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Greek Cypriot Constantine Pagonis honoured at Victorian Senior of the Year Awards
Greek Cypriot community advocate Constantine Pagonis has received a Council on the Ageing Victoria Senior Achiever Award. The honour was presented on Tuesday, 20 October, as part of the 2026 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards. Pagonis has spent more than 40 years as a volunteer, mentor and advocate for culturally diverse communities. He has served on the Welcoming Cities governance committee since 2015 and edited a newsletter for the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria. He also volunteers to digitise historical records at the Australian Jazz Museum.