{"id":2189,"date":"2017-06-17T19:09:13","date_gmt":"2017-06-17T16:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-inon.gr\/magazine\/?p=2189"},"modified":"2017-07-20T21:34:02","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T18:34:02","slug":"cretan-products-are-placed-in-the-heart-of-the-australians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-inon.gr\/magazine\/2017\/06\/17\/cretan-products-are-placed-in-the-heart-of-the-australians\/","title":{"rendered":"Cretan Products are placed \u00abIn the heart\u00bb of the Australians"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The new management of the Pan-Cretan Union of Melbourne-Australia takes over the promotion of the Cretan products in Australia.\u00a0 The Union takes the initiative to bring together and proceed to fraternization with the Chambers of Commerce of Crete and the two big Australian-Greek Chambers of Commerce in Australia so as businesspeople who work in Crete and the Greek businesspeople, whose companies are located in Australia, promote Cretan Diet widely in the Australian society and in Asian countries.
\nThe above was underlined by the new president of the Pan-Cretan Union of Melbourne, Mr. Antonis Tsourdalakis, in an interview to \u00abIn-On\u00bb magazine.
\nThese kinds of initiatives -he continued- will widen the scope of import and export transactions between Australia and Greece due to the increase of exportation of the Cretan products. Until now, this occurs in a limited scope and the aim of the new Board of Directors is to hold a \u00abCRETAN BUSINESS FORUM\u00bb, only for the Cretans. He also stressed that they have already asked the regional counselor of Crete and the four prefects to organize exhibitions in Australia, apart from Europe and America for a better promotion of the Cretan products.
\nAt the same time, the main aim of the new Board of Directors for the next four years -as Mr. Tsourdalakis mentions- is for hundred of Cretans in Victoria to embrace the Pan-Cretan Union of Melbourne and until the end 2009, to have more than 2000 active members, participating over 1000 men and women of Cretan origins.
\nQuestion:<\/strong> what are the new plans of the new Board of Directors for the Greek people who live in Australia?
\nAnswer:<\/strong> My initial idea was to have a Board of Directors which would constitute of young people of Cretan immigrants that were born in Australia. Eventually, this idea was realized when the new Board of Directors was elected, since 17 counselors out of the 21 belong to this category.
\nAdditionally, the new Board of Directors aims at projecting Cretan civilization and also proceeds to the continuation of the already established ceremonies such as: Holy Water rituals, New Years Cake, the battle of Crete, the Holocaust of Arkadi etc. For the first time this year in Australia, we will project Cretan Cuisine for a whole week all over Melbourne and in November the first Cretan Musical-Dance Concert for the Aborigines.
\nFurthermore, during 2009 the visits of children (8\u201317years of age) from Greeks who live in Australia to Crete will continue. The children will be hosted by members of the Prefectures of Crete, while in 2010 the first tour of the Dance Group of the Pan-Cretan Union will be realized.
\nDuring 2009 the formal presentation of the book entitled \u00abThe Cretans of Oceania since 19th century\u00bb, will be realized. The publisher is the Pan-Cretan Union of Melbourne and the author is Mr. Socrates Tsourdalakis (My father). The presentation of the book will be held in Crete in May 2009.
\nDuring 2009 in Australia, some dancing groups from Crete will be hosted, the first being the Vrakofori group of Crete.
\nFinally, we will found the Cretan Music and Dance School so as our children learn Cretan musical instruments and dances.
\nQuestion:<\/strong> what is the role of women Department and the Youth Department in the contacts with the relevant organizations of the immigrants around the world?
\nAnswer:<\/strong> The role of the women Department is auxiliary towards the Board of Directors, even though we do not exclude women to be members in the Board of Directors. The members of the women Department want to assist the acts of the Union in every possible way. The Youth Department has to play a greater role in the Association since our young people are being prepared to participate in the Future Board of Directors. This offer, on behalf of young people, is important because being a President at this Department for three years; I have gained significant experience, which undoubtedly helps till today in my new post.<\/p>\n

Curriculum Vitae <\/strong>
\nMr.Antonis Tsourdalakis, is the son of Socrates and Anna Tsourdalakis, born in Melbourne in July 1970.
\nHe was born in a traditional Cretan family, getting from his parents the necessary stimuli to love Tradition and Crete.
\nSince his childhood, and under parental guidance, he took his first lessons at Cretan Dances. He continued dance lessons with the dance teacher Mrs. Eleni Kafkalaki and later with Maria Kourmadia. From his early years, he was wearing the traditional costumes of Crete dancing in numerous dancing groups in our community.
\nLater as a teenager, he participates in the dance groups of \u00abSt. Vassilos\u00bb, Brunswick Schools, the Rethymnian Association \u00ab\u0391RKAD\u0399\u00bb and the Cretan Association of Melbourne.
\nHis activities as a dance teacher
\n1988 \u2013 1990 He was a dance teacher in the Chanian Association of Melbourne & Victoria.
