Consulate General of Greece, Sydney

15/06/2026

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11/06/2026

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The Consulate General of Greece in Sydney continued its centenary celebrations with a diverse program of comedy, discussion and theatre.

11/06/2026

The Athens Epidaurus Festival is Greece’s leading cultural organisation and one of the oldest continuously running festivals in Europe. Spanning 71 years, the Festival has welcomed some of the greatest music, dance, and theatre artists of the international and local scene, in collaboration with th...

11/06/2026

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10/06/2026

✨ Με ιδιαίτερη επιτυχία ολοκληρώθηκαν την Κυριακή 7 Ιουνίου 2026 οι επετειακές εκδηλώσεις για τη συμπλήρωση 💯 χρόνων από την ίδρυση του Γενικού Προξενείου της 🇬🇷 Ελλάδας στο Σύδνεϋ.

Την Παρασκευή 5 Ιουνίου, σε μια κατάμεστη αίθουσα στο Darling Harbour Theatre θεατές όλων των ηλικιών διασκέδασαν με τη μοναδική stand up comedy “Battle of the Greeks”, στην οποία συμμετείχαν οι κωμικοί από την Ελλάδα, Κατερίνα Βρανά, NefeliMeg, Γιάννης Σαρακατσάνης και οι Ελληνοαυστραλοί κωμικοί, Anthony Locascio, Charisa Bossinakis, George Moulos. Παρουσιαστές της εκδήλωσης ήταν οι Mariela Mantzoros, Πρόεδρος του Macquarie University Greek Association και ο Evan Koutzoumis, Πρόεδρος του UTS Hellenic Society.

Το Σάββατο 6 Ιουνίου η Διευθύντρια Ερευνών της diaNEOsis, Δρ Φαίη Μακαντάση πραγματοποίησε διάλεξη για τη σύγχρονη οικονομική και κοινωνική πραγματικότητα της Ελλάδας, ενώ ακολούθησε συζήτηση με το κοινό με συντονιστή τον Διευθυντή του Business Sydney, Paul Nicolaou.

Την Κυριακή 7 Ιουνίου η ηθοποιός Αλεξάνδρα Ούστα συγκίνησε το κοινό με την θεατρική παράσταση Λεμονιά, βασισμένη σε αληθινές κασέτες της μετανάστριας μητέρας της τη δεκαετία του ‘70. Την εκδήλωση τίμησε με την παρουσία της η Υπουργός Sophie Cotsis.

🙏 Το Γενικό Προξενείο της Ελλάδας στο Σύδνεϋ εκφράζει τις ειλικρινείς του ευχαριστίες προς όλους τους συντελεστές, τους καλλιτέχνες, τους ομιλητές και τους χορηγούς για την πολύτιμη συμβολή τους, αλλά κυρίως προς την ελληνική παροικία που αγκάλιασε με ενθουσιασμό το επετειακό πρόγραμμα.

✨ With great success and an exceptionally high level of attendance, the centenary celebrations marking 💯 years since the establishment of the Consulate General of 🇬🇷 Greece in Sydney concluded on Sunday, 7 June 2026.

On Friday, 5 June, at a packed Darling Harbour Theatre, audiences of all ages enjoyed the unique stand-up comedy event “Battle of the Greeks”, featuring comedians from Greece — Katerina Vrana, NefeliMeg, and Yiannis Sarakatsanis — alongside Greek-Australian comedians Anthony Locascio, Charisa Bossinakis, and George Moulos. The event was hosted by Mariela Mantzoros, President of the Macquarie University Greek Association, and Evan Koutzoumis, President of the UTS Hellenic Society.

On Saturday, 6 June, Dr Fay Makantasi, Research Director at diaNEOsis, delivered a lecture on Greece’s contemporary economic and social reality, followed by a discussion with the audience moderated by Paul Nicolaou, Executive Director of Business Sydney.

On Sunday, 7 June, actress Alexandra Ousta moved the audience with the theatrical performance “Lemonia”, based on real cassette recordings of her migrant mother in the 1970s. The event was honoured by the attendance of the Hon. Sophie Cotsis, Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Work Health and Safety.

🙏 The Consulate General of Greece in Sydney extends its sincere gratitude to all contributors, artists, speakers, and sponsors for their invaluable support, and especially to the Greek community, which embraced the centenary program with remarkable enthusiasm.

