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Dora Houpis

Dialogue

Oakleigh’s “cafe society” wonderlust of old

Oakleigh’s Eaton Mall seating might be fenced up and tapped off, but the Greek community has more than a 30-year tradition of men meeting at various parts of the suburban …

Life

Cop that: lockdown fines and people’s silly excuses

It is said that you can’t legislate against stupidity. However, governments can enact acts of parliament that fine people who disobey directives by doing stupid things that endanger themselves and …

Dialogue

Channel the Ancient Greeks during COVID-19

Don’t be a sucker again and start costly DIY projects that flop, online courses you’ll never finish and binge watching that makes you dumb and numb. Instead, channel the ancient …

Life

My life in Meltdown: Lockdown Q&A with Dora Houpis

Dora Houpis, a popular contributor of Neos Kosmos, assures us she is coping well during the global pandemic and hopes readers will be buoyed and motivated by the way she …

News

Oakleigh’s Hellenic Precinct with few Hellenes

All’s quiet in Oakleigh’s famous Hellenic Precinct in Eaton Mall this lunchtime, proving recent photos criticising the mall’s busyness were misguided. Neos Kosmos visited Oakleigh this lunchtime, between 11.45am and …

News

The sites, sights and sounds of COVID-19

COVID-19 is a virus that knows no physical boundaries, does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender or economic status, is highly infectious, has an above-average reproduction rate, makes …

Plenty of stock as Oakleigh food traders look out for customers’ well-being

Fresh food traders in Oakleigh say there is no need for customers to panic as they have plenty of stock despite Stage 4 restrictions, with one shopowner describing last Saturday’s …

Here’s cheers to Thanasis Spanos, a Greek hospitality industry doyen

Vanilla poured one last drink for its owner, Thanasis Spanos, on the weekend, with a bottle of “ouzo of Plomari” among the Greek restaurant’s window tribute to its founder. A …

Don’t be afraid: Oakleigh is still open for business

They may have been required to pack away their outdoor settings and indoor seating, but Melbourne’s famous Hellenic precinct at Eaton Mall, Oakleigh, is still open for business. Even so, …

Life

From Greek heyday to COVID-19: a business leader reflects

Prominent Melbourne businessman Jim Pothitos learnt the score about business at 15 years old. It was the then working class inner-Melbourne suburb of Prahran, the year was 1962 and the …

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