GAS completes inaugural edition of Young Leaders Program

The Greek-Australian Society completed its inaugural variation of the GAS Young Leaders Program, bringing together a delegation of young Greek-Australians from crossed the state to Canberra.

The programme took spot crossed 24-26 March and featured 17 young Greek Australians from crossed the country, including university graduates, young professionals and student leaders.

The delegation began its visit successful Canberra by going to the Australian War Memorial where GAS President George Mpliokas and NUGAS Victoria Co-President Demi Bourdopoulos laid a wreath connected behalf of the relation and the youngsters for Greek Independence Day and with respect to each Australian, Anzac and Allied personnel.

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Later that aforesaid time (Tuesday 24 March), an authoritative Welcome Dinner for the Program astatine the Hellenic Club was held, which included Stavros Venizelos, Ambassador of Greece successful Australia, and Nikolaos Varellas, Deputy High Commissioner of Cyprus successful Australia.

The adjacent time saw the delegation be a work astatine St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church earlier taking parkland successful a bid of sessions held astatine Parliament House.

Prior to the sessions, Milton Dick MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives, formally acknowledged GAS and the Young Leaders Program arsenic guests successful the Chamber during Question Time with a well-received «Χρόνια Πολλά».

The delegation astatine FECCA House. Photo: Supplied

After the sessions finished, GAS hosted a Networking Drinks lawsuit astatine Leyla Bar, Barton earlier finishing the nighttime by attending the Greek Independence Day Picnic lawsuit astatine the National Carillon hosted by the Hellenic Youth Club, Canberra.

The last time of the programme saw the delegation prosecute successful sessions astatine FECCA House, hosted by Andrew Ng, Chair of ACT Multicultural Council.

The delegation extracurricular Parliament House. Photo: Supplied

Bill Maloukis, GAS Vice-President and Convenor of the GAS Mentoring Program, delivered a league earlier a last league from Harry Mavrolefteros, Past President and Life Member, NUGAS Australia.

In concern with GAS, delegates agreed to support the Pharos Alliance inaugural crossed Australia, taking connected the combat to revitalise Greek connection learning and use crossed the country.

The delegation astatine St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. Photo: Supplied

GAS President George Mpliokas praised the delegation successful a property merchandise connected the Program, saying:

“These graduates from our first-ever GAS Young Leaders Program are Greek Australians prepared to enactment successful sizeable effort and committed to serving others successful the world astir us.”

GAS President George Mpliokas praised the delegation for their contributions. Photo: Supplied

He added: “From laying a wreath astatine the Australian War Memorial to being acknowledged successful the House of Representatives connected Greek Independence Day, I proceed to consciousness humbled and I americium so gladsome that our participants were capable to stock successful this historical experience.”

Mpliokas remarked connected the imaginable demonstrated by the youngsters and thanked them for their information and contributions to the event.

The relation confirmed their volition to present the GAS Young Leaders Program connected an yearly to biennial basis.