Iris Papathanasiou
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Greek Australian drowned in the Yarra River after romantic rowboat date
An Adelaide man drowned in the early hours of Greek Orthodox Good Friday after his rowboat capsized on the Yarra River in Melbourne’s inner-east. George Voutsinas, 47, was standing on …
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Vasilis Psarakos passed away surrounded by his loving family
“A single twig breaks, but a bundle of twigs is strong,” Vasilis Psarakos used to tell his children often as he tried to instill in them the value of family …
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Among Australia’s best: Steven Tsesmelis is now racing at a national level
Steven Tsesmelis is only 14 years old, but he is already racing against the best, and competing in the State and National Kart championships that are taking place across Australia. …
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Market Lane, an office hub, introduces a new way of working
Natural light filters through every corner of Market Lane, as it flows unobstructed through a seven-metre atrium at the centre of this newly-completed office building, in the hub of South …
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“Lucky’s”: A must-read saga by Greek Australian author Andrew Pippos
“Lucky sat tucked at his kitchen table, newspaper spread across the surface, stripping rigani from the stalks. The herbs had hung inside a cupboard for a week -not long enough to properly …
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It’s party time when Jerry Tee performs!
At a time when most children learn how to ride a bike or kick a ball, four-year-old Jerry Tee (Kyriacos Tsitas) was already striking his first notes on the bouzouki. …
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Top designer Anna Giannis proves fortune favours the brave – and talented
There is a lot to learn from internationally acclaimed designer, Anna Giannis, on how she carved her career, venturing bravely beyond the borders of Australia to follow her dreams and …
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St Basil’s denies rumours of redundancies and closure
St Basil’s Homes for the Aged in Victoria, the site of Australia’s deadliest coronavirus outbreaks so far, is not in danger of closure. Fr Evmenios Vasilopoulos, the Archdiocesan Vicar of …
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“Love’s eternal bond”
When we hear of loving couples passing away close on each other, sometimes just a few days apart – following their soul mate on the journey to the other side- …
Life –
The arrival of Greeks, for the first time on screen
“Many writers dream of having their work adapted into film”, especially if the project is undertaken by an acclaimed director they admire and respect. Not long after we spoke to …