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Archdiocese mourns passing of Hieromonk Arsenios Papapanagiotou in Melbourne
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia has announced with deep sorrow the passing of Hieromonk Arsenios Papapanagiotou on Sunday, 21 September. Born in Melbourne in 1971 as Markos Papapanagiotou, the …
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‘Yiayia’s Saloni’ wins best stall at Adelaide’s Mosaic Festival
The Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia’s (GOCSA) Neoléa (Youth) Committee has won the coveted Best Stall Award at this year’s Mosaic Festival in Adelaide, recognised for its creativity, cultural …
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VASSY pulls out of Intervision as reports cite Australian government pressure
Vietnamese performer Duc Phuc won the Intervision Song Contest 2025 in Moscow, while US representative VASSY, of Greek heritage, pulled out at the last moment due to political pressure from …
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Historic visit by Panathinaikos to Greek schools in NSW
In a historic event on Saturday, 20 September, the Greek Orthodox Community of New South Wales hosted a distinguished delegation from Panathinaikos B.C. as part of the “Pavlos Giannakopoulos” tournament …
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Zeibekiko Festival Australia returns with Areti Ketime headlining
The Zeibekiko Festival Australia is awaiting a major return following its maiden edition in 2024, with the event looking to go bigger and better as this year’s edition features big …
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The victory of football and kindness, led by a Greek Australian
While players from Greek clubs battle in UEFA competitions, another group of athletes are chasing victories of a different kind, victories of life. These are the members of Greece’s Homeless …
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John Halikos honoured for life-changing contributions to Kalymnos, Pserimos and Telendos
The Municipality of Kalymnos has publicly thanked Greek Australian businessman John Halikos for his ongoing and transformative support to his birthplace and the nearby islands of Pserimos and Telendos. With …
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VASSY to represent US at Russia’s Intervision song contest
VASSY has been announced as the United States’ entry at Intervision — Russia’s revived answer to Eurovision. The singer whose real name is Vasiliki Karagiorgos, was born in Darwin to …
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New Greek Consul General meets with NSW Greek Orthodox Community
The Greek Orthodox Community of New South Wales (GOC NSW) hosted the new Consul General of Greece in Sydney, Georgios Skemperis, for a first official meeting at its Lakemba headquarters …
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Experts to gather in Hobart for dementia forum
A major community forum on dementia will be held in Hobart next week as part of Dementia Action Week 2025, bringing together researchers, service providers and carers to discuss support …