\n1990 \u2013 1995 He was a dance teacher at the Cretan Association of Melbourne & Victoria Association & Victorias.
\n1995 \u2013 2005 He established the Cretan Folklore Association of Australia, in which he was the Director and dance teacher until 2005.
\n2000 \u2013 2002 He was a dance teacher at the Rethymnian Association of Melbourne, \u00ab\u0391RKAD\u0399\u00bb His activities in the Greek community.
\n1989 \u2013 He established the Greek Students Association in the University of Victoria, where he was the president until 1991, while participating in the National Union of Hellenic-Australian Students.
\n1990 \u2013 He established the Federation of the Hellenic Youth of Australia with 34 organizations of young people, where he was a President until 1993.
\n1995 \u2013 He becomes a member of the Australian Greek Council and the Co-ordination Committee of the Cypriot Fight (Lobby for National Issues).
\n1996 \u2013 He becomes a member of the Parade Committee for our National Day, in which he was also an Assistant Secretary.
\nHis actions for the Cretan Family
\n1991 \u2013 He is the President of the Youth in the Cretan Association of Melbourne and Victoria.
\n1994 \u2013 He is elected as Secretary General in the Cretan Association of Melbourne and Victoria.
\n1998 \u2013 He participates for the first time in the presiding Board of Directors of the Cretan Association of Australia & New Zealand at the post of the person in charge of Public Relations.
\n1999 \u2013 He chairs in the establishment of Cretan Youth Association of Australia &New Zealand in a Pan-Australian scale.
\n2000 \u2013 He takes over the full organization of the Historical Association of the Rethymnians of Melbourne \u00ab\u0391RKAD\u0399\u00bb, from the post of the President.
\n2003 \u2013 He participates for the second time in the presiding Board of Directors of the Cretan Association of Australia & New Zealand at the post of vice-president.
\n2009 \u2013 He takes over the Presidency of the biggest Cretan Association in Oceania, the Pan-Cretan Association of Melbourne- Australia.
\nThe Board of Directors of the Pan-Cretan Association in Melbourne
\nPRESIDENT: TSOURDALAKIS ANTONIS \u2013 A young man of Cretan origins, born in Australia, aged 38.
\nVICE-PRESIDENT: PAPADIMITRAKIS DIMITRIS \u2013 Born in Asratego, Chania, he came to Australia during the 60s.
\n2nd VICE-PRESIDENT: DEDES MANOLIS \u2013 A young man of Cretan origins, born in Australia, aged 40.
\nSECRETARY: VANTARAKIS MANOLIS \u2013 Born in Karoti, Rethymnon, he came to Australia during the\u00a0 90s.
\n2nd SECRETARY: HARITAKIS MIHALIS \u2013 A young man of Cretan origins, born in Australia, aged 32.
\nCASHIER: LEONTAKIS GEORGOS \u2013 A young man of Cretan origins, born in Australia, aged 41.
\n2nd CASHIER: DALAKIS MICHALIS \u2013 A young man of Cretan origins, born in Australia, aged 45.
\nPUBLIC RELATIONS: NIKOLAKAKIS IOANNIS \u2013 A young man of Cretan origins, born in Australia, aged 42.
\nPUBLIC RELATIONS: KOUKOUVITAKIS NIKOS \u2013 A young man of Cretan origins, born in Australia, aged 37.
\nPUBLIC RELATIONS: STARAKIS MANOLIS \u2013 A young man of Cretan origins, born in Australia, aged 38
\nMEMBERS:
\nKARAMITOS MICHALIS \u2013 A young man of Cretan origins, born in Australia, aged 40.
\nKONTOUDAKIS GEORGIOS \u2013 Born in Therisso, Kydonia, Chania, he came to Australia during the 50s.
\nKONTEKAKIS IOANNIS \u2013 Born in Kamaria, Selinou ,Chania, he came to Australia during the 60s.
\nLYGIDAKIS IOANNIS \u2013 Born in Akrotiri, Chania, he came to Australia during the 60s.
\nMARAKIS GIORGOS \u2013 Born in Myriokefala, Rethymnon, he came to Australia during the 80s.
\nBADOGIANNIS EVAGGELOS \u2013 Born in Chania, Crete he came to Australia during the 60s.
\nMICHELAKIS NIKOS \u2013\u00a0 Born in Sembrona, Chania he came to Australia during the 50s.
\nMICHELAKIS PANTELIS \u2013 Born in Sembrona, Chania he came to Australia during the 50s.
\nPATERAKIS DIMITRIS \u2013 A young man of Cretan origins, born in Australia, aged 42.
\nRALLAKIS NIKOS \u2013 A young man of Cretan origins, born in Australia, aged 40.
\nRERAKIS IOANNIS \u2013 A young man of Cretan origins, born in Australia, aged 43.<\/p>\n

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