It opens with a subsidy 2 million. dollars from the Australian government

A subsidy of two million Australian dollars for the construction of a Greek Cultural Center in Melbourne will be granted by the Australian government according to an announcement signed by the Prime Minister of the country Mrs. Julia Gillard, the Minister of Culture Mr. Simon Crean and Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Mrs Kate Lundy.

The news was first announced by the Prime Minister of the country last Saturday at an event in the context of the Greek festival "Antipodes" in Melbourne.

The new cultural center will be located in the heart of Melbourne's Greek community and will be housed in a multi-purpose space in the city's Central Business District. "The modernized space will house the proud history of the Greek community, will showcase valuable archives created over the decades and host special exhibitions and performances”, stated in the announcement. "It will also provide assistance to members of the Greek community through programs implemented by the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria".

"The center will symbolize the enormous contribution of the Greek-Australian community to Australian society and will highlight the special cultural and historical ties between Greece and Australia," the announcement continues..

Australia has changed significantly over the past two decades and the multicultural makeup of its population is greater than ever. "As a government we recognize the important contribution of the Greek community. Our nation has been enriched by the contribution of generations of Greeks who settled in Australia, they raised their families and built strong communities here. Greek-Australians have played an important role in our national history and Greek culture has been a source of inspiration for the arts, the letters, the academic knowledge and the architecture" is noted in the announcement, which ends: “As the Australian Government prepares to announce its first National Cultural Policy, this new center will help highlight Australia's multicultural heritage. The height subsidy 2 million Australian dollars from the Australian Government demonstrates our commitment to deliver programs that empower the nation's cultural diversity".

Source : tovima.gr

On Friday at 15.00 the funeral, from the Amarousiou cemetery.

The well-known and much-loved actor Vassilis Tsivilikas passed away on Wednesday morning, in age 70 years, during his transfer to Sismanoglio General Hospital where he was rushed with severe chest pain. He breathed his last in the ambulance, shortly after seven in the morning, from a heart attack.

As the director of the Sismanoglio Hospital reported to Mega, attempts were made to revive him inside the ambulance, while the same attempt was made on 40 minutes and from the hospital doctors without finally succeeding.

Vassilis Tsivilikas was born in Thessaloniki in 1942. Even from school, his teachers urged him to turn to the theater. Despite the fact that he entered English Literature, decided to go down to Athens and take exams at the Drama school of the Art Theater – he didn't pass there but at the school of Pelos Katselis from where he graduated.

It first appeared in the theater 1965 and a little later he finally collaborated with Karolos Koon and the Art Theater. His first film appearance, in the early 70s, was in Alekos Sakellariou's movie "My aunt the hippie". Since then he has participated in several films, while his presence in the theater was constant.

Thiasarchis has been performing every year on stage for many years, in comedies, Greek and foreign, where he directed and starred. This year, for the second season he played in the comedy "Bicycle Life" together with Yiannis Bostanzoglou, Petros Xekoukis et al.

Vassilis Tsivilikas, a naturally comedic actor, enjoyed great success both in prose and in the revue. He was married and had two children.

In a statement, the Ministry of Culture states: "Vassilis Tsivilikas served the theatrical art for a long time with consistency and ethics and was especially loved by the public".

Τα θερμά του συλλυπητήρια στην οικογένεια του ηθοποιού έστειλε και ο δήμαρχος Αθηναίων, Γιώργος Καμίνης. «Ο αδόκητος θάνατος του ηθοποιού και κορυφαίου κωμικού Βασίλη Τσιβιλίκα αποτελεί μεγάλη απώλεια για τον σύγχρονο ελληνικό κινηματογράφο και το θέατρο. Υπηρέτησε αγόγγυστα την ελληνική επιθεώρηση, προσφέροντας γέλιο και χαρά».

Η κηδεία του Βασίλη Τσιβιλίκα θα τελεστεί στις 3 το μεσημέρι της Παρασκευής από το νεκροταφείο Αμαρουσίου.

Συγκίνηση και θλίψη στον καλλιτεχνικό κόσμο

Συγκλονισμένος από την είδηση του θανάτου του Βασίλη Τσιβιλίκα δηλώνει στο ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ ο ηθοποιός, George Constantine. «Δεν περίμενα κάτι τέτοιο. Ηταν ένας άνθρωπος υγιέστατος. Δούλεψα μαζί του τα τελευταία τέσσερα χρόνια. Ηταν ένας σπουδαίος θεατράνθρωπος. Ενας άνθρωπος που θαύμαζα για το κουράγιο, τη δύναμη και τα πιστεύω του, τα οποία τα υποστήριζε πάρα πολύ. Ο Βασίλης Τσιβιλίκας ήταν ένας άνθρωπος “ταμένος” στο θέατρο, ήταν όλη του η ζωή. Λυπάμαι γιατί πραγματικά για εμάς είναι μια μεγάλη απώλεια».

Για τον Βασίλη Τσιβιλίκα μίλησε και ο Γιώργος Παρτσαλάκης: «Ηταν άνθρωπος με κουλτούρα, μορφωμένος, με πολύ χιούμορ, γνώστης του θεάτρου, με ανθρωπιά. Ο Βασίλης και η γενιά του υπήρξαν στηρίγματα για τους νέους ανθρώπους. Είχαμε και κάτι άλλο κοινό. Είχαμε τελειώσει και οι δύο τη Σχολή του Πέλου Κατσέλη. Και ο Κατσέλης μάς δίδασκε πρωτίστως να είμαστε συνάδελφοι και εκτός σκηνής. Ο Βασίλης είχε ήθος και πάνω και κάτω από τη σκηνή».

Ευγενικό, δραστήριο και πάντα αισιόδοξο περιγράφει τον κωμικό ηθοποιό ο Σπύρος Μπιμπίλας. «Αγαπούσε πάρα πολύ τους νέους ανθρώπους, εργάτης του θεάτρου και κύριος με Κ κεφαλαίο. Έχω συγκλονιστεί γιατί ήταν τόσο αναπάντεχος ο χαμός του, ήταν δραστήριος και μες στα πράγματα. Αν και δεν είχαμε την ευκαιρία να συνεργαστούμε ποτέ, γνωριζόμασταν πάρα πολύ καλά και η επαφή μας ήταν πολύ συχνή. Ο θάνατος του ήταν ένα ξαφνικό γεγονός το οποίο μας έχει όλους σοκάρει».