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The Greek Precinct, Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, is a Greek cultural area centred around the eastern end of Lonsdale Street in the Melbourne city centre.[1][2] The area runs adjacent to Melbourne Chinatown on Little Bourke Street.
According to the 2001 Australian census, Melbourne has the largest Greek Australian population in Australia (151,785 or around 47%),[3] and the largest Greek population of any city in the World - outside of Greece.[2] Economic bilateral relations between Australia and Greece are worth over AU$140 million.[4]
Melbourne is also a sister city to Thessaloniki,[5] Greece’s second-largest city.
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The Precinct
See also: Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
The Greek Precinct is located between Swanston Street and Russell Street, along Lonsdale Street, in the Melbourne city centre. It is home to a many Greek restaurants and Greek cultural shops. Located on the corner of Lonsdale Street and Russell Street is the Greek Community Centre of Melbourne,[6] and at 209 Lonsdale Street is the Sam Papasavas Building - the home of the Australia-Greek Learning and Resource Centre of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT).[7]
Located nearby, on the corner of La Trobe Street and William Street, is the Hellenic Foundation for Culture's centre and the Hellenic Museum of Melbourne.[8] Both the centre and museum are housed in the historic former Melbourne Mint, and is contiguous with the National Centre for Hellenic Studies and Research of La Trobe University.[9]
In March 2009, the Government of Victoria and the City of Melbourne announced that the Greek Precinct would receive a AU$3.5 million rejuvenation.[10]
Antipodes Festival
The annual Melbourne Antipodes Festival is held on Lonsdale Street over a week in March, and has been held since 1987. The festival is renowned for its Lonsdale Street "Glendi" (Greek for "party") - a weekend-long event that is held to coincide with the Greek National Day (March 25).[11]
The annual Greek Film Festival is held in Melbourne over two weeks in September, and has been held since 1990.[12]
Gallery
Thessaloniki stele, Melbourne.jpg Monument to the Melbourne-Thessaloniki sister city relationship | Melbourne royal mint.jpg The historic former Melbourne Mint, which now houses a Greek cultural centre and a museum | 2009 Glendi7.jpg Fire dancing at the 2009 Lonsdale Street Glendi |
References
- ^ That's Me!lbourne - City of Melbourne tourism. "Greek precinct". http://www.thatsmelbourne.com.au/Placestogo/CulturalPrecincts/Pages/GreekPrecinct.aspx. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ a b City of Melbourne. "Greek precinct". http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info.cfm?top=66&pa=1044&pg=4344#Greek. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ Lazzaro, Vince (11 February 2003). "Melbourne 2001 Census" (PDF). 2001 Australian Census (Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian Bureau of Statistics) 1 (2030.2): 92. http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/subscriber.nsf/0/FDC769F10D49F074CA256CC900833D7D/$File/20302_2001.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "Bilateral relations between Greece and Australia". http://www.mfa.gr/www.mfa.gr/en-US/Policy/Geographic+Regions/Asia+-+Oceania/Bilateral+Relations/Australia/. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ City of Melbourne. "International relations - Thessaloniki". http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info.cfm?top=161&pg=1643. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ "Greek Community of Melbourne and Victoria homepage". http://www.greekcommunity.com.au/. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ Collections Australia Network. "Australian-Greek Resource and Learning Centre, RMIT". http://www.collectionsaustralia.net/org/1712/about/. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ Hellenic Foundation for Culture. "Centres: Melbourne". http://www.hfc.gr/wmt/webpages/index.php?pid=59&lid=2. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ La Trobe University. "National Centre for Hellenic Studies and Research". http://www.latrobe.edu.au/nhc/. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ Office of the Premier of Victoria. "$3.5m boost for Melbourne's Lonsdale Street Greek Precinct". http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/premier/$3.5m-boost-for-melbournes-lonsdale-st-greek-precinct.html. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ Melbourne Antipodes Festival. "Lonsdale Street Glendi". http://www.antipodesfestival.com.au/glendi. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ Melbourne Antipodes Festival. "Greek Film Festival". http://www.antipodesfestival.com.au/greek_film_festival. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
See also
External links
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- Greek Community of Melbourne and Victoria
- National Centre for Hellenic Studies and Research
- Melbourne Antipodes Festival
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