Strong turnout for fundraiser to preserve Melbourne’s Greek history

Key points

• More than 100 women attended a high tea fundraiser in Melbourne to help digitise the historical archives of the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria. Held on Friday, 9 October, at the Hotel Windsor, the event aimed to fund the first five of 30 bound volumes.
• Historian and archivist Dr Juliana Charpantidou said some of the fragile books are in very poor condition. Among the records are the community's first minute book, dating from 1898.
• Donations remain open, and funds are managed by the Antipodes Centre Trust.