Old friends who held the highest positions in Greece still continue to serve. This is what stood out in my recent catch ups with Giannis Chrysoulakis, George Patoulis, and Giannis Drimousis. As is customary in Greece where discourse and debate...
Bill Papastergiadis OAM
Bill Papastergiadis is a highly accomplished lawyer and community leader. Since 2008, he has acted as the Managing Partner of Moray & Agnew, Melbourne.
This preeminent law firm has over 650 employees nationally and is one of the top 10 largest firms in Australia. Under Bill's stewardship, Moray & Agnew's Melbourne office was rated as the fastest growing law firm in Victoria for a number of years in succession. Bill has been ranked in Australia and Asia as one of the top 10 lawyers by the Australasian Legal Business Review and has been consistently ranked in the top 40 lawyers in Australia and Asia for a number of years. In 2017, he was awarded a High Achiever's Award for his work in Australia Asia Engagement by the prestigious Asian magazine, The Asian Executive.
Despite his successful career as a lawyer, for decades Bill has worked tirelessly with a proven track record in a multitude of leadership roles for a number of multicultural community groups and initiatives. Bill has been an outstanding representative of numerous iconic sporting organizations, schools and the Greek community in Australia.
His commitment to serving the needs of a number of Victoria's diverse communities was recognized by the award of the Order of Australia for his service to the Greek Community. He has proven skills in forming strong alliances and networks across a range of government entities and community-based organizations. This talent is borne out by the significant achievements he has delivered in his endeavors with various community bodies, detailed below.
Significantly, Bill has been the President of the Greek Community of Melbourne & Victoria since January 2008, and has demonstrated strong and empathetic leadership through some of the biggest changes to the activities of the Greek community in Australia. His interest and passion for helping the Greek community has been constant for many years. He has done what few individuals can do – unite the community, drive its fundraising, oversee the construction and successful completion of community infrastructure and facilitated international exchanges between Victoria and Greece in an unprecedented way.
Below is a summary of Bill's key community leadership achievements, across six areas being:
Greek Community of Melbourne & Victoria
South Melbourne Football club (FIFA awarded Oceania Club of the Century)
The Hellenic Initiative Australia
Alphington Grammar
Victorian Multicultural Commission
Melbourne University Humanities Foundation
-------------------------------------------------- ------------------- Vassilis Papastergiadis is an accomplished lawyer and president of the Greek Community of Melbourne.
Since 2008, he has been the Managing Partner of the law firm Moray & Agnew, in Melbourne.
This prominent law firm has over 650 employees nationwide and is one of the 10 largest law firms in Australia. Under Vassilis' direction, Moray & Agnew's Melbourne office has been rated as the fastest growing law firm in Victoria for many years running. Vasilis has been ranked among the top 10 lawyers in Australia and Asia by the Australasian Legal Business Review and has been consistently ranked in the top 40 lawyers in Australia and Asia for many years. In 2017, he was awarded the High Achiever's Award for his work on Australia Asia Engagement by the prestigious Asian magazine The Asian Executive.
Despite his successful career as a lawyer, for decades Vassilis has worked tirelessly with a proven track record in many leadership roles for a range of multicultural community groups and initiatives.
Vassilis has been a representative of many sports organizations, schools and the expatriate community in Australia.
His commitment to serving the needs of many different organizations in Victoria was recognized with the award of the Medal of the Order of Australia for his service to the Hellenic Community. He has proven skills in building strong alliances and networks across a range of government bodies and organisations. This is confirmed by his significant achievements in his cooperation with various community bodies.
Significantly, Vasilis has been President of the Hellenic Community of Melbourne & Victoria since January 2008 and has demonstrated strong and empathetic leadership through some of the biggest changes in the activities of the Greek community in Australia. His interest and passion to help the Greek community has been constant for many years. He has done what few people can do – brought the community together, promoted its capital raising, overseen the construction and successful completion of the new 15-storey community building, while facilitating international contacts between Victoria and Greece with a previous way.
Here is a summary of Basil's key achievements, in six areas which are:
Greek Community of Melbourne & Victoria
South Melbourne Football Club (awarded by FIFA as Oceania Club of the Century)
The Hellenic Initiative Australia
Alphington Grammar School
Multicultural Commission of Victoria
University of Melbourne Humanities Foundation
This preeminent law firm has over 650 employees nationally and is one of the top 10 largest firms in Australia. Under Bill's stewardship, Moray & Agnew's Melbourne office was rated as the fastest growing law firm in Victoria for a number of years in succession. Bill has been ranked in Australia and Asia as one of the top 10 lawyers by the Australasian Legal Business Review and has been consistently ranked in the top 40 lawyers in Australia and Asia for a number of years. In 2017, he was awarded a High Achiever's Award for his work in Australia Asia Engagement by the prestigious Asian magazine, The Asian Executive.
Despite his successful career as a lawyer, for decades Bill has worked tirelessly with a proven track record in a multitude of leadership roles for a number of multicultural community groups and initiatives. Bill has been an outstanding representative of numerous iconic sporting organizations, schools and the Greek community in Australia.
His commitment to serving the needs of a number of Victoria's diverse communities was recognized by the award of the Order of Australia for his service to the Greek Community. He has proven skills in forming strong alliances and networks across a range of government entities and community-based organizations. This talent is borne out by the significant achievements he has delivered in his endeavors with various community bodies, detailed below.
Significantly, Bill has been the President of the Greek Community of Melbourne & Victoria since January 2008, and has demonstrated strong and empathetic leadership through some of the biggest changes to the activities of the Greek community in Australia. His interest and passion for helping the Greek community has been constant for many years. He has done what few individuals can do – unite the community, drive its fundraising, oversee the construction and successful completion of community infrastructure and facilitated international exchanges between Victoria and Greece in an unprecedented way.
