As part of our 16 Days of Activism campaign, PRONIA held a professional development training seminar in elder abuse on December 6, 2022. What we know is that elder abuse impacts approximately 14% of elderly people in Australia, with this demographic at high risk of financial abuse, neglect, and physical abuse perpetrated by family members and/or trusted individuals. Knowing how to recognise the signs of abuse when working with clients or the next steps to take to support your clients if disclosure occurs is pivotal. The training session was attended by PRONIA staff and was hosted by Gary Ferguson of […]

Hellenic Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry celebrated some of the most prominent members of the community with the awards event, running for the 36th year in a row, in the presence of more than 400 attendees. PRONIA’s 50th anniversary has been highly recognised once again as its founding members were awarded the Spiro Stamoulis Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Spiro Moraitis and Mr. George Papadopoulos OAM, founders of PRONIA.

Thank you, Honorable Minister Andrew Giles, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, and Multicultural Affairs, for visiting our Brunswick office on Friday. The discussion around visa pathways, international skills recognition, and employment pathways is essential for the migrant communities, and we are extremely grateful for your support and hard work.

ERT’s Radio Program “Kouventes Makrines” featuring PRONIA’s CEO On Tuesday, October 25, PRONIA’s CEO Tina Douvos Stathopoulos, gave a candid interview on the radio show of Greek ERT “Voice of Greece” and specifically on the show “Conversations from afar” with Natasa Vissarionos and Yiannis – Stelios Tzirvelakis, on the occasion of the 50 years anniversary of PRONIA. The interview is in Greek and gives an overview of the organisation’s origins, actions and future plans. EPT ERT News To listen, you can click here: https://bit.ly/3FCN0fj-kouventesmakrines or https://www.ertnews.gr/…/quot-pronoia-quot-50-chronia…/

Thank you James, for visiting our Brunswick office today on behalf of Ambulance Victoria and teaching the cardiac group about emergency procedures when calling an ambulance. Our staff also had the opportunity to attend an essential CPR training session.   

PRONIA was a proud sponsor of this year’s Antipodes Festival, and we had the wonderful opportunity to interact, connect, and communicate with our community on Saturday and Sunday. It was a pleasure to celebrate Greek culture at this remarkable festival after the COVID-19 Pandemic. Thankfully, the rain stopped and the community was able to fully appreciate Melbourne’s biggest street party.  

Over 300 people attended the information session on Dementia at the Stars International Hall last Sunday that was hosted by EEAMA and organised by PRONIA and Fronditha Care. The three organisations joined forces many months ago in order to provide the community with the latest updates and information on the topic of dementia by bringing together the best scientists and experts from our community. Participants had the opportunity to hear firsthand about the research being carried out now by Dr. Vasso Apostolopoulou and Matthew Staios, obtain general knowledge about dementia from Dr. Arthur Kokkinias and listen about the legal aspeccts […]