Zoe Thomaidou
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‘Waiting for the worst to pass’: Lisa and Leo await fast-rising floodwaters in Shepparton
Thousands of homes in the Victorian towns of Shepparton and nearby Mooroopna have been inundated as of Sunday morning, with conditions expected to worsen in the coming hours. Evacuation warnings …
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Yiayia’s ‘smuggled’ soil from Greece still giving life in Bundoora home
Spirituality or physics, the point is energy – including that of our loved ones’ presence – is never lost. It’s just converted or manifested in different forms. The vine of …
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Kazzies gather to honour philanthropist, car enthusiast and host, George Hetrel
Kastellorizo is approximately 14,000 km away from Melbourne. But Kazzies Down Under have a reputation for finding ways to keep their small Greek island home close to heart. A recent …
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“My dad almost died in Greece” tragedy struck Aussie Greek family
A tragic accident turned a dream trip to Greece into a nightmare for father-of-five Babis Armenis. “Dad was very much looking forward to it,” son Nik Armenis told Neos Kosmos. …
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‘New home’ of Greek church in Australia progresses following council approval
Speaking of the reconstruction project vision for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan site in Sydney, architect Angelo Candalepas shares an adage. One that would benefit any of us – architects and …
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‘Daughter’s wish’ behind Kastellorizo wedding, says proud dad Nicholas Pappas
All weddings are specials, but not all of them make the news. In the case of Marina and Soren, it was rather inevitable for their special day to get publicity, …
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Melburnians Maria and Costas had their ‘dream wedding’ on a Greek island. Here’s how they did it.
From Australia to Greece and elsewhere, we’ve all had our fair share of attendance to lockdown-postponed weddings in 2022. But this one did not fall a victim to the pandemic; …
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Greek summer 2022: Back after a while? Things I noticed as a local
My last summertime memories in Greece date back to 2019, just before the ‘C’ word hit. I was one of the lucky ones who got a taste of Greek summer …
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‘At the edge of personalised medicine’: ANU’s Dr Athanasopoulos explains lupus gene discovery
Lupus, like many autoimmune diseases, can slip under your radar if your family is not impacted by it. But for the estimated 1 in every 1,000 Australians affected, news of …
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Olympia Valance to return as Paige Smith for Neighbours finale
As much as the bombshell news dropped in February about ‘Neighbours’ left fans disappointed, farewelling Australia’s longest-running soap calls for a worthy send off. Neos Kosmos can now reveal that …