Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

It's the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia. The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia was founded by Patriarch Gregory VII of Constantinople in 1924 and has established many religious, cultural and social welfare initiatives, many of which provide essential services in my part of Sydney: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese schools in New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia; St Basil's Homes, which have been instituted in every capital city since 1969, caring for older members of the community as well as delivering a variety of community and in-home care programs; the Estia Foundation of Australia, which offers respite to those caring for children and adults with disabilities in its Roselands facilities and permanent and group-home accommodation in Gladesville, North Ryde and Blakehurst; parish-run organisations across Australia, hosting a number of activities, which include pastoral programs, childcare centres, Greek language school and meals for the poor; Greek welfare centres around Australia, which cater for the various needs of our most vulnerable; monasteries in New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia; and St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College.

I particularly want to congratulate His Eminence Archbishop Makarios, primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in Australia, on this 100th anniversary and for the extraordinary leadership of his congregation since arriving in Australia in June 2019.

Alicia Payne (Canberra, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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