Talk:Kostas Makris
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I am a paid contributor working on behalf of Makris Group and have disclosed my employer, client and affiliation on my user page. Due to this conflict of interest, I am not making the proposed change directly. I am requesting that an uninvolved editor review the wording and sources below. Current Issue / RationaleThe existing opening contains unnecessary and outdated comparative wealth claims. The proposed wording provides a concise description of Makris and his principal business activity. Proposed wordingKostas “Con” Makris is a Greek-Australian property investor and businessman. He founded Makris Group, an Australian property investment and development company, in 1982. Required sourcesAustralian Financial Review, “From chicken shops to $1b empire: Makris on his $500m Gold Coast bet,” 27 May 2026: https://www.afr.com/rich-list/con-makris-rich-list-2026-20260225-p5o5dx Australian Financial Review, “Always money in chicken: Migrant success stories fuel the Rich List,” 26 May 2026: Shopping Centre News, “Makris Group divests $110m retail portfolio in Adelaide”: AdelaideNow, Newton Village acquisition reference: Commercial Real Estate, Newton Village sale report: Makris Group “About” page, supplementary only: https://www.makris.com.au/about/ Sammyjmc (talk) 05:27, 21 July 2026 (UTC) | |
Not done: your request appears to have been generated by a large language model. Day Creature (talk) 17:38, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
- Hello, this was not generated by a LLM. Can you please review my request again Sammyjmc (talk) 21:57, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
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Con Makris early life and career
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I am a paid contributor working on behalf of Makris Group and have disclosed my employer, client and affiliation on my user page. Due to this conflict of interest, I am not making the proposed change directly. I am requesting that an uninvolved editor review the wording and sources below.
The wording provides a concise chronology while removing informal descriptions, motivational claims and unsupported personal details.
proposed wording: Makris emigrated from Greece to Australia in 1963. After arriving in Australia, he worked in a foundry and later operated food-retailing businesses. He subsequently developed a chain of chicken shops before entering property investment. In 1982, he acquired Newton Village Shopping Centre in Adelaide, which became Makris Group’s first major retail-property acquisition.
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Australian Financial Review profile:
https://www.afr.com/rich-list/con-makris-rich-list-2026-20260225-p5o5dx
The Greek Herald, “From chicken shops to a $1 billion fortune: Con Makris bets on Gold Coast luxury,” 29 May 2026:
The Greek Herald, 2023 Rich List summary:
AdelaideAZ biographical history:
AdelaideNow, Newton Village acquisition reference:
Real Estate Source, Newton Village sale:
Commercial Real Estate, Newton Village sale:
Makris Group “About” page, supplementary only:
https://www.makris.com.au/about/ Sammyjmc (talk) 00:15, 27 July 2026 (UTC)