For two nights in Melbourne, Michalis Hatzigiannis rocked the Palace Theatre.  Thousands of crazed fans, sang and danced the night away to his many trademark songs.  Throughout the night, Michalis demonstrated his renowned artistic talent, playing both his guitar and piano, having written and composed many of the songs himself.  He was supported by Marlian Angelides and a fine group of musicians.  He returned for a final encore before departing the Palace Theatre and leaving his fans wanting more.

It was well worth the 5 year wait.  Thank you Michalis

Notis Sfakianakis played to a crowded Hisense Arena on Saturday 20 June 2009.  With over 5,000 starved, patriotic fans, hungry for his long overdue live performance, having waited 9 long years. 

Notis himself starts the show.  What a show!  Complete with dancers, effects, 4 support singers and a group of musicians that have played with Notis for up to 20 years.  Not many artists draw this kind of loyalty and respect.

His unique artistic personality was obvious during his performance, feeding his hungry audience with his much loved music, his humour, his magic flowers and that charm and charisma.  The connection between the artist and the crowd was evident.

Melbourne came alive on Saturday and each person present has only one request to make of Notis – DON’T DELAY YOUR RETURN

The donation made to the National Breast Cancer foundation was $4,293.

One Saturday in May 2009, over 7,000 people met together at a venue by the Yarra in Melbourne, Australia. All united by a cause. A cause led by a man with a big heart – Yiannis Ploutarhos.

The Greek- Australians of Melbourne would like to thank Yiannis Ploutarhos for leading the way and donating his time and performance to help youth with special needs.

Donations made on the night to Agapi Care were $151,800 from Theo Kanatas, $100,000 from Bank of Cyprus and $13,000 from the Pan Cretan Association. A home has been purchased in Clayton South. Over the coming months, this home will be outfitted with further donations to make it suitable for permanent residency for youth with special needs.

This home will always bear the Ploutarhos’ legacy. Thank you to our sponsors, patrons and supporters for making Yiannis’ dream become a reality.