Zoe Thomaidou
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The Greek tale behind Melbourne’s iconic Capitol Theatre
News about the reopening of Melbourne’s Capitol Theatre this month was received with great enthusiasm by a diverse audience: city officials, academics and the intelligentsia, business people to art aficionados …
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First Greek Australian woman appointed to superior court launches $100,000 scholarship in memory of her father
Queensland graduates will have the opportunity to pursue postgraduate studies at the world-renowned Cambridge University under a new scholarship program established by Justice Anthea Philippides, Judge of Appeal of the …
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Honouring Samuel Symons, the Victorian healthcare champion volunteer who battled cancer for 23 years
“You can’t change what’s happening inside you with cancer. So what you need to do, is try and fix everything else around you.” Samuel Symon’s inspiring quote featured in the …
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‘Taxithi’ makes its South Australian debut
‘Taxithi – An Australian Odyssey’, a show which has won the hearts of the audience and received rave reviews nationwide, premieres in South Australian next month, at the Adelaide Cabaret …
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‘Romiosini and Beyond’, a resounding success in Melbourne
Melbourne’s audience warmly welcomed the production of ‘Romiosini and Beyond’ at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Friday. Many came to enjoy the ‘giants’ perform the work by Mikis Theodorakis with …
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Melbourne remembers rebetiko master Panagiotis Toundas
Ask any rebetiko expert about Panagiotis Toundas and they will confirm he has earned his place in the genre’s hall of fame. Despite his impact as perhaps the most prominent …
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A Greek pioneer in the war on waste
When it comes to landfill waste, the construction and demolition industry is notoriously the biggest ‘player’, accounting for over a third of all waste that ends up there. With 15 …
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Romiosini And Beyond: A musical event celebrating Greekness and Mikis Theodorakis’ oeuvre
Anyone familiar with Greece’s modern history will know that Yiannis Ritsos and Mikis Theodorakis are two figures whose legacy shaped the country’s identity. To situate these legacies merely in the …
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Melbourne Comedy Festival to host 100 per cent Greek show!
Greek-speaking audiences craving for some good old (and… not so old) Greek humour will rejoice at the news of the first Greek-language stand up show making its way to this …
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Greek Australian IPF patient pledges to donate his lungs for research
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a cruel disease. A rare lung condition difficult to diagnose in which the air sacs thicken and become scarred over time for reasons yet to …