Greek Community Home For The Aged

Greek Community Home For The Aged Greek Community Home for the Aged
Nursing Home in Earlwood

19/08/2025

As Australia marks Aged Care Employee Day, we shine a spotlight on two remarkable women at the Greek Home for the Aged in Earlwood.

ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ – 07 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ 2025Επίσκεψη του Γενικού Προξένου και δωρητών στον Οίκο Ευγηρίας της Ελληνικής Ορθόδοξης Κοινό...
07/07/2025

ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ – 07 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ 2025
Επίσκεψη του Γενικού Προξένου και δωρητών στον Οίκο Ευγηρίας της Ελληνικής Ορθόδοξης Κοινότητας ΝΝΟ

Το Γηροκομείο της Ελληνικής Ορθόδοξης Κοινότητας Νέας Νότιας Ουαλίας (ΝΝΟ) υποδέχθηκε το Σάββατο, 5 Ιουλίου, τον Γενικό Πρόξενο της Ελλάδας στο Σύδνεϋ, κ. Ιωάννη Μαλλικούρτη, καθώς και σημαντικούς δωρητές του ιδρύματος, σε μια επίσκεψη που ανέδειξε το υψηλό επίπεδο φροντίδας και οργάνωσης της δομής.

Κατά την ξενάγηση στους χώρους του Γηροκομείου, οι επισκέπτες είχαν την ευκαιρία να συνομιλήσουν με το προσωπικό και τους ενοίκους, να ενημερωθούν για τις παρεχόμενες υπηρεσίες και να διαπιστώσουν το έργο που επιτελείται καθημερινά με αφοσίωση και επαγγελματισμό. Σημείο αναφοράς αποτέλεσαν τα δωμάτια και οι χώροι που είναι αφιερωμένοι σε δωρητές και υποστηρικτές της Κοινότητας, ως ένδειξη αναγνώρισης της πολύτιμης συμβολής τους.

Μεταξύ των διακεκριμένων δωρητών που τιμήθηκαν, ήταν οι:
• Bill και Kathleen Drakopoulos
• Danny και Peter Delimitrios (Pinnacle Cleaning)
• John και Katherine Assarapin
• Η οικογένεια Τσιλίμου – εις μνήμην Μιχάλη Τσιλίμου
• Κα Νία Καρτέρη – εις μνήμην Λάμπρου Καρτέρη

Στην επίσκεψη παρευρέθηκε επίσης η Υπουργός Βιομηχανικών Σχέσεων και Υγείας & Ασφάλειας στην Εργασία της ΝΝΟ και τοπική βουλευτής, κα Σόφη Κώτση, η οποία επαίνεσε την αδιάκοπη προσπάθεια του προσωπικού και την εξαιρετική φροντίδα που προσφέρει το Ίδρυμα, κάνοντας ιδιαίτερη μνεία στην πρόσφατη διάκριση του Γηροκομείου ως πρώτου σε ικανοποίηση σίτισης σε εθνικό επίπεδο.

Ο Πρόεδρος της Ελληνικής Ορθόδοξης Κοινότητας Νέας Νότιας Ουαλίας, κ. Χάρης Δανάλης, ευχαρίστησε θερμά τους παριστάμενους για την παρουσία και τη διαρκή στήριξή τους, δηλώνοντας:
«Χωρίς τη συμβολή της παροικίας, η λειτουργία ενός τέτοιου Ιδρύματος θα ήταν εξαιρετικά δύσκολη. Η στήριξη αυτή είναι πολύτιμη και απολύτως αναγκαία.»

Εμφανώς εντυπωσιασμένος από την οργάνωση και την καθαριότητα της δομής, ο κ. Μαλλικούρτης εξέφρασε την ικανοποίησή του για την πρώτη του ολοκληρωμένη επίσκεψη στους εσωτερικούς χώρους του Ιδρύματος, επισημαίνοντας:
«Υπάρχει μια αίσθηση Ελλάδας σε κάθε γωνιά. Είναι πολύ συγκινητικό να βλέπει κανείς την αγάπη και τη φροντίδα που προσφέρεται στους ηλικιωμένους μας, οι οποίοι αποτελούν τη ραχοκοκαλιά της κοινότητάς μας.»

Ο Γενικός Πρόξενος εξήρε τη γενναιοδωρία των δωρητών και τη σημασία τέτοιων πρωτοβουλιών για τη διατήρηση της συνοχής και της ταυτότητας της ελληνικής παροικίας:
«Τέτοιες πράξεις προσφοράς μάς υπενθυμίζουν τη δύναμη της ενότητας. Οι δωρεές δεν περιορίζονται μόνο στη γλώσσα και στον πολιτισμό, αλλά επεκτείνονται και στην ουσιαστική φροντίδα των ανθρώπων μας.»

