Address to the Federation Chamber, Constituency Statements - Mrs Georgia Alexandrou

Thursday 16 May 2024

It is with deep sadness I rise to inform the chamber of the passing of Georgia Alexandrou, a long-serving leader within the Cypriot Australian community. Georgia was president of the Cyprus Community of Canberra and ACT from 2022 to 2023. Her strong and enduring leadership provided a long period of stability for the Cypriots in the Canberra district and all of Australia. In 2021 she was elected president of the Pan-Australian Justice for Cyprus Coordinating Committee.

She was instrumental in advancing relations with Cyprus and Greece, working closely with the Cyprus High Commission and the numerous visiting missions of high-ranking Cypriot dignitaries and officials. She had enduring connections with this place. Her volunteering and community work were also recently recognised by the Greek Herald, as Miss Alexandrou was named finalist for the Greek Herald Woman of the Year 2024. Her energy, vibrancy and community spirit over many years were examples to all who met her and helped foster a successful and cohesive Cypriot community in the ACT and Australia-wide. Georgia continued to lead her community despite a long illness. She was a fighter not only for Cyprus but also for her family—her son Andreas, her husband Christos, her mother, her sister and all her loved ones. May she rest in peace.