The Greek who “conquered” the mayor’s office in an Australian Municipality

When Chris Christogeorgis was born in 1943 in Agiassos, Lesbos, no one could have predicted that he would become one of the first Greek-origin mayors in Australia! Driven by the hope of a brief return to his homeland, the islander eventually found his second homeland in the Antipodes. As the owner of a real estate agency, an evening school teacher, and the mayor of the St Nektarios Parish-Community in the suburb of Burwood, Chris’ story demonstrates that it is not one’s origins that matter, but the determination to realise one’s dreams.