Hon. Jeff Kennett AC. The event will take place at the Hellenic Museum in Melbourne.
On Sunday, 30th April 2023, at 4.00 pm, a book launch will be held at Alphington Grammar of the book authored by Prof. Anastasios M. Tamis, “Filius Patriae: Lieutenant Ioannis Kouromichelakis”.
It was with great sadness when the members of the Australian Institute of Macedonian Studies learned of the passing of Christos Mantzios on the 18th of March 2023. Christos provided an invaluable service to the Institute for many years as it’s Treasurer. In honour of Christos’s service, the President of Read more…
The third volume of Professor Anastasios Tamis’ book The History of Hellenes in Australia (1974 – 2016) was officially launched on Tuesday, November 15 at the West Torrens City Library in South Australia. More information about the book launch can be found in the article from the Greek Herald.
The launch of the book “The Children of Aphrodite: Cypriots in Australia” has had further success, having been launched in Sydney and also having received public commendation. On the 24th of April 2024 Neos Kosmos published an article on the book launch that took place in Sydney: https://neoskosmos.com/en/2023/04/24/news/community/sydney-book-launch-the-children-of-aphrodite-the-story-of-cypriots-of-australia/ On the Read more…
In a new era, with new practices and politics, the Australian Institute of Macedonian Studies (AIMS) continues to maintain its presence both in Australia and internationally. After 36 years of continuous contribution to the history, culture, and service to Macedonian Hellenism, and having organized four international conferences, having published six Read more…