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Harry Patsouris: The quiet force behind South Australia’s Hellenic renaissance
The 56-year-old Greek Australian lawyer Harry Patsouris is a heavyweight in South Australia—but you wouldn’t know it from his subtle persona. “I was never the sort of guy that wanted …
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Steve Maras Adelaide’s urban revitaliser, creative and philanthrope
Steve Maras is big. He laughs big and thinks big. It’s early July, and we talk over Zoom. “Yiasou levendi” “Where are you?” I ask. “Naxos,” he says. His face …
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Australia’s 1916 ‘Secret Census’: A story of distrust towards Greek migrants
When Flinders University academic Dr Yianni Cartledge started researching early Greek Australian migration records for his PhD thesis, he came across much treasured knowledge. But no piece of information had …
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Matthew Karakoulakis: Legal trailblazer bridging Greek and Aboriginal cultures
In 2023, South Australian Greek Indigenous lawyer Matthew Karakoulakis was named one of the Most Influential Leading Lawyers in Australia by the Australasian Law Awards. Karakoulakis has also recently been …
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Peter Gardiakos: Bridging decades-long schism in South Australia’s Greek Orthodox Community
Peter Gardiakos, the president of the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia (GOCSA), is focused on resolving the long-term schism between GOCSA and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia. The …
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Stories of persecution, risk and achievement celebrate 100 years of Greeks in Port Pirie
The South Australian industrial coastal city of Port Pirie in South Australia, 225 km north of Adelaide, has marked 100 years of Greek settlement. Pirie’s economy is based on smelting …
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Chrysoula Heisler reflects on six decades of volunteering and Greek heritage
Chrysoula Heisler (née Vatsilas) welcomes me with a warm smile in front of her colourful garden at her Glenside home. She has loved Aussie gardens since the day she set …
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Women’s Community Shelter to open first crisis shelter for women and children in Mornington Peninsula
Women escaping domestic and family violence are increasingly becoming homeless, while support services struggle to meet the rising demand. According to the the the 2022-23 annual report from the government …
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Maria, the woman that gave birth while the Turks dropped bombs around her
Maria Christodoulou, experienced the terror of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in the summer of 1974. Her story, is filled with sorrow and paints a vivid picture of destruction and …
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Laura Kane: How a little footy loving Greek girl became AFL GM
If there was one thing the current general manager of football at the AFL Laura Kane has always had a love for, it’s footy. When she was little her typical …