“It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving” ~ Mother Teresa We certainly felt the love on Sunday 11th of July. Our Afternoon High Tea fundraiser was a great success. The afternoon was filled with elegant grazing and sweet treats. We also held a...
Dear Members & Friends, On behalf of the Cretan Federation of Australia & New Zealand and all its constituent organisations, I welcome you to our quarterly electronic newsletter for 2021. Please click the link below to view our 4th Issue of our periodical CRETAN TIMES which is a bumper edition with a wide...
The Pancretan Association will be hosting an Afternoon High Tea Fundraiser on Sunday 11th of July to help raise awareness and much needed support for Ovarian Cancer. Come and indulge in a gourmet High Tea whilst fundraising for this most worthy of causes. The afternoon will include an educational session,...
The Cretan organisations of Victoria namely the Cretan Brotherhood & the Pancretan Association under the auspices of the Cretan Federation of Australia & New Zealand and as part of the 2021 Victorian Bicentenary Program, are hosting a special event to mark the 250th Anniversary since the passing of the Cretan Ethno-martyr Ioannis...
The Cretan organisations of Victoria namely the Cretan Brotherhood and the Pancretan Association under the auspices of the Cretan Federation of Australia and New Zealand and as part of the 2021 Victorian Bicentenary Program, are hosting a special event to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the Hellenic Independence and the role that...
Join us for a special special screening of King Otto a David vs Goliath tale of the Greek National Football Team who, in the summmer of 2004, audiences looked on in disbelief as the Greek National Football Team, a country that had never previously won a single match or even...
Over 2500 AFL/VFL players served from 1897 until the end of National Service in 1972. Of these men, 22 players from various VFL/AFL football clubs served in Greece and Crete during WW2 and sadly five of those players died on active service. Three in Greece or Crete and the other...
On Wednesday 21 April, His Eminence Arch Bishop Makarios of Australia officially opened and blessed the St John’s College Preston Sports Courts Precinct. A plaque was also unveiled acknowledging the generous support the school received to complete this facility by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and the Pancretan Association...
The Cretan Federation of Australia & New Zealand in conjunction with the Cretan Brotherhood of Melbourne and the Pancretan Association of Melbourne are proud to announce the official lecture for the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Crete. The lecture will be delivered by His Eminence Archbishop of Australia MAKARIOS,...
The Battle of Crete & Greece Commemorative Council of Victoria, on behalf of the Cretan Brotherhood of Melbourne and Pancretan Association of Melbourne, held a Church Service at St Eustathios Greek Orthodox Church in South Melbourne followed by a wreath laying ceremony at the Shrine of Remembrance to mark the...