Από την πλευρά του, ο δωρητής κ. Bill Drakopoulos δήλωσε συγκινημένος:
«Μου προκαλεί βαθιά ικανοποίηση που ως κοινότητα μπορούμε να προσφέρουμε στους ανθρώπους που μας φρόντισαν στα νιάτα μας. Αυτό είναι δείγμα πραγματικού πολιτισμού.»
Όπως εξήγησε, το αίσθημα προσφοράς είναι αξία που του μεταλαμπάδευσαν οι γονείς του και την οποία επιδιώκει να διατηρήσει ζωντανή και στις επόμενες γενιές της οικογένειάς του.

Κατά τη διάρκεια της ξενάγησης, οι επισκέπτες στάθηκαν σε δωμάτιο αφιερωμένο στη μνήμη του αείμνηστου Μιχάλη Τσιλίμου, εξέχοντος μέλους της Κοινότητας που αφιέρωσε τη ζωή του στην προσφορά και στην πρόοδο του συνόλου της παροικίας.

Ο γιος του, Σταύρος Τσιλίμος, δήλωσε με συγκίνηση:
«Είναι τιμή για την οικογένειά μας να βλέπουμε τον πατέρα μας να τιμάται με αυτόν τον τρόπο. Η αφοσίωσή του δεν περιοριζόταν μόνο στο Γηροκομείο, αλλά αφορούσε όλη την ελληνική παροικία.»

Παράλληλα, επεσήμανε την αναγκαιότητα διαρκούς στήριξης:
«Ένα τέτοιο Ίδρυμα δεν μπορεί να στηρίζεται μόνο στους εργαζομένους και το Διοικητικό Συμβούλιο. Χρειάζεται την ενεργή συμβολή όλων μας – συγγενών, φίλων, μελών της κοινότητας. Οι ηλικιωμένοι μας αξίζουν άνεση, αξιοπρέπεια και όμορφες στιγμές στα τελευταία τους χρόνια. Είναι καθήκον μας να ανταποδώσουμε όσα μας προσέφεραν.»

MEDIA RELEASE – 7 JULY 2025
Consul General and donors pay visit to GOC Home for the Aged

The Greek Orthodox Community Home for the Aged played host to the Consul General of Greece in Sydney, Ioannis Mallikourtis, and some of its major donors, allowing them to witness firsthand the great work they do in taking care of our elderly.

The Consul General and donors were given a guided tour of the facility on Saturday morning (5 July), meeting with its staff and residents as they walked through the facility.

The tour took the group walk past numerous parts of the Home, including various rooms that have been dedicated to donors and supporters.

Among the major donors and supporters recognised in the tour were:
• Bill and Kathleen Drakopoulos
• Danny and Peter Delimitrios of Pinnacle Cleaning
• John and Katherine Assarapin
• The Tsilimos family – In memory of Michael Tsilimos
• Ms Nia Karteris - In memory of Lambros Karteris

Also present at the event was Sophie Cotsis, NSW Minister for Industrial Relations, and for Work Health and Safety, who is the local member for the facility.

Greek Orthodox Community of NSW President Harry Danalis thanked everyone for their attendance and noted that “without the help of the community, it would be very difficult to run such a facility”.

Mr Mallikourtis was left very impressed with how well-organised the facility is during his first visit of the inside area, having only visited once before for the Australia Day BBQ earlier this year.
“It is very clean and there is a flavour of Greece everywhere,” he said.

The Consul General stressed the significance of such a facility in taking care of our elderly (many of whom migrated to Australia), especially since the Greek community is an aging one.
He particularly praised the generous support of the donors, saying:
“This is what we have to see amongst the community, generous donations in all fields, whether it is for the preservation of the Greek language or for aged care facilities.”

Bill Drakopoulos, one of the donors present, expressed his joy in being among those to lend their support.
“It warms my heart that we, as a community, are able to assist in the twilight years of those that looked after us. I think that is the most beautiful thing and I think that separates civilisation from non-civilisation,” he said.

Mr Drakopoulos said the desire to help was instilled into him by his parents and something he and his wife aim to pass on to their now adult children.

Sophie Cotsis, representing the NSW Government which has also lent its support to the facility through grants, commended the staff for its stellar work, highlighting specifically its recent recognition as first in Australia for food satisfaction among its residents.
“I want to acknowledge and recognise the donors who are here today and for their contribution, because they have seen the work of the staff and they have seen the great care they take and their professionalism,” Ms Cotsis said.
“Government will always support facilities like these ones. As the local member, I am even more proud of the work they do here.”

During the tour, the visitors first stopped by a room dedicated to Michael Tsilimos, a beloved figure of the Greek Orthodox Community of NSW who spent decades working for the betterment of our community as a whole until his death earlier this year.
Stavros Tsilimos, Michael’s son and one of the members of the family present at the visit, said it was a great feeling seeing the room dedicated to his father’s memory.