📸Vasilis Vasilas Syndesmos Connecting People and Their Stories

10/06/2026

📌 Symposium on the Role of Greece in EU Science Diplomacy
🗓️ 11 June 2026
📍 Athens & Online

This high-level symposium explores Greece’s emerging role within the European science diplomacy landscape and aims to raise awareness of the strategic opportunities that science diplomacy offers for the country.

Bringing together representatives from government, academia, research institutions, and civil society, the symposium will provide a platform to examine the importance of science diplomacy for Greece and Greece’s potential contributions to European science diplomacy.

The event is organized by the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with the General Secretariat for Research and Innovation Γενική Γραμματεία Έρευνας και Καινοτομίας, the European Commission and the EU Science Diplomacy Alliance.

Learn more 👉 https://www.mfa.gr/en/symposium-on-the-role-of-greece-in-eu-science-diplomacy-11-06-2026/

✍️ Register for in-person attendance via this REGISTRATION LINK 👉 https://survey3.zsi.at/index.php/661533?lang=en

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10/06/2026

Consulate General of the Hellenic Republic in Sydney: Centenary Celebrations- Talk by Dr Fay Makantas @ The Brighton, Brighton Le Sands

Insightful talk by Dr Fay Makantas about the Greek economy in contemporary times... Dr Fay Makantas' supporting evidence through graphs and statistics presented a detailed account of Greece's enormous challenges in the immediate post Global Financial Crisis period, its gradual recovery and the what the future holds.

Welcoming everyone and introducing Dr Fay Makantas was the Consul General of the Hellenic Republic in Sydney.

Following Dr Fay Makantas's talk, there was a Q and A session facilitated by the MC Paul Nicolaou.

10/06/2026

Consulate General of the Hellenic Republic in Sydney: Battle of the Greek Comedy Festival Was a Blast!!!

In a packed Darling Quarters Theatre, Team Greece and Team Greek- Australia battled it out in a Comedy Festival for the aaages!!! This hilarious Comedy Festival was part of the festivities for the Consulate General of the Hellenic Republic in Sydney's Centenary Celebrations.

The Consul General of the Hellenic Republic in Sydney welcomed everyone, while the MCs were: Mariela Mantzoros (President, Macquarie University Greek Association) and Evan Koutzoumis (President, UTS Hellenic Society).

Each comedian had their own stint on stage, each set better than the other, before the Teams came together for a highly competitive and hilarious quiz!!! We can reveal Australia finally won in the tight tie breaker!!! And Anna Papoulia won the quiz from the audience...

It should be noted that Greek-Australian Team consisted of: Anthony Locascio,
Charisa Bossinakis and George Moulos, while Team Greece was Katerina Vrana,
Yiannis Sarakatsanis and Nefelimeg.

The audience was in stitches from all the laughter all night!!!

Congratulations to the Consulate General of the Hellenic Republic in Sydney for this initiative: hhhmmm, we hear the Consulate General of the Hellenic Republic in New York liked the idea so much that a clash between Team Greece and Greek USA Team is already being planned!!!

09/06/2026

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Consulate General of the Hellenic Republic in Sydney: Centenary Celebrations Come to a Close!!!

What an amazing 10 days it has been celebrating the 100 years since the Consulate General of the Hellenic Republic in Sydney was established... culminating this long weekend- with a series of great events...

There was something for everyone... we celebrated with the launch of the book on the Consulate's history by Dr Panayiotis Diamadis (last weekend), we laughed with the Battle of the Greeks Comedy Fest @ Darling Quarters Theatre, we were stimulated by Dr Fay Makantas' Talk on the Greek Economy @ The Brighton and we were moved by Alexandra Ousta's theatrical performance in "I Lemonia"...

Congratulations to the Consul General The Hon Georgios Skemperis and all the team at the Consulate... all the events were an incredible gift to Sydney's Greek community, who admittedly could not get enough....

Photos from the last three events to follow...

05/06/2026

The Consul General of Greece in Sydney Mr George Skemperis had the pleasure of welcoming the artists and academics who will be participating in the commemorative events marking 100 years of the Consulate General, taking place from 5–7 June.

We look forward to three inspiring days of culture, dialogue, and artistic expression.

📷 Vasilis Vasilas Syndesmos Connecting People and Their Stories