Theodora Maios
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Searching for my Greek father in Australia
Born in Melbourne 48 years ago, Eleni believed she was the fourth and only daughter of the Senior family and it wasn’t until two years ago, at the age of …
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41st Semaphore Festival returns to Adelaide this year
South Australia is only a breath away from the 41st Semaphore Greek Festival which will be held at Adelaide’s Semaphore foreshore on Saturday 18 January and Sunday 19 January. Established …
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My first Christmas in Australia…
Celebrating Christmas for the first Greeks in Australia was memorable for all the wrong reasons. “No home, no family, no food, no Christmas,” says Alexandra Vakitsidis who nearly fifty years …
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Christina Vithoulkas who was left paralysed after motorbike accident is already back on her bike!
Adelaide born motocross rider Christina Vithoulkas, who was left paralysed from the chest down after a motorcycle accident three months ago, has had an early Christmas present when together with …
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State Government refuses to pay for Greek man’s funeral who was left unburried for four months
Angelos Angelopoulos’s 93-year-old dad Anastasios passed away on June 23 in Townsville Hospital following complications emanating from a fall, but the Greek migrant’s body remained in the hospital’s morgue for …
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A Greek Australian behind the best ice-cream in Australia
South Australian iconic ice-cream brand, Golden North has been named as the state’s best ice-cream at the South Australian Food Industry Awards taking out the Best Regional Business Award and …
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Returning to Greece 33 years after migrating to Australia
Giannis Giorgatzis was only 18 years old when he left his beloved island of Rhodes with his parents and brother to migrate to Australia. “My sister had already moved Down …
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OPA! First-ever structured Greek dance workout founded in Australia now conquering the world
When Greek Australian Latin dance instructor Kathy Skettos decided to launch an exercise and fitness program based exclusively on Greek music and dancing to encourage her overweight sister to take …
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Eleni Glouftsis named SA Young Australian of the Year
The first female to umpire an AFL game, Greek Australian Eleni Glouftsis, has been named the 2019 SA Young Australian of the Year and received 2019 Australia Day honours in …
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Are we really raising Greek children in Australia?
From the early settlement of Greeks in Australia, more than 100 years ago, to this day, a significant number of families with a Greek heritage expect their Australia-born children to …