Below is a summary of Bill's key community leadership achievements, across six areas being:
Greek Community of Melbourne & Victoria
South Melbourne Football club (FIFA awarded Oceania Club of the Century)
The Hellenic Initiative Australia
Alphington Grammar
Victorian Multicultural Commission
Melbourne University Humanities Foundation
-------------------------------------------------- ------------------- Vassilis Papastergiadis is an accomplished lawyer and president of the Greek Community of Melbourne.
Since 2008, he has been the Managing Partner of the law firm Moray & Agnew, in Melbourne.
This prominent law firm has over 650 employees nationwide and is one of the 10 largest law firms in Australia. Under Vassilis' direction, Moray & Agnew's Melbourne office has been rated as the fastest growing law firm in Victoria for many years running. Vasilis has been ranked among the top 10 lawyers in Australia and Asia by the Australasian Legal Business Review and has been consistently ranked in the top 40 lawyers in Australia and Asia for many years. In 2017, he was awarded the High Achiever's Award for his work on Australia Asia Engagement by the prestigious Asian magazine The Asian Executive.
Despite his successful career as a lawyer, for decades Vassilis has worked tirelessly with a proven track record in many leadership roles for a range of multicultural community groups and initiatives.
Vassilis has been a representative of many sports organizations, schools and the expatriate community in Australia.
His commitment to serving the needs of many different organizations in Victoria was recognized with the award of the Medal of the Order of Australia for his service to the Hellenic Community. He has proven skills in building strong alliances and networks across a range of government bodies and organisations. This is confirmed by his significant achievements in his cooperation with various community bodies.
Significantly, Vasilis has been President of the Hellenic Community of Melbourne & Victoria since January 2008 and has demonstrated strong and empathetic leadership through some of the biggest changes in the activities of the Greek community in Australia. His interest and passion to help the Greek community has been constant for many years. He has done what few people can do – brought the community together, promoted its capital raising, overseen the construction and successful completion of the new 15-storey community building, while facilitating international contacts between Victoria and Greece with a previous way.
Here is a summary of Basil's key achievements, in six areas which are:
Greek Community of Melbourne & Victoria
South Melbourne Football Club (awarded by FIFA as Oceania Club of the Century)
The Hellenic Initiative Australia
Alphington Grammar School
Multicultural Commission of Victoria
University of Melbourne Humanities Foundation
My Articles
A VISIT TO ALIMOS: REMEMBERING AUSTRALIA'S FALLEN AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY TIES
Alimos is a standout beachside suburb in Athens, part of the Athens Riviera but, it is also a business center with numerous commercial headquarters. What's most relevant for me is that Alimos and the adjacent suburb of Faliron share the resting home of our...
Information regarding double taxation relief and the strengthening of consular authority
During a meeting with the President of the Hellenic Parliament, Mr. Nikitas Kaklamanis, and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Yannis Loverdos, the President of the Greek Community, Mr. Vasilis Papastergiadis, was informed about the issues of double taxation and aid...
THE GREEK COMMUNITY OF MELBOURNE EXPANDS THE CULTURAL YOUTH CAMP PROGRAM IN ATTICA
The President of the Greek Community of Melbourne (EKM) Vassilis Papastergiadis met in Greece with the Regional Governor of Attica, Mr. Nikos Hardalia. The content of their meeting covered a number of issues, including the continuation of the institution of...
The an. INTERIOR MINISTER WILL MEET WITH MEMBERS OF MELBOURNE'S GREEK COMMUNITY
The Hellenic Community of Melbourne will welcome the Deputy Minister of the Interior of Greece, Theodoros Livaniou, who will be hosted at the Hellenic Center on Thursday, March 21 at 6:30 pm. The event is organized in collaboration with the Greek Consulate of...
ANTIPODES FESTIVAL IS RECOGNIZED BY THE VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT AS A FIRST CLASS FESTIVAL!”
The heart of the Greek community beat loudly again this year for two twenty-four hours at the 36th "Antipodes" Festival, which is organized by the Hellenic Community of Melbourne (ECM). In the center of Melbourne, in the historic Greek area of Lonsdale Street where...
THE GREEK COMMUNITY OF MELBOURNE HONORS EXEMPLARY VOLUNTEERS AT APPRECIATION CEREMONY
The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) proudly hosted its inaugural Appreciation Ceremony, to recognize and honor the dedication and selfless contributions of exemplary volunteers with 10+ years of community contribution. This heartwarming ceremony brought together...
THE HIGHEST VCE ACHIEVERS OF 2023 AWARDED BY THE GREEK COMMUNITY OF MELBOURNE
The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) came alive in a vibrant celebration, honoring the exceptional achievements of the Higher VCE Achievers, of the wider Greek community (or Greek heritage), in a night filled with joy and inspiration. The atmosphere at the Greek...
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, MARGARITIS SCHINAS, VISITS THE GREEK CENTRE
The President of the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM), Bill Papastergiadis OAM, welcomed the Vice President of the European Commission, Mr Margaritis Schinas, on his first visit to the Greek Centre. A delegation of Board of Directors of the GCM, Anthea...
“GEORGE BIZOS: ICON” – A CHAMPION OF JUSTICE
The President of the Greek Community of Melbourne, Bill Papastergiadis, OAM, writes about the special screening of the documentary "George Bizos: Icon, that Melburnians had the chance to enjoy on Wednesday, 25th October, at Palace Cinema Como. The documentary is a ...
LIFE OF BYRON: A STORY OF STRUGGLE, STRENGTH AND CONFLICT
It is a journey that moved me and I connected with it from the first moment. This was my impression of the play 'Life of Byron' at the Alex Theatre. A story of struggle, strength and conflict between modernity and tradition. The director, Tony Nikolakopoulos,...