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Don’t mistake the Ancient Greeks at the National Museum with the Parthenon Marbles
Just over thirty years ago the National Gallery of Australia together with the Museum of Victoria mounted a loan exhibition entitled Civilization: Ancient Treasures from the British Museum. The superb …
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Albanese’s election strategy: learning from friends and foe alike
As the federal election inches closer, it is interesting to see how the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader are trying to position themselves. For the Prime Minister, there is a …
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President of the Federation Greek Elderly Citizen Clubs of Melbourne & VIC sends open letter to Scott Morrison
The Federation the Greek Elderly Citizen Clubs of Melbourne & Victoria was established in1984. Its aim was and remains the dynamic representation of the Greek Australian Senior Citizens Clubs and …
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Diatribe: Between Scylla and Charybdis – Telling our own tale
The other day a friend was relating an experience he had in the 1980s. A university student, on his days off, he would assist his mother who was a cleaner, …
University of Melbourne’s Diaspora Studies Program is a coup for the Greek Community of Melbourne
Melbourne might be a multicultural entrepot and is always lauded as having the largest Greek population outside metropolitan Greece, but when it comes to Greek studies at tertiary level, it …
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The Golden era of learning Modern Greek in Victoria
The “golden age” of learning the Modern Greek language in Victoria lasted, from the 1980s to the early 1990s, but it has laid the foundations for a thirst for learning …
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Vasso Zangalis shares her vision for the GOCMV and society
As you might know, on Sunday 6 February there are elections for the board of the Greek Community of Melbourne and Victoria. One is eligible to vote if they have …
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The Ship of State sails with confidence into the future
Plato talked of the Ship of State as a metaphor for governance and direction. The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) has had steady governance and now looks to the future. …
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12 proposals for the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria (GOCMV)
The upcoming February 6th elections for the new Board of Management of the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria (GOCMV), as well as the fact that this oldest and …
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Diatribe: Changing the date
When the Constitution first came into being in 1901, Section 127 provided that ‘in reckoning the numbers of people of the Commonwealth, or of a State or other part of …