Greek Festival of Sydney 2006

A Greek Orthodox Community of NSW event
http://www.goc.com.au

And so we say goodbye…

The end has come.

The Greek festival of Sydney 2006 is over. We take this opportunity to thank you the public who made this year’s Greek Festival of Sydney a huge success. Your participation to all of the events gives us the enthusiasm to continue to strive to give you the best of Greek Culture in Australia.

It has been a big month with so many experiences and colourful people contributing to a rich program.

Putting on a festival such as this is no easy task, many people have their ideas, opinions, suggestions, likes and dislikes etc.

Please do you part and get in touch with the festival staff voicing your ideas, suggestions and feedback for us to create a program and month of Greek culture that will be remembered again next year. You can do this by going to www.greekfestivalofsydney.com.au and downloading the feedback form.

Now to the Winners of the Raffle!

Congratulations to the following winners:

1st place – Return ticket to Greece flying Gulf Air
WINNER: Jim Koutsanidis

2nd place winner – 12 month Subscription to UBI WORLD TV
WINNER: Vicky Kougelos

3rd place winner – 6 month subscription to UBI WORLD TV
WINNER: Jim Statidas

4TH place winner – one set of matching “His & Her” Oxette Watches, courtesy of Eurobelle (value $500)
WINNER: Alexia Parass

Thanks to the numerous Volunteers, GOC Board and Festival Board Staff members for all their invaluable contributions and time to make the 24th Greek Festival of Sydney a huge success.

A huge thanks needs to go out to all the sponsors as they provide assistance to the organisation in allowing all our events and program to come together, this assistance is a vital necessity to the festival and is hugely appreciated, both by the organisation and the public:

UBI WORLD TV - www.ubiworldtv.com

THE GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF NSW – www.goc.com.au

PADDYS FRESH FOOD MARKETS - www.paddysmarkets.com.au

GEORGES MEDITTERANEAN BAR AND GRILL – www.georgesrestaraunt.com.au

BANK OF CYPRUS - www.bankofcyprus.com.au

GREEKCITY.COM – www.greekcity.com.au

HISTORIC HOUSES TRUST - www.hht.net.au

SYDNEY AIRPORTER - www.kst.com.au

CUSTOMS HOUSE - www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/customshouse

HALKEAS PRINTING - www.halkeasprinting.com.au

CITY OF SYDNEY - www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au

CYBERNAUT - www.cybernaut.com.au

SAE OCEANIA - www.saeoceania.org.au

THE GREEK COMMUNITY CLUB -

GULF AIR - www.gulfairco.com

2SER FM – www.2ser.com

NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE - www.nbg.gr/en/

SYDNEY BUSES - www.sydneybuses.info

BOTANY BAY SEAFOOD RESTAURANT - sydney.citysearch.com.au/E/V/SYDNE/0020/28/48/1.html

COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMISSION - www.crc.nsw.gov.au

LAIKI BANK - www.laiki.com.au

VAGABOND CRUISES - www.vagabondcruises.com.au

FLORAL CREATIONS BY HELEN -
www.e-cbd.com/105417.php

AVVISO - avviso.com.au

THE GLEBE - www.cumberlandnewspapergroup.com.au

SBS RADIO - www.sbs.com.au

O KOSMOS -

SYDNEY HARBOUR FORESHORE AUTHORITY - www.shfa.nsw.gov.au

GLEEBOOKS - www.gleebooks.com.au

THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT FOR GREEKS ABROAD
www.ggae.gr

The Artists:

• The Dance Association of the University of Patra GREECE
• Maria Sarri and Isitheros Sarri
• Vasilis Kolovos
• Georgia Tsamouris – Kolovos – A womans Responsibility in the defence of Peace
• George and Simone of Georges Meditteranean Bar and Grill
• Krazy Kon
• Paroula Thurban and the GOC Dancing Groups
• Gatekrash
• Anthea Catopodis and Evelyn Georgalas
• The Newtown High School of the Performing Arts
• Zik Zak and Klonaridis
• John Mangos
• Tony Kassapakis
• Roula Angel and Foti
• Lesley Hardy and The Tribal Warrior Association
• Connie and CVC School of Dance
• Sophia Venturis School of Dance
• Cyprian Community Dance Group
• THE PONTIAN CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION - THE ARGONAUTS,
• Zoya Godoroja – Prieckaerts- Winner of the Poster Competition
• Effie Nastoulis, Graphic Designer
• Voya Rajic, Evvangelo Papageorgiou and the cast of War Diaries
• Don Mamouney and the cast of It’s a Father
• Thao nguyen and Ellena Lykourezos of song BE12 Beyond the Rolling Wave
• Justo Diaz and Palpote – Greek and Cuban Cross Cultural night
• Vrasidas Karalis – Homer Day and Sex Drugs and Music in Modern Greece
• Panayota Nazou – Women in the Australian Greek Diaspora
• Kevin O’Toole – The Art of the Parthenon, Lord Elgin and the new acropolis museum, Athens
• Michael Atherton and the members of Melismos
• Toni Allayialis – My of course Life
• Alfred Vincent - Kazantzakis and Islam
• Nola of Mosaic Madness
• Nick and Nicks Bar and Grill
• Maria Yiakoulis and Panayiotis Kalandris
• Carmel Schenke and Justo Diaz of Café Carnivale
• Hellen Arestides, Peter Samartzis Ross Smith, Vick Tsaccounis, Christine Wheeler, Gregory Elmaloglou and Raisa Dobrinsky of Recital
• Harry and David of PERAMA RESTAURANT
• Mary kalantzis, Randa Kattan, Maha Abdo, Rathana Chea, Keysar Trad, Electra Spathopolous and Alfred Vincent – RACSIM IN AUSTRALIA
• Anastasia Anastasiadis: Byzantine Mani – Art and Architecture
• Freya Despina Veveris, Iakovos Amperidis, Sophia Kouyopumdjian, George Tsillianakis, Yiorgo Zafiriou – SHIFTING GROUND
• Jackie Booth, Ula George and all the Children who participated in the Childrens Exhibition from Newtown Highschool of the Performing Arts.
• Maria Mikos – 25 years of Greek Music in the greek Festival of Sydney
• The GOC Youth Committee – Greek Fest Closing Party
• Bill Elliades and Pantellis of The ENMORE THEATRE

To the following distinguished people for your attendance and messages to the Festival:

• The Hon. Milton Orkopoulos
• the Hon. Don Harwin MLC
• Comminisioner Micheal Chirstodolou
• Cr Verity Firth, Deputy Mayor of Sydney
• The Hon John Howard
• The Hon Kim C. Beazley MP
• The Hon Peter Debman MP
• The Hon Bob Debus MP
• The Hon Morris Iemma MP
• Mrs Dora Bakogiannis – Foreign Minister of Greece
• Mr Ionnis Raptakis, NSW Consul General of Greece
• Mr George Voulgarakis – Minister of Culture – GREECE

Stay in touch with the website throughout the year as we launch the Greek Festival of Sydney 2007 marking a 1/4 of a century of being Australia’s largest Multicultural Festival, and the 25th Birthday of the Greek festival of Sydney.

Applications to take part in next year’s festival can be sent now.
Contact the festival office for an application on 9750 0440

Don’t forget the Greek Film Festival in September; stay tuned for dates to come!

On behalf of the Greek Festival of Sydney, Thank you and goodbye for now!

www.greekfestivalofsydney.com.au