At PRONIA, we are heartbroken by the news of her death. Evangelia Katris, mother of Nicholas Katris, former President of PRONIA, was a beloved member of our community. For decades, Mrs Katris had received services from PRONIA which enabled her to live independently in her own house well after her 100th birthday, despite the severe vision problems she faced and endured with rare strength of spirit and grace. We offer our condolences to Nicholas Katris and the extended Katris family including Lana Laios her grandaugther who is a current PRONIA board member. May her memory live on.

PRONIA is proud to announce that the Cocktail event, a fundraising cocktail party supporting the organisation’s work on preventing family violence, raised $85,000, surpassing its original goal. The success of the event is a testament to the support of our community that embraced PRONIA’s initiative to create a foundation against family violence. Close to 140 guests attended the cocktail fundraiser, which took place Friday, 10th November, at the Brunswick Town Hall. The event featured speeches from PRONIA’s President Elpis Korosidis, PRONIA’s CEO Tina Douvos-Stathopoulos, Merri-bek’s Mayor Angelica Panopoulos, PRONIA’s family unit coordinator Kathy Barbakos and Safe and Equal’s Chair Maria […]

Today PRONIA’s management was very happy to receive a visit from Multicultural Commissioner Viv Nguyen at the offices in Brunswick and give her a tour of the organisation’s facilities. In addition, there was an opportunity for discussion about the current projects of the organisation and about the Greek-Australian community within multicultural Victoria. We thank Ms Viv Nguyen for her visit and her constant support.    

“Stronger Together” is PRONIA’s support services program for people with early stages of dementia and their carers. The program was officially launched in Melbourne on Friday 27th October at the Treacy Center in Parkville by Maria Vamvakinou MP. Guest speakers included PRONIA’s Board President Ms Elpis Korosidis, Dementia Australia’s State Manager Client Services Ms Jacinta Allen, Director Neuropsychiatry at Royal Melbourne Hospital Prof. Denis Velakoulis. MC of the event was PRONIA’s CEO Ms Tina Douvos-Stathopoulos. More than 110 guests came together to learn about PRONIA’s new support program including community leaders, media and professionals. Guests enjoyed light lunch, discussion and […]

Sergeant Con Matsamakis from Victoria Police with PRONIA PRONIA’s seniors had the opportunity to hear and learn about living safely and with confidence from Sergeant Con Matsamakis, who visited PRONIA’s offices on Thursday, 26th October. As part of the Victoria Seniors Festival, our seniors enjoyed an afternoon full of information, education and fun! First, the safety presentation and, followed by a TRIVIA afternoon to test our general knowledge! Everyone enjoyed the quiz and asked for more Trivia afternoons in the future!

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These monthly sessions are delivered in collaboration with Services Australia on the second Wednesday of each month at the MYFS Room in the Courtyard of the Centre. Each session is designed to share essential information with the community. The topic covered in this session was language services and an overview of supports available, including an introduction to MyGov. The next session will be focused on MyGov and linking services / navigating the site and is scheduled for Wednesday, 8 November, at 10 a.m. If you wish to participate or inquire for further information, call PRONIA at (03) 9388 9998

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