“To see Dad honoured in this way knowing how much effort he put into helping not just the aged care home but the whole Greek community, it is an absolute honour for me, Mum and our entire family,” he said.

He also emphasised the significance of the donors who lend financial support to the Home.
“A facility like this can’t just rely on the staff here. It can’t just rely on the members of the board or the members of the Greek Orthodox Community of NSW. It needs the help from families, friends, anyone within the community who is willing to support,” Mr Tsilimos said.

“These people here have lived amazing lives and they need to make sure their final years are filled with comfort and having a great time as well. We need to give back to the people who gave us so much.”

Greek Orthodox Community of NSW

We extend our sincere thanks to The Greek Herald for their wonderful article highlighting the Greek Community Home For T...
13/06/2025

We extend our sincere thanks to The Greek Herald for their wonderful article highlighting the Greek Community Home For The Aged in Earlwood, which ranked 1st nationwide in food satisfaction - based on a recent survey of over 37,000 aged care residents across Australia.

This recognition reflects our ongoing commitment to providing authentic Greek cuisine and high-quality care for our elderly community members. A special thank you to our Head Chef Panagiotis Giannakopoulos and the entire team for their dedication and love in every meal served.

Read the full article here!



Greek Orthodox Community of NSW

The Greek Community Home for the Aged in Earlwood, Sydney, has achieved the highest possible rating for food satisfaction.

📸 A huge thank you to Vasilis Vasilas and Syndesmos Connecting People and Their Stories for capturing the spirit and war...
02/06/2025

📸 A huge thank you to Vasilis Vasilas and Syndesmos Connecting People and Their Stories for capturing the spirit and warmth of our Sunday Brunch at the Greek Community Home For The Aged!

It was the perfect autumn morning to come together in support of our Aged Care facility. 🌞💙



Greek Orthodox Community of NSW

💛 LAST CHANCE: Join Us for a Warm & Delicious Sunday Brunch! 🥞✨Join us this Sunday for a cosy and cheerful Sunday Brunch...
30/05/2025

💛 LAST CHANCE: Join Us for a Warm & Delicious Sunday Brunch! 🥞✨

Join us this Sunday for a cosy and cheerful Sunday Brunch at the Greek Community Home for the Aged in Earlwood!
Enjoy a delicious buffet breakfast, warm company, and a wonderful community spirit — all in support of a great cause.

📅 Date: Sunday, 1 June 2025
🕚 Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Location: 2 Woolcott St, Earlwood
💵 Cost: $50.00 per person (includes buffet breakfast with coffee & juices)

👉 Seats are limited – bookings essential!
🎟️ Reserve your spot now: https://www.trybooking.com/DBYQG

We can’t wait to welcome you! 💛

📞 For more info, call (02) 9718 7195 or email katerina.kouris@goc.org.au

Greek Orthodox Community of NSW

🌼 SUNDAY BRUNCH WITH HEART! 🥞☕🍓Join us for a cosy and cheerful Sunday Brunch at the Greek Community Home for the Aged in...
24/05/2025

🌼 SUNDAY BRUNCH WITH HEART! 🥞☕🍓

Join us for a cosy and cheerful Sunday Brunch at the Greek Community Home for the Aged in Earlwood!

Enjoy a delicious buffet breakfast, warm company, and a lovely community atmosphere — all in support of a great cause.

📅 Date: Sunday, 1 June 2025
🕚 Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Location: 2 Woolcott St, Earlwood
💵 Cost: $50.00 per person (includes buffet breakfast with coffee & juices)
👉 Seats are limited – bookings essential!
🎟️ Reserve your place here: https://www.trybooking.com/DBYQG
We can’t wait to welcome you! 💛

📞 For more details, call (02) 9718 7195 or email katerina.kouris@goc.org.au

Greek Orthodox Community of NSW

21/05/2025

🌞 JOIN US FOR A DELIGHTFUL SUNDAY BRUNCH! 🥐☕🍊

You're invited to a warm and wonderful Sunday Brunch Event at the Greek Community Home for the Aged! Come and enjoy delicious food, great company, and a welcoming atmosphere.

📅 Date: Sunday, 1 June 2025
🕚 Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Address: Greek Community Home for the Aged, 2 Woolcott St, Earlwood
💵 Cost: $50.00 per person (includes buffet-style breakfast with coffee & juices)

👉 LIMITED SEATS – BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL!
🎟️ Reserve your spot now: https://www.trybooking.com/DBYQG

Don’t miss this special occasion – we look forward to seeing you there!

📞 For more info, call (02) 9718 7195 or email katerina.kouris@goc.org.au

Greek Community Home For The Aged

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The atmosphere at the Greek Orthodox Community Home for the Aged in Earlwood, Sydney, was filled with joy as the Evzones paid a visit.

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Address

2 Woolcott Street
Sydney, NSW
2206

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

02 9718 7195

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