The Cretan Brotherhood of Melbourne and the Pancretan Association of Melbourne with the support of the Cretan Federation of Australia & New Zealand and under the auspices of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia participated in the celebrations of the 200 year anniversary of Greek Independence 1821 on Saturday, February 20, by hosting a concert of Cretan musicians in honour of the great musician and first in Australia to bring the Cretan music tradition, Konstantinos Mountakis.
In a post on Facebook, it was mentioned that, apart from the members of the Cretan organisations in Victoria also present was the newly appointed Consul-General, Emmanuel Kakavelakis.
Archbishop Makarios of Australia was represented by His Archiepiscopal Vicar in Northcote, Father Evmenios, who conveyed the blessings of Archbishop Makarios to all present at the event.