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== Religion ==
[[File:Greek Orthodox Church (60887792).jpeg|thumb|St Lazarus' Greek Orthodox Church in [[Keysborough, Victoria|Keysborough]] under construction in 2011|left]]
There Greek Orthodox Archdiocese operates 35 churches and two monasteries in Melbourne. The city's parishes are divided into two districts, Melbourne and [[Northcote, Victoria|Northcote]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Melbourne Archives |url=https://greekorthodox.org.au/church-location/melbourne/ |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Northcote Archives |url=https://greekorthodox.org.au/church-location/northcote/ |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia |language=en-US}}</ref> The church plays a central role in Melbourne's Greek community.
There are another five [[Old Calendarists|Old Calendar Greek Orthodox]] churches and Independent Greek Orthodox churches unaffiliated with the Archdiocese in [[St Albans, Victoria|St Albans]] and [[Dromana, Victoria|Dromana]]. [[Protestantism in Greece|Evangelical Greeks]] worship in [[North Melbourne]], [[Box Hill, Victoria|Box Hill]], [[Oakleigh, Victoria|Oakleigh]] and [[Richmond, Victoria|Richmond]]. Greek-speaking Jehovah's Witnesses meet in [[Dingley Village, Victoria|Dingley Village]].
== Philanthropy to Greece ==
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